Probe Toolbox - Acceptance Angle Filter tab
The Acceptance Angle Filter tab allows you to set the In scan direction and the Lateral to scan direction properties.
To do this, select the Enable Filter check box and type a value in these boxes:
In scan direction (+/-) - This value defines the acceptable angle of incidence in the direction of the scan. The default value is 50 degrees. The maximum value is 90 degrees.
Lateral to scan direction (+/-) - This value defines the acceptable angle of incidence lateral to the direction of the scan. The default value is 70 degrees. The maximum value is 90 degrees.
If you do not select the Enable Filter check box, the filter is disabled.
The purpose of these filters is to limit the angle of incidence and to prevent PC-DMIS from collecting points that have a large angle of incidence. You can expect a higher dispersion when points are collected with a large angle of incidence. The filters remove outliers which may occur if the angle of incidence is getting too big.
Recommendations:
Use the default filter values to collect the highest quality pointcloud data.
If coverage is not good enough, because of complicated geometries or the difficulty of reaching an area or specific feature, first increase the angle values.
If coverage is still not sufficient, disable the Acceptance Angle Filter option.