I have a group of points (a plane for example) and I want to project them all to a plane (simplest case == WORKPLANE). Is there some smart way to do it all at once (a.k.a. "the JEFMAN way") or is it only possible with a loop? I haven't found anything yet...
The object of this is to create a secondary tangent plane perpendicular to the primary by the following method:
- measure the secondary plane
- project all points up/down to the primary (WORKPLANE)
- construct a tangent plane from the original plane points + the projected points (guaranteed to be perpendicular to the primary as that is our projection direction)
As a follow-up question: How can I use an ARRAY variable in the same way as .HIT[...] in the construction of a tangent plane?
Just a word of warning if you start experimenting with this: The method, as I have described it, will not work on all configurations of hits and deviations. I think I have the solution for that, but more verification is needed, and I really want to solve the projection part first, as all this will be impractical unless that can be accomplished in a few lines (without loops, as that would be much too slow).
Just a word of warning if you start experimenting with this: The method, as I have described it, will not work on all configurations of hits and deviations. I think I have the solution for that, but more verification is needed, and I really want to solve the projection part first, as all this will be impractical unless that can be accomplished in a few lines (without loops, as that would be much too slow).