# InspectEdgeInspectBeadPath

The InspectEdgeInspectBeadPath 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. is used to find the center of an edge-based bead feature, and creates a polyline that traces the path of the detected bead path. The polyline path created by the tool can be used as an input by other InspectEdge Functions, such as the InspectEdgeWidth function, to determine if there are positional defects, width defects or gaps in the bead.