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Galahad Compass - Big Step Feature

In Galahad Compass, the polishing steps now can be of two different types: a small step and a big step. In case if the Slope is more than 5,6° or Azimuth is more than 3.4°, this is considered to be a "big angle" and the system creates a "big step". The reason for creating a "big step" is that a difference between the current and the final angles may exceed the working range of the Compass software which means the facet glare is outside the scene. This means that in case of big angle, we cannot reach the final point within one step, and several sub-steps are created each having its own target point for Slope and Azimuth correction. From the point of view of the entire big step, these points are intermediatefield of view is limited. Because of this limitation, sometimes it is impossible to polish the facet to the target state within 1 step. In this case, the system automatically builds intermediate facets which allow polishing all the facets even if the initial semipolished stone has only one big facet.

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