====== Rod as a Digitizing Pointer ======

Almost any rigid object with at least 3 non colinear markers attached rigidly to the object can be used as a digitizing pointer.

in this example the CalTester rod is defined as a digitizing pointer.\\


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Given an MTD2 Rod with the following dimensions (as defined for the CalTester)\\


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with the following marker assignment.\\


{{:CalTesterPointerMarkers.jpg}}\\


The following digitizing wand configuration will compute a landmark at the TIP.\\


{{:CalTesterDigitizingWand.jpg}}\\


An image of the CalTester rod as a digitizing pointer.

Note the blue sphere displaying the location of the landmark located at the tip of the rod.<br.

{{:CalTesterTip.jpg}}