Toolbars

Calibration

The "Calibration" toolbar contains settings for calibration as well as functions for loading and saving calibration projects. The settings are organized into functional groups.

"Dimension" group

The "Dimension" group contains options for selecting the type of calibration.

Option	Description/function
3D	Spatial calibration using topographic data
2D	Lateral calibration with image data

"Settings" group

Component	Description/function
Type	Selection of transformation parameters based on the chosen calibration type (2D/3D). see also: Supported Parameters Overview of parameter sets
Detection Settings	Selection of preconfigured settings for detecting and measuring calibration marks NOTICE The preconfigured settings are stored in XML files, which are loaded from a specified directory on the PC. Each file is displayed as an entry in the drop-down menu. If necessary, the files containing the settings can be modified, or new files can be added. See also Detection settings.
Parameter Settings	Selection of preconfigured settings for calculating the transformation parameters NOTICE The preconfigured settings are stored in XML files, which are loaded from a specified directory on the PC. Each file is displayed as an entry in the drop-down menu. If necessary, the files containing the settings can be modified, or new files can be added. See also Adjustment settings.

Overview of parameter sets

3D Calibration

Name	Transformation	Parameter	Application
AffinShearXYZ3D	Affin transformation	Three scales (cx, cy, cz), three shears (cxy, cxz, cyz)	3D calibration AFM
AffinShearYZ3D	Affin transformation	Three scales (cx, cy, cz), one shear (cyz)
AffinShearXZ3D	Affin transformation	Three scales (cx, cy, cz), one shear (cxz)
AffinShearXY3D	Affin transformation	Three scales (cx, cy, cz), one shear (cxy)	3D calibration REM
Nonisotropic3D	Affin transformation	Three scales (cx, cy, cz)
Similarity3D	Similarity transformation	One scale	3D comparison
Rigid3D	Rigid transformation	With rotations	3D comparison, 3D drift measurement
Shift3D	Shift	Without rotations	3D drift measurement

2D Calibration

Name	Transformation	Parameter	Application
Affinity2D	Affin transformation	Scale (c), shear (cxy)	Scan calibration REM
Similarity2D	Similarity transformation	Scale (c)	2D comparison
Rigid2D	Rigid transformation	With rotations	2D comparison, 2D drift measurement
Shift2D	Shift	Without rotations	2D drift measurement

"Calibration" group

Component	Description/function
Run	Start the calibration, taking into account all entries selected in the measurement data list

"Description" group

Component	Description/function
Date	Date of the last calibration run
Device Name	Entering information about the calibrated device
Comment	Entering comments (e.g., name of the person who made the changes)

"Project File" group

Component	Description/function
New	Creating a new project file
Open	Opening a project file in XML format
Save	Saving a project file in XML format
Save as	Saving a project file with a new name in XML format
Name	Project name, followed by the location and filename of the project file

View

The "View" toolbar contains functions for displaying and graphically analyzing measurement data and calibration results, as well as for exporting the graphical representations.

"Zoom" group

Component	Description/function
Zoom In	Zoom in
Zoom Out	Zoom out
Original Size	Display of data where 1 display pixel = 1 data pixel
Zoom to Fit	Adjusting the data display to the current display area

"Display" group

Component	Description/function
Points	Display of measured calibration marks and selecting the character color
Rejected Points	Display of the discarted calibration marks and selecting the character color
Error Vectors	Display of the error vectors and selecting the character color
Point Size	Selecting the character size for the calibration marks

"Error Vectors" group

Component	Description/function
Lateral Residuals	Display of lateral residual deviations
Vertical Residuals	Display of vertical residual deviations
Scale	Selecting the scaling factor for displaying the error vectors

NOTICE
The error vectors represent the residual errors remaining after the transformation parameters have been calculated and taken into account ("residuals"). They allow for an assessment of the calibration’s quality, for example, by identifying nonlinear systematic errors that could not be detected by the calibration. Since the residual error vectors are usually very small, they can be magnified using the “Scale” function. In the "Data View" section, the scale of the error vectors is shown next to the image scale.

"Brightness and Contrast" group

Component	Description/function
Brightness	Adjusting the brightness using the slider or by entering a value
Contrast	Adjusting the contrast using the slider or by entering a value
Reset	Resetting brightness and contrast

NOTICE
The brightness and contrast settings do not alter the measurement data. These settings are intended to improve the visibility of the results. For this reason, they are included when exporting to an image file.

"Save" group

Component	Description/function
Image	Exporting the current view of the measurement data area to an image file

Results

The "Results" toolbar contains functions for saving and exporting calibration results, as well as for creating reports.

"Save Parameters" group

Component	Description/function
Selected	Saving the calculated calibration parameters for the current selected entry (with a blue background) in the measurement data list to a file in XML or MCP format
All	Saving the calculated calibration parameters for all selected entries in the measurement data list to corresponding files in XML or MCP format

"Export Parameters" group

Component	Description/function
Selected	Saving the calculated calibration parameters for the current selected entry (with a blue background) in the measurement data list to a file in CSV format
All	Saving the calculated calibration parameters for all selected entries in the measurement data list to a file in CSV format

"Report" group

Component	Description/function
Create	Creating a report in ASCII (TXT) or PDF format
Include Images in PDF	Select whether the report should include images in PDF format

"Settings" group

Component	Description/function
Unit	Selection of the (metric) unit of length
CSV Separator	Selecting the delimiter for files in CSV format