Circle3D

The Circle3D function allows you to create a fixtured 3D circle in the point cloud.

It returns a Circle3D structure containing the settings of the fixtured 3D circle.

The Circle3D function has the following syntax:

Circle3D(PointCloud,Fixture3D,ExternalFixture,Circle3D,Show)

Parameter Description

PointCloud

Reference to a cell containing a point cloud. The default value is $A$0.
Fixture3D

Specifies the point cloud coordinate system in which the 3D fixture is defined. It is offset from the PointCloud origin in the following format with the following arguments:

{X, Y, Z, Rotation, Tilt, TiltDirection}

X Offset on the X-axis from the PointCloud origin.
Y Offset on the Y-axis from the PointCloud origin.
Z Offset on the Z-axis from the PointCloud origin.
Rotation Specifies the in-plane rotation in degrees around the PointCloud Z-axis. The value range is -180 to 180. The tool normalizes external references with values outside the allowed range to the allowed range.
Tilt Specifies the tilt angle in degrees from the PointCloud Z-axis after rotation. The value range is 0-180. External references with values outside the allowed range result in an error.
Tilt Direction Specifies the direction of tilt in degrees from the rotated PointCloud X-axis of the tool, around the PointCloud Z-axis of the tool. The value range is -180 to 180. The tool normalizes external references with values outside the allowed range to the allowed range.
Note: The Fixture3D parameter is only available if you set External Fixture to 0.
External Fixture

Specifies a reference to a Fixture3D structure defined in another cell. The function uses the referenced cell as the fixture of the function. Set to 0 (OFF) to use the internal fixture of the function instead.

Circle3D

Specifies the dimensions, offset and angle of the function's 3D circle. It is offset from the Fixture3D origin in the following format with the following arguments:

{Radius, X, Y, Z, Tilt, TiltDirection}

Radius The radius of the circle.
X Offset on the X-axis from the Fixture3D origin.
Y Offset on the Y-axis from the Fixture3D origin.
Z Offset on the Z-axis from the Fixture3D origin.
Tilt Specifies the circle's tilt angle (in degrees) from the tool's Fixture3D Z-axis. The value range is 0 - 180. External references with values outside the allowed range will result in an error.
Tilt Direction Specifies the circle's direction of tilt (in degrees) from the tool's rotated Fixture3D X-axis, about the tool's Fixture3D Z-axis. The value range is -360 to 360. External references with values outside the allowed range will be normalized to the allowed range.
Show

Selects the type of graphics to overlay on the image.

0 = hide all (default)

All graphics will be hidden, except when the cell containing the function is highlighted in the spreadsheet.

2 = input graphics only

The input data will be displayed at all times.

Returns

A Circle3D structure containing the parameters of the configured 3D circle.

Results

When initially inserted into a cell, the following functions are automatically inserted into the spreadsheet to create a result table.

  Radius X Y Z Tilt Tilt Direction
❒Circle3D GetRadius(Circle3D) GetX(Circle3D) GetY(Circle3D) GetZ(Circle3D) GetTilt(Circle3D) GetTiltDirection(Circle3D)

The following Structures 3D Vision Data Access functions are automatically inserted into the spreadsheet to create the result table:

Function Description
GetRadius(Circle3D) Returns the radius of the 3D circle.
GetTilt(Circle3D) Returns the tilt angle of the Circle3D structure in degrees on the Z-axis.
GetTiltDirection(Circle3D) Returns the tilt direction angle of the specified Circle3D structure in degrees. The angle is measured in the X-Y plane of the original reference coordinate system, and specifies the direction for the projection of the tilted Z-axis onto that plane.
GetX(Circle3D) Returns the X-axis coordinate of the 3D circle's center point.
GetY(Circle3D) Returns the Y-axis coordinate of the 3D circle's center point.
GetZ(Circle3D) Returns the Z-axis coordinate of the 3D circle's center point.