# Getting Started with In-Sight® 3D Spreadsheet

| Cognex In-Sight 3D Spreadsheet is a software interface for your In-Sight vision system. The In-Sight 3D Spreadsheet allows you to build simple to complex vision applications, or jobs, through a cell-based interface. You can insert function Functions are tools that are available in Spreadsheet for processing and analyzing acquisitions or other results. You can add functions to your Spreadsheet job to create tool chains and produce results for specific applications. tools into cells, edit function properties, and tie functions together to create jobs. The results and controls for function tools can be tied into the Cognex WebHMI The operator interface through which the operator interacts with the vision system. for runtime use. In-Sight 3D Spreadsheet allows you to perform 3D operations on point cloud A point cloud is a 3D structure that consists of the data points collected by a 3D vision system during acquisition. acquisitions taken by 3D vision systems. The In-Sight 3D Spreadsheet also generates 2D projection images from point cloud acquisitions with 3D vision systems such as the In-Sight L38, enabling the use of 3D tools such as height measurement or plane finding. The In-Sight 3D Spreadsheet provides the following functionalities: Configure complex jobs through a spreadsheet interface. Adjust device settings, such as the image source and the device image acquisition Acquisition is the process or result of the vision system acquiring a new image. settings. Add tools to the job A job is a user-configured program in Spreadsheet consisting of functions and designed for specific applications. You can create and edit jobs using the Spreadsheet interface, and load them on a vision system for deployment in a live environment. such as pattern, edge finding, measurement, and ViDi EL tools. Edit, delete, rearrange or copy and paste the tools in your job. Set up your FTP server connection and image write settings. Configure device input/output signals. Configure operator HMI. In-Sight also has a simplified interface called EasyBuilder. For more information, refer to the In-Sight EasyBuilder documentation.

Note:

- For more information about the In-Sight Vision Suite software, please refer to the In-Sight Vision Suite Help.

- For the latest documentation, visit:

  - support.cognex.com/en/documentation/in-sight/is2800

  - support.cognex.com/en/documentation/in-sight/is3800