Point Density

Point density refers to the distance between neighboring range measurement points. This will be different in the x and y dimensions. The x density is determined by the number of scan lines, while the y density is determined by the CCD resolution. For example if the user selects to scan with 500 lines and the CCD has 480 vertical pixels the point density is 500 x 480. At a range of 300mm (12"), this corresponds to a point spacing of 0.61mm x 0.64mm (0.024" x 0.025").

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