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Number of points

I was wondering if anyone has any sort of rule-of-thumb about how many points to take on diameters. I know that varies for size and/or maybe what kind of tolerance on the feature. I mean, I know how many hits I usually take on certain features and what works for me, but is there any sort of stuff out there that talks about recommended numbers of hits for features? Just wanted peoples thoughts on this...
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  • I was told when I first started programming to always use a prime number for the numser of hits. Because this will will insure that no two hits are directly across from each other and you will get a better idea on the form of the circle. Of course with tigher tolerances you should use a larger prime number.
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  • I was told when I first started programming to always use a prime number for the numser of hits. Because this will will insure that no two hits are directly across from each other and you will get a better idea on the form of the circle. Of course with tigher tolerances you should use a larger prime number.
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