API LADAR Interface Controls

At the top of the API Ladar interface is a set of utility controls.

 

Direct Measurement Controls

Point Measurements

Basic measurements at the current beam location can be accomplished by pressing the Measure Pt. button.

 


Measuring SA Objects

Direct measurement of selected objects can be performed with the Tooling Ball, Plane, Circle, and Cylinder Scan buttons. In each case the scan will use the settings saved for the feature type.

Camera Guided Controls

Measuring with the Camera

Refer to the API Ladar documentation for details on the use of the iVision Camera and its capabilities.

 

Common operations include:

Point Measurement

  1. Drive the beam by clicking in the view. You can do this by clicking or by enabling the Gimbal Control which allows you to click and hold to drive.

  2. Under Device Control press the Get Point button. A point will be created in SA using the name currently entered in the interface. It will also be marked in the camera view.

  1. Repeat as needed.

 

Feature Detection:

To measure a contrast target for example you have a couple of options.

  1. Within the camera view you can press the Contrast Target button.

  2. The ivision control will search the camera view and identify targets in the view. You can then click on one to center on that target.

  1. You can the use the Get Point button to trigger a measurement centered on the target.

Alternatively you can scan a contrast target and then extract the center point from within SA using the point extraction tool on the Instrument tab of the ribbon.

 

Region Measurement:

  1. Select Rectangle or Polyline from the Selection section.

  2. Define region to scan. In rectangle mode you click and drag to draw a rectangular region. In Polyline mode you click to define a perimeter in the camera view.

  3. Right click on the region in the view and select Define Region. This is where you control the resolution of the scan

  1. To begin the measurement, close the iVision window or bring up the interface control and press the San Last Path button within the instrument interface.

 

Image Capture:

The Ladar offers both individual image capture and the ability to define panoramic image.

In either case the image will first need to be saved (using the Image Save button) to disk and can then be transferred to SA by simply drag- drop in the SA graphics, or directly into an SA report, to add it as an embedded file for use in a report.

 

Additional Ladar Operations