Cone Feature

Creates a GR-Cone feature that dynamically builds a cone from the associated points, clouds or geometry.

Cone Features report the following criteria:

Cone Fit Settings include the following specific considerations:

A cone's length and largest and smallest diameters are computed based on the distribution of the measured points. It is often difficult to measure exactly to an edge, so it can be helpful to use intersection geometry to build the exact circle diameter at a cut plane instead.

Nominal Direction The nominal direction of the plane can be adjusted using the Reverse normal Vector option. The normal vector can also be set dynamically to match the nominal line using the Align with Nominal check box. This ensures the Angle Between value reported is always the smallest possible angle.

Cardinal Points 3 cardinal points can be built using the GR-cone feature. These include both the origin point, the center point, and a point on the far end of the cone.