The Explicit Coordinates option allows you to create a point by specifying the XYZ coordinates, or create multiple points as a function of an equation.
- Create 1 point
Enter the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the point to be created.
- Create multiple points
Allows you to create multiple points defined by functions of one variable (m). Expressions may include: +, –, /, *, ^, ( ), sin( ), cos( ), tan( ), asin( ), acos( ), atan( ), log( ), log10( ), exp( ), sqrt( ), abs( ), distance(pt1, pt2), angle(pt1, pt2, pt3), X(pt1), Y(pt1), Z(pt1). All angles are written in degrees.
- m1 m2 ... mn OR m1, mn, incr
There are two possible formats to define the variable m. List format (m1 m2 m3 ... mn) is a simple list of the variable values, without commas. Loop format (m1, mn, incr) is the first value, last value, and increment value, delimited by commas. For example, if the variable m has values 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7, this can be represented in both the following ways:
List format: 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7
Loop format: 0.1, 0.8, 0.2
- F(m) –> X
The coordinate X of the points to be created will be calculated as the expression of the specified function of variable m.
- F(m)–> Y
The coordinate Y of the points to be created will be calculated as the expression of the specified function of variable m.
- F(m)–> Z
The coordinate Z of the points to be created will be calculated as the expression of the specified function of variable m.