In this step you can define one or more measurement frames. Only the area within the measurement frames gets analyzed. You can also define how the analysis treats objects that are cut by the border of the image or the frame.

Parameter

Description

Interactive

Activated: The measurement frame definition can be changed interactively while the analysis setting is run with Start Interactive Analysis.


Select Frame

Enables you to select already created measurement frames. To select a measurement frame, click inside it. To select several measurement frames, press the Ctrl key and click inside the desired measurement frames. Once you have selected a measurement frame, you can change its size.


Draw Rectangle

Enables you to create a rectangle as a measurement frame in the current image.


Draw Circle

Enables you to create a circle as a measurement frame in the current image.


Draw Contour (Polygon)

Enables you to create a contour as a measurement frame in the current image.


Remove All Frames

Removes all drawn-in measurement frames in the current image. To delete single frames, select them and press Del.

Maximize Circle

Only available for 2D settings and only active if you have defined precisely one circle.

Activated: Maximizes the drawn-in circle to the full image size. In the case of rectangular images the circle is adjusted to the shorter side.

Center Circle

Only available for 2D settings and only active if you have defined precisely one circle.

Activated: Centers the drawn-in circle to the full images size.

Mode

Selects how the measurement frame should be applied. Note that this behavior is only applied when running the analysis (interactively) and not during the setup. The setup always uses the Cut at Frame mode. The following modes are available:

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Inside Only

Measures only those objects, that are lying completely within the measurement frame. Objects that are touching the frame or are intersected by the frame are not analyzed.

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Cut at Frame

Measures all objects that are lying within the measurement frame. Objects that are intersected by the measurement frame are measured precisely up to the measurement frame.

The following fields are only active if you have selected a drawn-in graphic element:

Left

Sets the starting point for the frame on the X axis in pixels.

Top

Sets the starting point for the frame on the Y axis in pixels.

Width

Sets the width of the frame in pixels.

Height

Sets the height of the frame in pixels.

Color

Selects the color of the frame.

Show Frame On Analyzed Image

Activated: Displays the frame on the image after the analysis has run.