When you scan the surface of the part with a laser sensor, you can define an area of measurement. The software collects a group of point data that it passes to the reference Pointcloud object in the measurement routine. Note that when you work with pointclouds and scans, the scans themselves DON’T contain any data. They only define the machine movement. The Pointcloud object always stores the point data.
The main topics in this section discuss the scanning options available from the Insert | Scan submenu when you use a laser sensor: