Plate.FitOrder Property

Plate.FitOrder (read-write, Integer)

(advanced) The highest order used for plate solution fitting (0 = auto/highest)

Syntax

Plate.FitOrder [= Integer]

The property syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
Value (Integer)	(advanced) The highest order used for plate solution fitting (0 = auto/highest)

Remarks

This is an advanced property. In most cases, you will not need to change this value, the default will work.

Legal values range from 0 (default/auto) through 7. By default (with this property set to 0), PinPoint will use the highest order fit that is practical (up to 4th order), given the number of stars matched between the catalog star collection and the image star collection. You can limit the fit order by setting this property below 4, and allow fit orders greater than 4 by setting it higher than 4. You cannot force a fit of a higher order than is practical given the number of matched stars.

The following table shows the maximum fit order as it relates to the number of matched stars:

# Matched stars	Max. fit order
6-18	1
19-29	2
30-44	3
45-62	4
63-83	5
84-107	6
108 or more3	7