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Use the Record function in the user interface to record 2D or 3D buffers. When record‐
ing is active, each acquired buffer is streamed to the connected PC and saved in a
selected target folder.
NOTE
The Record button is automatically released when the image acquisition stops.
1. Click the correct workflow step: Image for recording of 2D buffers, Data collection for
recording of 3D buffers.
2. Click File.
3. In the dialog box that appears, select a target folder and a file name. The file
name will be used as a prefix for each saved file.
4. Click Save to close the dialog box.
5. Click Record to activate image recording.
6. Click Start to start the image acquisition.
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Each acquired buffer is saved in the selected target folder on the PC.
8.2.4 Loading and saving parameter files
Workflow step: Start, Cameras, Image, Data collection
Loading
To load a .csv file with pre-defined parameter settings, do as follows:
1. In the File menu, select Import configuration.
2. Find and select the parameter file and click Open.
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The parameter settings are loaded.
Saving
To save the current parameter settings, do as follows:
1. In the File menu, select Export configuration.
2. Find a place to store the file, name it, and click Save.
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The parameter settings are saved as a .csv file.
8.2.5 Editing parameters
Workflow step: Image, Data collection
When you adjust the parameters, you look at the 2D or 3D image to see the result. You
can take a snapshot after each adjustment and compare the images to find the best
configuration. You cannot edit the parameters while the camera is acquiring data.
1. Click Stop to stop the acquiring of data.
2. If the parameter editor is not already open, click Parameter editor to open it.
3. In the left part of the Parameter editor window, select the category that the parame‐
ter belongs to.
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The parameters of the selected category are displayed in the right part of the win‐
dow.
4. If the parameter you want to edit is not shown, select Expert or Guru to make more
parameters visible, see "Visibility options", page 48.
NOTICE
If you edit parameters that have visibility Expert or Guru, you can make the system
work incorrectly. Always make sure that you have the right knowledge before you
make any changes.
5. Select the parameter.
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A description of the parameter is shown in the lower part of the window.
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