Workspaces

A NanoScope workspace is a collection of views and parameters in NanoScope software. A NanoScope experiment is sometimes referred to as a workspace.

Multiple Users using NanoScope

The NanoScope computer can save multiple user preferences/settings in the computer registry. Once a user sets up an account on the computer, several settings are automatically saved for the user. These settings include:

• Previous image file type
• Previous directories
• Browse window settings
• Option to disable video while scanning
• Section View results to display
• Location of Abort dialog box
• Review curve settings
• Force Filter settings
• Help settings
• Script directory
• Track ball on
• Default Parameter dialog box location
• Point and Shoot View settings
• Sweep dialog box settings
• Workspace settings
• Image control settings
• Grid control settings
• Meter View control settings
• Color control settings
• Z center control settings

Older Workspaces Unsupported in NanoScope v7.30 and later

Starting with V7.30 older workspaces will not be supported:

To import an older NanoScope workspace:

1. Open the older version of Nanoscope.
2. Open the workspace you would like to get parameter values from.
3. Ensure that you are in RealTime Mode.
4. Go to File > Save As...
5. You will be prompted to save to a (settings) .bag file.
6. Open the newer version of NanoScope.
7. Go to Realtime mode.
8. Go to Open...
9. Select settings type, (settings)*.bag files.
10. Select the bag file saved from the older version.
11. You should get the confirmation message shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Import confirmed

Saving a Workspace

To Save a workspace (*.wks file type), select Experiment > Save Experiment As... from the Menu bar.

The Save As dialog window will open allowing the user to pick a location to save the Experiment and enter an appropriate Experiment  name into the File Name field. After entering the File Name, click Save to execute the command.

Opening a Workspace

To Open a previously saved workspace, select Experiment > Open Experiment... from the Menu bar. The Open dialog window will open allowing you to choose an Experiment(*.wks file type) to open. Choose the preferred Experiment  and click the Open button. The chosen Experiment will open.

You may also click the Open icon to open the Open File dialog, shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: The Open File window

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