Points > Wrap converts a point object into a polygon object. Wrapping is like stretching plastic sheeting around a point object and pulling it tight to reveal a polygonal surface. There are many refinements that can be made to a polygon object that cannot be done to a point object
When Wrap is performed on an ordered point object, there is no dialog.
For unordered point objects, the parameters in the Compute Wrap dialog are:
Wrap Type - specifies one method of performing the wrap
Surface - is the standard wrap for most point objects, especially larger objects. Use surface wrap when data is sufficient and Uniform Sampling adequately sampled the points without compromising the model’s shape. Choose this option when there is no data representing internal surfaces. A surface wrap will transition an object directly to Polygon Phase (without the intermediate Wrap Phase that is caused by volume wrap).
Volume - (applicable to unordered point objects only) attempts to connect every point, useful when data is sparse or a surface wrap gives incorrect results. Also use volume wrap when the object has critical curves and angles such that curvature sampling was the best sampling method, or the model contains data that represents internal surfaces that were not visible to the eye in the physical object. When Wrap Type is Volume, the wrapping occurs and a Wrap Menu appears in the menu bar for manual fine-tuning of the volume-wrapped object.
Advanced Options checkbox - specifies whether the Noise Reduction and Sampling parameters are displayed in the dialog.
Noise Reduction drop-down menu (None, Min, Medium, Max, or Auto) - specifies whether to perform Points > Reduce Noise during the wrapping.
Sampling parameters (applicable when Wrap Type is Surface):
Point Spacing - when activated, behaves like Points > Grid Sample.
Target Triangles - when activated, specifies the number of polygons in the resulting object.
Performance/Quality slider - selects the desired compromise between speed and the quality of the resulting polygon mesh.
Keep Original Data parameters (applicable when Wrap Type is Surface) - whether to keep or delete the original point object in the Model Manager.
OK button - wraps the point object and saves it to the Model Manager.
Cancel button - closes the dialog without wrapping.