Creating a Measured Plane

Measured Plane button

Use the Plane button to measure any flat or planar surface.

To create a measured plane, you must take a minimum of three hits on any flat surface. If you only use the minimum of three hits, it's best to select the points in a large triangular pattern that cover the widest area of the surface.

Example of a plane with four points

Example of a plane with eight points

When you create a plane feature, PC-DMIS shows the outline of the plane from the plane's hits in the Graphic Display window:

Sample plane from four hits taken on the Y- face