Setting Up the N Point Calibration Tool
Once the tool has been added, you will need to define the input features (points, the origins of fixtures or the center of circular features) that will be used to construct the calibration:
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After adding the tool, EasyBuilder will examine your image and give you a selection of Smart Features (points, the origins of fixtures or the center of circular features) that it has automatically detected (highlighted in cyan), as well as any features that you have previously defined with another tool (highlighted in green). EasyBuilder will automatically insert a Circle Presence/Absence Tool for any circular features that were not previously defined.
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First select one of the features from the available features by clicking on it, at which point its color will change to magenta.
- Next, select the rest of the features that will be used to define the calibration. A minimum of two input features and a maximum of sixteen may be selected.
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After selecting all of your desired features, press the OK button (press the Cancel button to not add the tool to the job).
- Once the tool has been successfully added and the input features defined, you will need to define the real-world measurement values for each input feature. In the Points Table, select a point and then enter its associated real-world measurement values in the World X and World Y fields by either manually entering the number or incrementing/decrementing the controls.
- Save the job file.
- In the Settings tab, press the Export button to place the calibration file in the In-Sight vision system's local file system. This also enables the calibration to be selected as an Import option in the Calibration Type setting of the Set Up Image step.
- With the tool initially configured, load several images and adjust the tool's parameters, as needed, to compensate for your expected ranges of variations.
- Finally, if desired, use the tool's Input/Output properties to share tool data between other tools and/or other external devices.