The analysis steps of the workflow contains the following substeps to be executed. In this example the substeps are created within a Loop Task (1), meaning all included steps will be repeated depending on the loop settings. Regarding this you can easily fulfill the normative requirements of repeating the identical steps of an analysis for several times.

Note that greyed out task icons are set to "Run silent". The tasks will not be shown when the workflow is executed. To activate them, right-click on the icon and deactivate the Run silent menu entry.

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Analysis Workflow

Workflow Step

Description

Loading an Image (2)

Load your image you wish to analyze. The workflow can be adapted to perform image acquisition tasks here as well.

Validating the input image (2)

This task is recommended to use right after loading or acquiring an image. Currently it will check if the input image has the correct scaling information. This is important to make sure the image can be processed correctly.

Processing the Image (2)

Perform improvements on the image, e.g. change Brightness, Contrast and/or Gamma.

Performing the Analysis (3) including:

This step is the heart of each method. Each analysis can be stored as Analysis Settings File.

Depending on the selected method the software will provide the specific parameters. Each method is described in detail in the following chapters.

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Setting Up the Classes

For the sample workflow all necessary classes are pre-defined. This step is set to run silent because of that.

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Setting Up the Measurement Frame/Pattern

Adjust the region/area which has to be analyzed.

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Segmenting the Image

Segment the image automatically by clicking inside the image.

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Interactively Adjust the Segmentation Results

Edit the segmentation result interactively.

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Setting up the features

Apply specific measurement features to the image.

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Viewing the Measurement Data

The segmented image and tables including measurement results are displayed.

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Determining the Graphite Distribution

This step is another interactive step. You have to manually determine the graphite distribution by comparing the acquired image with the images from the standard. The results have to be entered in the Graphite Distribution Setup tool.

Showing the Results View (4)

The Results View is displayed containing the analysis results and statistics.