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Points Convert

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Points Convert

Menu location
Points → Convert to Points
Workbenches
Points
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description[edit | edit source]

The Points Convert command creates point clouds from shape objects or mesh objects.

Here a shape object refers any object with a DataShape property. Objects created with the Part and PartDesign workbench are shape objects. But so are objects created with the Sketcher and Draft workbench.

Usage[edit | edit source]

  1. Select one or more objects.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Convert to Points button.
    • Select the Points → Convert to Points option from the menu.
  3. The Distance dialog box opens.
  4. Enter the maximum distance. The value must be in the 0.01 - 10.00 range.
  5. Press the OK button to close the dialog box and finish the command.

Properties[edit | edit source]

Point cloud objects are App GeoFeature objects with the following additional properties. Select the Show hidden option from the Property View context menu to display the hidden properties.

Data[edit | edit source]

Base

  • Data (Hidden)Points (PointsKernel): a Points Kernel associated with this object.
  • Data (Hidden)Normal (NormalList): a list of normals. This property is only available for point clouds created with the Points Convert command from mesh objects or shape objects with faces.

Structured points

  • DataHeight (Integer): the number of unique Y coordinates in the point cloud. This property is only available for point clouds created with the Points Structure command.
  • DataWidth (Integer): the number of unique X coordinates in the point cloud. This property is only available for point clouds created with the Points Structure command.

View[edit | edit source]

Base

  • ViewPoint Size (FloatConstraint): the size in pixels of the points in the 3D View.