Once the entities forming the series of curves have been selected, the number of curves must be set. and the interval points to create.

When this method is chosen, there are two possibilities for generating points by specifying the pitch:

  • The first option is to click on the and enter the interval between the points. The number cell is then grayed out but calculated nonetheless. The tool CreatePoints takes the full length of the selected curves, then inserts the points.


 


It is possible to set an offset dimension of the first point in relation to the start of the series, and an offset dimension of the last point created in relation to the end of the series of curves.


 


  • The second option is to enter the number and the interval of the points to be created. If required, set start and/or end offset dimensions and start direction. .


With a possible start offset dimension .


 


When the '' optionSpecify pitchWhen '' is checked, the pitch variation can be calculated using two methods:

  • Arithmetic reason :

The interval and a value for the arithmetic sequence are specified. The reason is added to the step

Example - the arithmetic sequence for a pitch of 2mm and a reason of 3, the points will be spaced by 2, 5, 8, 11 ... etc until the number of points to be created along the selected curves is reached.


 


  • Geometric reasoning :

We indicate the interval and a value for the geometric sequence. The value calculated for each step results from the previous value multiplied by the geometric reason.

Example - the geometric sequence for a pitch of 2mm and a reason of 3, the points will be spaced by 2, 6, 18, 54 ... etc until the number of points to be created along the selected curves is reached.