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title: "Grid Projection"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-gridmeshc"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:23Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:23Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Grid Projection

![CmdCloudGridProjection.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/CmdCloudGridProjection.svg)

This command creates 2 clouds by projecting grids onto mesh(es). Making a regular grid is useful to emulate software that are only able to treat grids. In particular, it is the case of all softwares which do image processing and use a CCD matrix.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> Select all the meshes on which the grids must be projected and launch the command.

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1. Choose the direction for grid orientation mode:
  1. **Default**: projection in Z direction of a grid with an horizontal axis along X axis
  2. **Custom direction**: you can choose the **Projection direction**, the **Horizontal axis**, the **Origin** and the **Offset** of the grid.
2. Choose the grid parameters:
  1. **2D Grid**: project all the points on a best plane computed from the selected mesh(es).
  2. **3D Grid**: compute the grid projected on the selected mesh(es).
3. Choose the **Horizontal** and **Vertical steps** of the grid.
4. You have the possibility to extract the grid contours using the **Contour** checkbox.