simplify-string ("sps")
See this command in the command table.
To access this command:
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Digitize ribbon >> Condition >>Condition >> Simplify String.
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Using the command line, enter "simplify-string".
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Use the quick key combination "sps".
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Display the Find Command screen, locate simplify-string and click Run.
Command Overview
Reduce the number of points on a string whilst attempting to retain a shape most representative of the pre-simplified version. Start and end points of the string are not adjusted with this command.
Note: this is similar, and can be used as an alternative to, the condition-string ("cond") command.
Command steps:
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Digitize or load string data.
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Optionally, select the string data to be simplified. If no data is preselected, you can selected it after the command starts.
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Run the command.
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On the Simplify String screen, enter a Simplification Distance. This is the chord length within which a single point is added. Smaller values lead to a higher number of remaining points.
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If no data was preselected, pick string data in any 3D window.
String data is simplified.
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If string data was not preselected, click Done to complete the command.
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