Sphere3D

The Sphere3D function allows you to create a fixtured 3D sphere in the point cloud. It returns a Sphere3D structure containing the settings of the fixtured sphere.

Sphere3D Inputs

The Sphere3D function has the following syntax:

Sphere3D(PointCloud,Fixture3D,ExternalFixture,Sphere3D,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) about the PointCloud Z-axis. The value range is -360 to 360. External references with values outside the allowed range will be normalized 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 will result in an error.
Tilt Direction Specifies the direction of tilt (in degrees) from the tool's rotated PointCloud X-axis, about the tool's PointCloud Z-axis. The value range is -360 - 360. External references with values outside the allowed range will be normalized to the allowed range.
Note: This parameter is available only if External Fixture is set to 0.
External Fixture

Specifies a reference to a Fixture3D structure defined in another cell to be used as the function's fixture. Set to 0 (OFF) to use the function's internal fixture instead.

Sphere3D

Specifies the radius and location of the 3D sphere. It is offset from the Fixture3D origin in the following format with the following arguments:

{Radius, X, Y, Z}

Radius The radius of the 3D sphere. The value range is 0.001 to inf.
X Offset of the center point of the 3D sphere on the X-axis from the Fixture3D origin. The value range is -inf. to inf.
Y Offset of the center point of the 3D sphere on the Y-axis from the Fixture3D origin. The value range is -inf. to inf.
Z Offset of the center point of the 3D sphere on the Z-axis from the Fixture3D origin. The value range is -inf. to inf.
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.

Sphere3D Outputs

Returns

A Sphere3D structure containing the parameters of the configured sphere, or #ERR if any parameter has been configured incorrectly.

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
❒Sphere3D GetRadius(Sphere3D) GetX(Sphere3D) GetY(Sphere3D) GetZ(Sphere3D)

Sphere3D Data Access Functions

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

Function Description
GetRadius(Sphere3D) Returns the radius of the sphere.
GetX(Sphere3D) Returns the X-axis coordinate of the sphere's center point.
GetY(Sphere3D) Returns the Y-axis coordinate of the sphere's center point.
GetZ(Sphere3D) Returns the Z-axis coordinate of the sphere's center point.