Creates a surface from a PointMesh or PointsCloud.
How to use
1. Click the Fit PointsCloud icon or choose the Tools > Surfaces > Fit PointsCloud command.
2. The program console prompts Select PointsCloud.
3. Pick the PointsCloud to fit.
Options
PointsCloud
To replace the PointsCloud object to fit.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another PointsCloud in the scene.
CVs along U
To specify the number of control points of the surface in the U direction.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
CVs along V
To specify the number of control points of the surface in the U direction.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
Solution method
To instruct how the resulting surface fits across points cloud. In most cases the default method LU decomp. with part. pivot gives good results.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. If you want to generate an alternative method if the default method does not grant good results. Options are LU decomp. with part. pivot (decomposition with partial pivot) and
SVD single value decomp. (single value decomposition).
Matrix type
The SPARSE option can be used when you have a very high number of points as it grants less memory occupation.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen check box on.
Curve U=0 (bottom)
Curve V=0 (right)
Curve U=1 (top)
Curve V=1 (left)
The 4 curves represent the parametric edges of the new surface. If you provide 4 curves they must be consecutive. If you provide only 2 curves they have not to be consecutive, but they must have the same direction to avoid that the surface results twisted.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another curve in the scene.