Wireframe CAD data also can be used to generate points for a line.
Click near the desired wire on the axis. PC-DMIS highlights the entire selected wire. It also completes the Start Point and End Point items in the BASICSCAN dialog box (Insert | Scan | Axis) with the start and end points of the selected wire.
The CutVec is the normal vector of the plane in which the straight line lies.
For more information about the BASICSCAN dialog box and the axis basic scan, see "Performing an Axis Basic Scan".