Rectangle3D

The Rectangle3D function allows you to create a fixtured 2D rectangle in the point cloud. It returns a Rectangle3D structure containing the settings of the fixtured rectangle.

Rectangle3D Inputs

The Rectangle3D function has the following syntax:

Rectangle3D(PointCloud,Fixture3D,ExternalFixture,Rectangle3D,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 -360 to 360. 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 -360 to 360. The tool normalizes external references with values outside the allowed range to the allowed range.
Note: This 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.

Rectangle3D

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

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

SizeX The rectangle's size along the Fixture3D X-axis. The value range is 0.001 to inf.
SizeY The rectangle's size along the Fixture3D Y-axis. The value range is 0.001 to inf.
X Offset on the X-axis from the Fixture3D origin. The value range is -inf. to inf.
Y Offset on the Y-axis from the Fixture3D origin. The value range is -inf. to inf.
Z Offset on the Z-axis from the Fixture3D origin. The value range is -inf. to inf.
Rotation Specifies the in-plane rotation (in degrees) 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.
Tilt Specifies the tilt angle (in degrees) from the tool's Fixture3D 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 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.

Rectangle3D Outputs

Returns

A Rectangle3D structure containing the parameters of the configured rectangle, 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.

  SizeX SizeY X Y Z Rotation Tilt Tilt Direction
❒Rectangle3D GetSizeX(Rectangle3D) GetSizeY(Rectangle3D)) GetX(Rectangle3D) GetY(Rectangle3D) GetZ(Rectangle3D) GetRotation(Rectangle3D) GetTilt(Rectangle3D) GetTiltDirection(Rectangle3D)

Rectangle3D Data Access Functions

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

Function Description
GetRotation(Rectangle3D) Returns the rotation of the Z-axis in degrees, also known as the in-plane rotation.
GetSizeX(Rectangle3D) Returns the X-axis size of the rectangle.
GetSizeY(Rectangle3D) Returns the Y-axis size of the rectangle.
GetTilt(Rectangle3D) Returns the tilt angle of the Rectangle3D structure in degrees on the Z-axis.
GetTiltDirection(Rectangle3D) Returns the tilt direction angle of the specified Rectangle3D 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(Rectangle3D) Returns the X-axis coordinate of the rectangle's center point.
GetY(Rectangle3D) Returns the Y-axis coordinate of the rectangle's center point.
GetZ(Rectangle3D) Returns the Z-axis coordinate of the rectangle's center point.