Removing Points - Concepts

AGi32 provides the ability to remove points from a calculation entity (grid, polygon, lines, etc.) so that they are no longer considered in the numerical analysis. Obstructed points should be removed from calculation consideration as not to negatively affect the average and minimum calculation values, and their respective ratios. Calculation points may be removed individually with the Single selection option or in multiples with the Window or Polygon option. Additionally, you may use the footprint boundaries of existing surfaces (Rooms and Objects) as selection boundaries to remove the points within these Entities.

Calculations must be visible and unlocked in Project Manager to have points within their boundaries removed.

The Remove Points command is not "undoable" with the Undo command or Ctrl-z. Instead, you may use the Replace Points command to replace the removed points.

Each of the Remove Points command options is an exclusionary option. This means that all points within the selection boundary will be removed; points outside the selection boundary will remain in their original locations.

Note: Only points with their insertion points (Mark Point) inside or on the boundary line are removed. If only the numerical value (or ? if not yet calculated) is enclosed, the calculation point will not be removed. Remember, the actual light meter position is slightly above and to the left of the numerical value. To see the exact point locations, enable the Mark Points option when specifying the calculation entity. The large dot indicating each point location must be inside the polygon to be removed.

Removing Points Within Entities

Only the X, Y coordinates are used to determine inclusion within the Entity boundary. If your selected entity has varying Z coordinates (such as a Polygon - Vertical Extrusion Object), the Z coordinates are not taken into consideration. All points within the X and Y bounding box will be removed, even if they are at a different Z location.

Enhanced Point Selection

You can now select multiple calculation points using multiple selection windows before applying the remove command. Shift-click removes points from your selection. This works for both individual and grid-based points, using enclosed or crossing window logic.