Points Convert
Appearance
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| 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]
- Select one or more objects.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the
Convert to Points button.
- Select the Points →
Convert to Points option from the menu.
- Press the
- The Distance dialog box opens.
- Enter the maximum distance. The value must be in the
0.01-10.00range. - 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.
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