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Viewing and Setting Drop Location
Note: Drop Location is not available for images that were updated manually.
If drop location is turned on, two regions are created: The overview region, which allows you to see the whole well; and the drop region, which is a zoomed in image, focused on and limited to the drop.
Viewing Drop Location
When Rock Imager's Drop Location algorithm is run on a drop during imaging, you can view the results on the Drop tab. This algorithm analyzes an overview image of the well in order to pinpoint the location of its drop.
To view drop location:
On the Navigator, click the Thumbnail view, and click Regions. The location of the drop, as determined by Rock Imager's Drop Location algorithm, is indicated by a red box on the Overview.
Manually Setting Drop Location
On occasion Rock Imager may not be able to locate a drop within the overview image. In such cases, you can manually set drop location in the Plate Viewer's Region view. The next time the drop is imaged, Rock Imager will zoom in on the drop location you have specified.
Alternatively, you can command Rock Maker to execute the drop location algorithm on the drop a second time by right-clicking the drop location box and selecting Auto Locate Drop.
To manually set the drop location:
- On the Region view, click the image. The overview image is the one Rock Imager uses to run its Drop Location algorithm.
- Right-click the image and select Set Drop Location. A red box displays on the image.
OR
In the Images contextual tab set, click the Drops tab, and click Set Drop Location.
- Click inside the box to select it.
- While holding down your mouse button, drag the box until it encloses the drop.
- If you need to resize the box, position the pointer over one of the box's corners or edges, and when the pointer turns into a double arrow, click and drag the edge or corner to the desired size.
- If you would like to lock the drop location so that it cannot be moved or deleted, right-click it and select Lock Drop Location.
- If you would like to set the drop location in other wells, right-click it and select Drop Location Mode. Press the arrow keys to move to other wells and the active pointer displays. You can expand the pointer to the desired size.
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