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Best Fit Plane
To specify a plane defined by the best fit position, a user should select points and / or other objects used to calculate the best fit position, enter the plane size and set the plotting style of the plane.
The dialog contains three tabs:
Note: After creating a plane, any changing of the point(s) and /or other object(s) coordinates used to calculate the best fit position does not change the plane position.
- General tab - to create a new plane in the best fit position to selected points and /or other objects:
- In the Name field enter a desired name of the plane. The software-defined name is offered by default.
- From the Layer drop-down list select a layer for the plane. Click
to edit the layers. More...
- In the Input Data panel, fill in the list of points and /or other objects to be used in calculating the best fit position for the plane.
- From the
drop-down menu, select a type of object(s) to be added to the Input Data list:
- Choose Points to add points to the Input Data list for calculating the best fit position of the plane:
- Click the Add Points button to open and use the Point Selection drop-down menu with the following commands:
- All - add all the points from a current job to the Input Data list.
- By Range - add points by specifying point name range(s).
- By Code - add points by point code name(s).
- By Code String - add points by code string.
- By Radius - add points which reside in a particular circle.
- By Name - add points by name or by part of name.
- By Layer - add points which belong to a particular layer.
- Alternatively, add points from the map
or from the list
of the job points.
- Choose Point List to add all the points form point list(s) to the Input Data list for calculating the best fit position of the plane:
- Enter a point list name and click
next to the entered name.
- Alternatively, add point list(s) from the catalog
of the point lists.
- Choose Linework to add linework(s) to the Input Data list for calculating the best fit position of the plane:
- Enter a linework name and click
next to the entered name.
- Alternatively, add linework(s) from the map
or from the list
of the job lineworks.
- Choose Area to add area(s) to the Input Data list for calculating the best fit position of the plane:
- Enter an area name and click
next to the entered name.
- Alternatively, add area(s) from the map
or from the list
of the job areas.
- Review the Input Data list, remove points and / or other objects from the list:
- From the
drop-down menu, select a type of object(s) to be displayed in the Input Data list.
- Highlight an object name and click
next to the list to remove highlighted object(s) from the list.
- Use the context menu to simplify multiple objects highlighting with the following commands:
- Select All - highlights all the objects displayed.
- Select All Below - highlights a currently highlighted object and all the objects displayed below.
- Select Multiple - highlights multiple objects by sequential clicking on object names.
- Cancel Selection - removes all the highlights from objects displayed.
- In the Mainfall panel, orientate the best fit plane along to the plane direction:
- Check
the Calculate Automatically box to let MAGNET Field set the orientation of the best fit plane in the horizontal plane.
- To manually orientate the best fit plane, clear
the Calculate Automatically box and enter the Azimuth value for the plane's orientation in the horizontal plane. Zero value means plane orientation to the North.
- Boundary tab - to specify the size of the plane and style of the boundary:
- In the Boundary Size and Style panel, select a style for the boundary lines and a width of these lines in points from the corresponding drop-down lists.
- Click Color to select a color for the boundary lines.
- In the Away / Toward fields, set the horizontal distances from the initial point back / along to the plane direction.
- In the Left / Right fields, set the horizontal distances from the initial point to the left or to the right on line that is perpendicular to the plane direction.
- Style tab - to review and edit the plotting style of the plane and parallel / perpendicular lines to the plane direction:
- In the Fill Style
panel:
- From the Fill Style drop-down list, select a style for the plane filling.
- Click Color to select a color for plane filling.
- In the Mainfall Lines panel:
- Select a style of lines to be parallel to the plane direction and a width of these lines in points from the corresponding drop-down lists.
- Click Color to select a color for these lines.
- In the Interval field, enter the interval between lines to be parallel to the plane direction.
- In the Crossfall Lines panel:
- Select a style of lines to be perpendicular to the plane direction and a width of these lines in points from the corresponding drop-down lists.
- Click Color to select a color for these lines.
- In the Interval field, enter the interval between lines to be perpendicular to the plane direction.
The Map displays an example of the plane in the best fit position to the original points:

Click
to create the new plane using entered parameters and close the dialog.
Click
to cancel a new plane creation and close the dialog.
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