Leica DMi8A - Automated Analysis and Reporting; Phase Measurement Example; Finishing Up

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CountTool:Figureouthowmanyofsomethingthereisonthesample
ParallelLineTool:Createparallellinesonyoursample
CrossTool:Createsacrossonyoursample
ShapeTool:Createsarectangleoratriangleonyoursample.
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Note:Rightclickingonthetooliconwillrevealmoreoptionsfordata‐gathering.Suchas
showingeitherthediameterofacircleoritsarea=
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3) Propertiesallowsfortheparametersofthetoolannotations.Theyfunctionvery
similarlytothesettingswithinAnnotatingPictureswithacoupleofadditions.
a. DisplayLabels:Allowsforthedisplayingofelementssuchasunitsornumbers
b. LabelOffset:Determineshowfarawayyouwantthelabelfromthemark
4) WithintheAutomaticandGrainExpertwindows,youcanfollowthecomputer‐
promptedstepstoautomaticallyanalyzeyourpictureandgenerateareportbasedon
yourpreferencesforprocessing.
5) Whencompletedsettinguptheoperation,pressonRunMeasurementtobeginthe
computer‐analysisandreportgeneration.
Example: Simple Automatic Processing in Phase Measurement
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1) SelectyourImagetoMeasure
a. Inthemenu,chooseyourphotothenpressAppend
2) Adjustyourthreshold
a. Usingthecolorwheel,adjustthehueandthesaturationofthecolorsuntilyour
phasesareproperlyselected.Clickinganddraggingonthecurveadjuststhehue
whileclickingandmovingonthecurveadjuststhesaturation.
3) ClickonRunMeasurementtogetinformationonthephasedistributioninyourimage.
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Finishing Up