# ProfileExtractLine3D

The ProfileExtractLine3D function Functions are tools that are available in Spreadsheet for processing and analyzing acquisitions or other results. You can add functions to your Spreadsheet job to create tool chains and produce results for specific applications. allows you to extract a straight line from a profile based on the profile points located inside the defined region.

The ProfileExtractLine3D function requires an existing Profile3D structure as input.

3D Point Cloud A point cloud is a 3D structure that consists of the data points collected by a 3D vision system during acquisition. with ProfileExtractLine3D | Profile View

The ProfileExtractLine3D function also allows you to use an external ProfileFixture3D input, which ensures that the function extracts the same profile feature for each acquisition Acquisition is the process or result of the vision system acquiring a new image.. The ProfileExtractLine3D function can use the profile fixture A fixture is a coordinate location on the image that keeps the tool in the place determined by the fixture. to align the intersecting line in the profile, and produce consistent results regardless of positioning inconsistencies in the acquisition.

The ProfileExtractLine3D function produces a Line3D structure that you can use as input for other functions.