With this job template, you acquire an overview tiles image to detect objects using image analysis and then capture them again at a higher magnification. Guided Acquisition is supported in Job Mode only.

Step 1: Form

In the Form Selection tool, an input form is provided.

  1. To choose the form, in the Name field, select the form.

Step 2: Image Acquisition

A tiles image serves as an overview image for Guided Acquisition. The demo job contains a Tiles (manual) workbench for acquisition of this overview image.

  1. Acquire a tiles image that serves as an overview image. Typically, the overview scan is done using a lower magnification in combination with a tile image.

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Step 3: Measurement Data

Displays the measurement results of the selected class in a table.

No action required.

Step 4: Guided Acquisition Tile Regions Creator

Filters the results of the Image Analysis and creates a tile region list from them.

  1. Select the filter conditions, see Region Filter Tool.

Step 5: Tiles (measurement area)

Configures the settings of the acquisition. The tile regions are pre-filled from the previous step.

  1. Set a magnification that is higher than that of the overview image.

Note: In order for Guided Acquisition to function, you need a workbench for the detailed acquisition that can take the regions of the previous step as input. Besides the Tiles (measurement area) workbench, you can also use the Multi-Dimensional Acquisition or the Run Experiment workbench.

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Step 6: ZEN Connect

Allows to manage, align, and export images in correlation with images from other sources.

  1. Get an overview of your acquisitions with an overlay of the detail scans on the overview image.

Reports

Creates a Report with the file name
ZEISS Report Guided Acquisition.docx.
The following information is displayed:

  • Project number
  • Sample number
  • User
  • Date
  • Overview image
  • Image analysis results
  • Detail images

No action required.

You can print the report.

After performing the workflow, you have the following options:

  • Save and Close
  • Save and Repeat
  • Close Without Saving
  • Repeat Without Saving