# ProfileArea3D

The ProfileArea3D 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 measure the area between a profile and a user-defined line in a Profile3D structure.

The ProfileArea3D function requires an existing Profile3D structure as input. You can also define a Region of Interest within the profile to narrow down the analysis and provide more specific results.

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 ProfileArea3D | Profile View

The ProfileArea3D function also allows you to use an external ProfileFixture3D input, which ensures that the function measures the same profile area for each acquisition Acquisition is the process or result of the vision system acquiring a new image.. The ProfileArea3D 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 Profile Region and the Profile Line, and produce consistent results regardless of positioning inconsistencies in the acquisition.

The ProfileArea3D function produces a measurement value in square units, as well as Point3D structures for minimum and maximum points on both profile axes.