Average a set of Groups    

Computes average points from a series of groups. Points with matching names from different groups are averaged.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

Collection Object Name Ref List

Group Names

List of the source groups to average.

1

Collection Object Name

Resulting Group Name

Name of the resulting group containing the aver- age points.

2

Double

RMS Tolerance (0.0 for none)

A tolerance for the resulting RMS deviation of the

averaged points from their source points.

 

3

 

Double

Maximum Absolute Tolerance (0.0 for none)

A tolerance for the maximum absolute difference between the averaged point and each source point.

4

Double

Maximum Average Tolerance (0.0 for none)

A tolerance for the maximum average difference between the averaged point and the source

points.

 

Return Arguments

 

5

Double

RMS Deviation

The actual RMS deviation from the averaged points to their source points.

6

Double

Max Absolute Deviation

The actual maximum deviation from the averaged

points to the source points.

7

Double

Average Deviation

The actual average deviation between the aver- aged points and their source points.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The groups were averaged successfully.

PARTIAL SUCCESS

The groups were averaged successfully, but at least one of the supplied tolerances failed.

FAILURE

None of the source groups could be found, or one or more tolerances failed.

 

Remarks

The resulting averaged points inherit the name of the points that created them.