Planes

Planes are generated either in batch with the plane batch detection tool (see Menu: Analyze / Planes) or individually with the button. The latter option offers three different methods: “By three points” generates a plane passing by the three picked points, “By two points” creates a vertical plane passing by the two picked points and “Detect from point” detects the mean plane around the picked point. A few options are available in the planes toolbar - see their description here:

A contextual menu also presents a few extra features. This is possible by right-clicking on a specific plane. Using the contextual menu the user may:

• Check all/uncheck all to select/deselect all planes
• Merge planes to merge selected planes together following the tolerance defined in the settings
• Regularize outline will calculate and display the regularized outline of selected planes
• Draw outline will highlight the outline of the selected planes
• Erase outline will hide the outline of the selected planes
• Remove current will delete the current plane
• Set as reference plane will set the selected plane as “reference plane”
• Select points - this tool allows the user to select points within a given interval from the plane. The interval must be entered in the text field next to the option in the menu. Using this tool will open the “Selection” window and will give the user a few options (see selection tools for more explanations). The user must select points by interval of distance; entering in one value in the field will set the interval to equal distance from the plane (e.g. 0.5 will set the interval at -0.5 : 0.5) and entering two values separated by a colon will set an asymmetrical interval (e.g. -0.2 : 0.4 will set an asymmetrical interval).