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SnappingService - What it actually does?

ollikat — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 06:04:47 GMT

According to title, does anyone have any insight / experience. API Documentation doesn't say much :-(.

Thanks!

Re: SnappingService - What it actually does?

jeremytammik — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:00:22 GMT

Dear Ollikat,

Thank you for your valid query. I asked the development team for more information.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Re: SnappingService - What it actually does?

jeremytammik — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:14:52 GMT

I heard back from the development team:

SnappingService provides snapping points and lines and is used for point clouds.

Re: SnappingService - What it actually does?

ollikat — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:50:42 GMT

Hi

Thank you for delivering the information from the dev team.

Although I'm not quite sure am I still able to figure out the use case...but in the other hand, I'm quite incompetent with point clouds.

I was hoping to get some help in situation where I'm using the PickPoint() method and somehow to be able to know the coordinates where it is being snapping. But I guess it's probably not possible...(?)

Re: SnappingService - What it actually does?

jeremytammik — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:53:23 GMT

Maybe the PickObject method will give you what you need? It includes the pick point and other information in the Reference object it returns.