Circle Feature

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

Circle Features report the following criteria:

Circle Fit Settings include the following specific considerations:

Single Point Circles

Only a single point is necessary. Single point circles allow you to lay a probe in a hole (assuming the hole diameter is smaller than the probe diameter) and create a circle with a single measurement, based on how far the probe sinks into the hole.

To create a single point circle, create a circle with a projection plane defined. If the GR-Circle has exactly one point, a single point circle will be created automatically centered on the point with a diameter equal to the intersection of sphere with the probe diameter and the projection plane. If you continue measuring additional points, a regular circle relationship will be created instead. Note that the measured point must be on the positive side of the projection plane and have equal planar and radial offsets.

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 two cardinal points can be built using the GR-Circle feature. These include both the origin point and a point on the nominal vector, which is shifted a distance of the circle radius upward.

The following additional Intersection circles can also be created, provides greater detail on the construction methods: