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Image

The Image analysis displays the selected image with color-coded height information in a two-dimensional perspective. Image analysis is the default NanoScope analysis such that when an image is initially opened it is always rendered in Image.

Image Procedure

To process an image, you must open an image file. This can be done by:

  1. Clicking File > Open. When the Open Nanoscope File dialog box opens (see Figure 1), select Captured Data File (*.*) and click the OK button.

Figure 1: Open NanoScope File dialog box

  1. Double-clicking an image in the Browse window. The new image appears in the client window (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Image for Processing

  1. Right click in the Channel Parameters window and select Show All. The Channel Parameters appear with checkboxes next to them. By un-checking the boxes, you can determine which Channel Parameters are shown and which parameters are hidden. This is a convenient way to hide rarely-used parameters. When satisfied with the checked and un-checked boxes, right click the Channel Parameters area and select Show All again. Only the checked parameters will now show in the Channel Parameters window.

Figure 3: Channel Parameters Hide / Show Selection

  1. Right click in the Channel Parameters window and select Copy Text.
  2. A new dialog will appear notifying the you that the data from the Channel Parameters area has been copied to the clipboard. You can now save the data into their preferred medium.

Figure 4: Dialog indicating text has been copied to the clipboard

  1. To determine length and angle measurements, use the mouse to draw a cursor in the preferred location on the 2D Image rendering.
  2. Length and angle measurements are show next to the mouse icon when the mouse is placed over the drawn cursor.
  3. After a cursor has been drawn it is possible to get more detailed information on the length and angle measurements. Right click anywhere in the 2D Image rendering (except on the drawn cursor). Choose Tooltip Level > Basic, Medium, Advanced, or None.

Figure 5: Cursor length and angle measurement

  1. To export the 2D Image rendering, right click anywhere in the 2D Image rendering and select Export > Screen Display. Name the file and choose the location to save it. The preferred file for saving exported images is .bmp.

Figure 6: Export Menu

Parameter Description
Scan Size Length of each scan line for a given image
Scan Rate Number of scan lines per second
Samples/Line Number of sample data points per scan line
Lines Selects the number of lines to scan in a frame
Line Direction Trace (left to right) or Retrace (right to left); defined when the image was originally taken
Data Type Data Type is defined by the channel selection when the image was originally taken
Scan Line Choose Main or Interleave; defined when the image was originally taken
Date Time and date scan was taken
Tip Serial Number Serial number of tip; must be manually entered by operator when the image was originally taken
Aspect Ratio Image ratio of width to height
Note User added, description of file

Table 1: 2D Image Parameters

 

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