Images & Graphics (Cognex)

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Configuration of images & graphics (Cognex)

In the Images & Graphics (Cognex) subdisplay, different records, image sources and graphics can be selected to be displayed over the image.

Records

  • Tool: Selection of the VisionPro tool for the Image Record.

  • Image Record: “Image Record” of the tool to be displayed. Only records with an image can be selected here.

  • Image Source: Selection of an image source. The output image of this image source is used

    • as standard live image

    • as a display screen if the job was terminated due to a runtime error (RunError).

Note

If a tool is used but no image source is specified, no image will be displayed if an error occurs.

ColorMaps

  • Colormap: Selection of a configuration file for a ColorMap to be used for image display. The ColorMap is applied to 16-bit or range images and can be created and saved from the context menu of any CogDisplay.

  • Enable FileSystemWatcher (global): If this option is active, changes to the selected ColorMap file are detected and applied directly.

Preview

A preview of the records can be displayed.

  • Show Preview within this window

  • Floating Display Preview in an extra window

  • Used Records Show all records that are marked as “Used”.

  • All selected Records Show all selected records.

Graphic Records

  • Filter: Filters the display according to the entered value. The search is not case sensitive.

  • Reset View: Resets the filter

  • Cleanup: Selected but deleted graphics are still kept in the list. This button allows you to delete such entries.

  • Use: Activates the selected graphic

  • Tool: The VisionPro Tool, to which the Record belongs

  • Graphics record: Record

  • Format:

  • …:: Context menu for editing the format

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Formatting

The formatting of the graphics in the records can be overwritten:

Fixed formatting:

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  • Override: Specifies whether the respective property should be overridden.

  • Color: Color of the graphics

  • LineStyle: Line style of the graphics

  • LineWidth: Line width of the graphics

  • Text: TipText of the graphics

  • Mode: How to overwrite the already existing TipText:

    1. Prefix: The specified text is inserted before the existing text.

    2. Suffix: The specified text is appended to the existing text.

    3. Override: The existing text is overwritten.

DataAnalysis based:

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Values are formatted differently depending on the DataAnalysis results. Which DataAnalysis terminals are decisive for this can be set under Terminals.

All available DataAnalysis terminals are displayed. Terminals that are to be used for the evaluation must be added to the Used Terminals.

Under Display, you can then specify the formatting for each of the four possible evaluation results. The formatting settings correspond to those of the fixed formatting.