Instrument Add
The first step in working with an instrument within SA is to add an instrument model to the job file. This defines a instrument location in space and provides an anchor to which measurements from this station are recorded.
The Add Instrument to SA dialog lists all available instruments that can be used in SA, listed in categories by type in a tree on the left. Note the All Instruments radio button is selected in order to do so.
The instrument list will automatically filtered to only show the instruments that you have added in the past and will list these instruments when the My Instruments option is selected. Each time an instrument is added to a job, it’s added to this filtered list which is saved in the C:\Analyzer Data\Persistence folder by default.
A selection of model specific options are available under the instrument image on the right.
These Options include:
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Instrument Stand. In addition to the instrument model, a CAD model of an instrument stand can also be included with the instrument when it is added to the job file. This can be helpful in that it adds a little more realism to the scene and can help to mentally process the relative position of instruments in space.
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Instrument placement options. An offset can be applied when you add a new instrument so that you do not add additional models in the same location. An offset along any access can be set with regards to either the world frame or the current working frame in the job file.
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Run Interface. The run interface check box is an option that will allow you to immediately connect when you add an instrument model. This is a convenient option to accelerate the connection process but it does bypass some of the connection options otherwise visible.