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Pick points in Pickit Flex and Pattern

The primitive shapes detected by the Flex and Pattern detection engines have a single pick point.

2D shapes

For 2D shapes (circles, squares, rectangles and ellipses), the pick point is located in the shape center, with the X-axis parallel to the longest direction, and the Z-axis perpendicular to the surface.

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3D shapes

For 3D shapes (cylinders and spheres), the pick point can be in one of the following locations, which can be selected from the Define pick points section.

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Blobs

Blobs have the pick point in the centroid of the visible points. Its orientation is such that the Z-axis points towards the visible points and the X-axis points along the longest blob direction.