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Create point

Provides the ability to create points at specific locations for path creation or other geometry creation.

Crate point at picking position

The function creates a point object at picking position.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar.
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  2. Select [Create picking point] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.

  4. Select [Enable] button. The [Enable] button is initially selected.
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  5. Pick object at the 3D view.
    If the user clicks an object, a point object is created at that position.
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  6. If the creation job is done, select the [Disable] button or close the window.

Create feature points

The function creates point objects at the feature position of the selected object. The feature position is as below.

Surface

The Start point and the end point of all curves which belong to the surface.

Curve

The Start point and the end point of curve.

Path segment

The path point of the path segment.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar.
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  2. Select [Create Feature Points] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.

  4. Select the [Create] button.
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Create Point By XYZ Input

The function create a point object at the position input by the user.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar.
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  2. Select [Create Point By XYZ Input] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.Position(X, Y, Z)

  4. Select the [Create] button.
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Create Point On TCP Position

The function creates a point at the current robot position.

Before creating a point, the user needs to check the TCP and coordination configuration.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar.
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  2. Select [Create Point On TCP Position] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.Coordinate: The base or world coordinate type.

  4. Select the [Create] button.
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Create Center Point

The function create a point at the center of the selected object.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar.
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  2. Select [Create Center Point(From Points)], [Create Center Point(From Curve)] or [Create Center Point(From Mesh/Surface)] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.

    • Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.

  4. Select target objects.
    The input condition is as below according to the selected function.

    From Points

    More than 1 point object.

    From Curve

    A curve (or path segment) object

    From Mesh/Surface

    A surface (or mesh) object.


  5. Select the [Create] button.
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Create Circle Center Point

The function creates a point at the circular center of the selected object.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar
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  2. Select [Create Circle Center Point(From Points)] or [Create Center Point(From Curve)] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.

  4. Select target objects.
    The input condition is as below according to the selected function.

    From Points

    Equal or more than 3 point objects

    From Curve

    A curve (or path segment) object


  5. Select the [Create] button.
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Create Intersection Point

The functions creates a point at the intersection position of the selected objects.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar
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  2. Select [Create Intersection Point(From Line-Line)], [Create Intersection Point(From Line-Plane)] or [Create Intersection Point(From 3 Planes)] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.

  4. Select target objects.
    The input condition is as below according to the selected function.

    From Line-Line

    2 line (or path segment) objects.

    From Line-Plane

    A plane object and a line object.

    From 3 Planes

    3 plane (or mesh) object.


  5. Select the [Create] button.
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Create Projection Point

The function creates a point at the projection position of a point to the selected curve or surface

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar.
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  2. Select [Create Projection Point(From Curve)] or [Create Projection Point(From Mesh/Surface)] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.

  4. Select target objects.
    The input condition is as below according to the selected function.

    From Curve

    A point object and a curve (or path segment) object.

    From Mesh/Surface

    A point object and a surface (or mesh) object.


  5. Select the [Create] button.
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    If the point is located outside the curve and surface so that the projection is impossible, a new point is created at the nearest position from the point to the target object.


Create N Points on Curve

The function creates N even points on the selected curve.

  1. Click [Create Point] button in the menu bar.
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  2. Select [Create N Points on Curve] option in the active window.

  3. Set creation option.Group: A group to which newly created object belongs.N: Number of points to create. The number should greater or equal to 2.

  4. Select a curve object.

  5. Select the [Create] button.
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