Leica PaveSmart 3D User Manual page 36

Getting Started
Number of Segments
Not all CAD systems are capable of producing curved 3-dimensional polylines. To overcome
this curved line segments are broken up into a number of individual straight-line segments.
The closer these straight segments are together the more accurate the original design data
is approximated.
• When approximating curved 3 dimensional line segments the angle change between two
connected line segments must never be greater than 1 degree (1°).
• When defining a straight line it is not necessary to add more points in the middle of a line.
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The number of segments contained within a single job should ideally not exceed 3500 indi-
vidual elements. It is possible to have multiple stringlines on the same layer but each indi-
vidual job should ideally not exceed 3500 elements.
If a single stringline requires more than 3500 elements it must be broken into more than
one Reference Line, which must be paved separately.
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a) Reference line
b) Line segments
c) Angle change 1°