Current Help System: PC-DMIS Vision (View Core Help)

#### Live View Controls

This topic discusses the controls located at the bottom of the Live View tab.

Live View Freeze: This button, when pressed, will “pause” the update of the live view display. This is useful if you want to keep something on the screen to analyze or take a screen capture, but you want measurement to continue in the background. To restart the Live View update, release this button.

Auto Live View Freeze: This button, when pressed, will cause the Live View Freeze button to be automatically pressed on and off at program execution time, so that measured points are frozen on the screen until the next points are available for display.. This is also useful for machines where “image tear” occurs during stage movements.

Move to Previous Target: This button moves the FOV to the previous target in a list of targets.

Skip Backwards on Target: This button moves the FOV part way backwards along a target towards the previous target. This helps you see how an entire feature might be measured, even though the feature does not fit inside the FOV.

Skip Forwards on Target: This button moves the FOV part way forwards along a target towards the next target. This helps you see how an entire feature might be measured, even though the feature does not fit inside the FOV.

Move to Next Target: This button moves the FOV to the next target in a list of targets.

Snap to Edge Toggle: This button, when selected, will cause selected points for feature creation to snap to the closest point along the nearest edge. Otherwise, selected points will remain where they are clicked. See "Setting up the Live View" for more information on this feature.

Snap to Edge is also used at execution time for Manual Targets. When you drag and drop a manual target, when this option is on, PC-DMIS will do edge detection to snap the cross hair to the edge.

AutoShutter Toggle: This button, when selected, enables AutoShutter capability to measure features. See "Setting up the Live View" for more information on this feature.

Compass Toggle: This button, when selected, will cause the AutoCompass to display and arrow and distance to move for the next target. See "Setting up the Live View" for more information on this feature.

Show Target Toggle: This button, when selected, will toggle the display of targets in the Graphics Display or Live View windows. This is the same functionality as the show target button on the Auto Feature dialog box. This is particularly useful when you are using the Quick Start window and the Auto Feature dialog box is not open.

Show Gray Scale Toggle: This button, when selected, will toggle a gray scale depiction of the Live View tab.

Magnification: This button, when selected, displays a slider
underneath it. You can drag the slider to set the magnification of the live view without having to use Magnification tab on the Probe Toolbox. The magnification dynamically updates as you drag the slider. See "Probe Toolbox: Magnification tab" for more information on magnification.

Auto Focus: .. This button, when selected, actually executes the focus using the set parameters, moving the DCC stage and then returning to the focus position. On a manual machine, the operator manually moves the machine for the specified duration. When the duration is met, the user has the option of accepting the focus result or retrying.

SensiLight: This button, when selected, performs an on-the-spot automatic "sensible lighting" adjustment in an attempt to achieve optimal results. The Illumination tab will quickly be selected as this automatic adjustment is made. For additional information on how SensiLight this is used as a parameter for edge features, see the SensiLight description under "Automatic Hit Target - Edge Parameter Set".

[Top/Bottom/Aux] Light: Any of these buttons, when selected, displays a slider
underneath the button. You can drag the slider to define the illumination intensity of that lamp without having to use the Illumination tab on the Probe Toolbox. The Illumination dynamically updates as you drag the slider. See "Probe Toolbox: Illumination tab" for more information on illumination.

Ring Lamp Overlay: This button functions a little differently from the Top Light, Bottom Light, and Aux Light buttons above. This button toggles the display of the Ring Lamp Overlay
on the Live View tab. To display the slider, you need to click the black down arrow. See "Probe Toolbox: Illumination tab" for more information on illumination.

Laser Toggle: This button, when selected, toggles the laser on and off. This is available for systems with laser probe or laser pointer fitted (e.g. TESA VISIO 300 and 500).