Start the application

Open or capture an image

Set or select a detection preset

Figure 1420. Preset Selection - Detection

Check the detection

Use the Show Detection button.

Set or select a measurement preset

Figure 1421. Preset Selection - Measurement

Display the mask and check it.

Use the Show Mask button

Run the measurement

Use the Start Measurement button.

After detection, the software continuously measures all necessary parameters, calculates the Grain Size value and displays it in the Data panel.

Figure 1422. 

Make manual corrections

After the software applies the measurement mask to the detected grains, manual corrections can be made. If you make manual corrections either in the planimetric method or an intercept method, the GS value gets recalculated with every change. See Planimetric Method, Intercept Methods.

Review data

Click on the Show Data button to display detailed data, you can switch between Object Data and Field Data.

Figure 1423. 

Figure 1424. 

Click the Show Histogram button to display a histogram. You can select the measured feature displayed in the histogram in a pull-down menu. Object data can be displayed also as a table.

Figure 1425. Histogram and feature selection

Figure 1426. Histogram data

See reference: Data Panel.

Confirm or cancel the current field

Use one of the buttons on the left tool bar:

Note

When you finish the measurement with the Field Data option selected in the Data panel, the last field gets selected. Data of this field are displayed in the statistics and the histogram. If you select the Select All option, the statistics will be always calculated from all fields.

Figure 1427. Current field data

Repeat the procedure

Repeat the procedure on multiple fields. Once finished, export the results to a report or elsewhere. See Data output and Reports.