Setup for scanning branches

Ah, I hadn’t considered changing the distance to the object much.  So… I can take one round of shots that incorporate the entire branch from, say, two elevations (maybe 15 pictures in each round, so a total of 30 pics from afar).  Then I can take a set of pics from closer…  and maybe a couple transition photos in between the two distances?  I’m not sure how the transition from far to near works in RC…  Do I have to do full rotations in the transition, or can i just take individual photos in the transition?

This is a bit difficult to explain… the illustration below might help?