#### Pattern list

For the Auto Plane feature, the Square and Radial options in the Pattern list allow you to determine whether the hits for the plane feature are taken in a square or radial pattern.

If you select Radial, PC-DMIS will create the hits in rows coming from the plane center in a circular or radial pattern. PC-DMIS takes 360 degrees and divides it by the value in the # Rows box to determine the angle between each row. For example, if the # Rows box had 6 and your # Hits box had 3, PC-DMIS would generate a row of three hits every 60 degrees, for a total of 18 hits.

If you select Square, PC-DMIS will create the hits in a grid pattern about the center point of the plane. For example, if the # Rows box had 3 and the # Hits box had 4, PC-DMIS would take a total of 12 hits in a grid pattern with the plane center point at the center.