Video Inspection Software User’s Guide
Section 2: User Interface
The software user interface consists of menus, submenus and view ports that display different measurement windows and buttons that work in cooperation to perform and display measurements on a color LED monitor or touchscreen. The software interface is organized into basic functional areas that include: • Three context-sensitive viewports • The Feature List • The System toolbar • The Measure toolbar • The Report toolbar • The Program Edit toolbar
The software interface changes to add or delete items in support of specific system activities.
The viewports include one large viewport in the center of the screen and two smaller viewports on the left side of the screen. Viewport window contents change to support measurement and reporting activities.
The Feature List displays and provides access to all part features that have been measured, constructed, or created.
The System, Measure, Report and Program Edit toolbars contain buttons that control overall measurement, reporting and the program edit functions. Toolbar buttons also provide access to submenus that initiate specific actions. User Interaction The user interface can be navigated and controlled by clicking a mouse cursor on the desired screen location or by pressing the desired location with a fingertip. Additional functions are accessed by long-clicking or long-pressing a screen location. Throughout the remainder of this guide, instructions and examples will use the term “press” to indicate either a mouse click or a finger press on the screen. Viewports and Screen Organization The organization of viewports and toolbars changes to support measurement activities that include measuring part features, constructing and creating features, applying tolerances, preparing and sending reports, exporting data and saving, playing or editing part program files. Some screens and toolbars are slightly different in encoder-based and field of view systems. A representative collection of screen organizations is shown in the following pages. Each example of screen organization shows a slightly different set of measurement and reporting functions. These functions will be described in detail in subsequent pages. Field of view functions are discussed in detail in Chapter 13: Field of View Functions. Screen Viewport Navigation Viewport or screen navigation is very straightforward and intuitive. Generally, screen navigation simply follows the usual workflow of measurement, application of tolerances, reporting or exporting results or editing a part program. The following screen images show six basic viewport configurations. The six screens include: • Live Video (Home) screen • Measure screen • Part View screen with DRO in upper left viewport • Part View screen with feature details in upper left viewport • Part Detail screen • Report screen
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