Rules For Defining Projects - Leica PaveSmart 3D User Manual

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Rules for Defining Projects

Leica PaveSmart 3D requires accurate design data to be able to control the machines move-
ments. The machine is only capable of following the information contained within the design
data, therefore the quality of the final product is directly influenced by the quality of the
data used.
The control process is also influenced by the design data. The greater the number of
segments contained within the design the greater the processing power required to
run the system. A balance must be found between the number of segments required to
define the design and the processing power it will require.
The recommendations detailed below must be followed when creating designs.
Without following these rules Leica Geosystems cannot guarantee good quality paving
performance.
Leica PaveSmart 3D is capable of using designs in a 3 dimensional format which may contain
• Straights
• Arcs
• Clothoids, entry and exit as well as partial
• Cubic parabolas
• Full/Partial Bloss curves (parabola of degree five)
Using these shapes only a small number of segments are required to define any 3 dimen-
sional shapes.
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