Find nearest cad element

Thanks for the responses.
I should have elaborated as to why I was looking for that
magic function. Not having much "scanning experience",
I wanted to probe an exact .250 (inch) grid on a contoured
surface with an exact starting point and an exact .250 increment.
I did the first two rows with vector points and manually adjusting
the exact increment with the F9 "binocular icon find nearest cad
element". Then I did a paste with pattern and generated another
90 or 100 points, but had to project them onto cad surface
with the "find nearest cad element" individually.
I tried the grid scan but could get the exact start point.
So I thought there might be a function that would automatically
project the generated points onto cad surface in a script.
But, if there is an easier way to get the grid scan to do that,
I'm open to that. But I guess that should be posted in the
CMM part of the forum, not the CODE SAMPLES.
Thanks again.

Thanks for the responses.
I should have elaborated as to why I was looking for that
magic function. Not having much "scanning experience",
I wanted to probe an exact .250 (inch) grid on a contoured
surface with an exact starting point and an exact .250 increment.
I did the first two rows with vector points and manually adjusting
the exact increment with the F9 "binocular icon find nearest cad
element". Then I did a paste with pattern and generated another
90 or 100 points, but had to project them onto cad surface
with the "find nearest cad element" individually.
I tried the grid scan but could get the exact start point.
So I thought there might be a function that would automatically
project the generated points onto cad surface in a script.
But, if there is an easier way to get the grid scan to do that,
I'm open to that. But I guess that should be posted in the
CMM part of the forum, not the CODE SAMPLES.
Thanks again.

git, Point Nominal Deviation does exactly what you want, and it will do every point at the same time.