Manual

For Windows - Degree: Each Octree cube has a collection of points. To make a mesh,
each section needs to have a curve or line drawn through it using the points as
reference. The polynomial degree tells the computer what type of line to draw
through those points.
Degree
Setting
Type of curve that the meshing software produces by using individual
points within each Octree as references
1
Each Octree has a straight line of best fit
2
Each Octree has a quadratic curve of best fit
3
Each Octree has a cubic curve of best fit
4
Each Octree has a quartic curve of best fit
5
Each Octree has a quintic curve of best fit
The higher the number the degree parameter is set at, the more importance each
point has and the more detail will be described. This will also increase meshing times
at an exponential level. The lower the number, the less importance each point will
have on the overall detail. For example, if you have a really clean and detailed scan,
you can mesh at Octree Depth 9 and Degree 5 and get a great level of detail. For a
scan of a smoother object with less surface details, you can mesh at 7 Octree, 3
Degree and get a smoothed-out version.
For Mac – Samples per node: The meshing software in Mac analyses and defines
which points represent the surface of the object. When it comes time to mesh, the
samples per node help define the minimum number of sample points the meshing
algorithm puts into one octree cube (or “node”) as the surface is being reconstructed
by the algorithm.
If you have noisy data, a high sample per node value provides a smoothing effect but
it can also cause loss of detail. A low value (between 1.0 and 5.0) keeps the detail
level high but can look rougher.
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