Canvas Menu

Located on the experiment page, Canvas is the main workspace in ROCK MAKER. It displays experiments and screens and allows you to design your experiment.

Canvas Menu

Canvas Menu

The Canvas menu is a visual representation of your experimental plate. For example, a 96-well experimental plate will be displayed in the Image submenu as 96 wells along with their respective drops.

The following design view shows a graphical representation of the ingredients you add to your experiment.

Ingredient Graphical Representation in Well(s) and Drop(s)

Ingredient Graphical Representation in Well(s) and Drop(s)

Each well on the Canvas contains the following graphical components:

  • Drop area. Rectangular boxes at the top of a well represent drops. In each drop that contains ingredients, relative volumes of the well and protein drops are represented by dark and light green shading. Orange represents an additive drop.

    Note

    Screens have no drop area since they don’t use proteins.

  • Well area. Below the drop area is a large square box displaying well ingredients. The thickness of the shading indicates the relative volume of each ingredient. Each ingredient type has its own associated color.

  • pH indicator. The pH indicator is a long rectangle at the bottom of a well. If a well contains a buffer, the pH indicator will indicate the relative amounts of the low pH and high pH stocks mixed to obtain the pH in a well. Gray shaded pH indicator indicates no stocks mixed.

There are three submenus in Canvas: Design design_canvas, Image image_canvas, and Well Ingredients ingredients_submenu_button.

The Design Submenu

The Design submenu is where you can define experiment plates by creating layers and specifying layer parameters on the Layers Design panel. It is the default submenu when you click Canvas of a new or unimaged experiment.

Design Submenu

Design Submenu

Top Bar Buttons in the Design Submenu

Button

Icon

Description

Combo Action

combo_action.png

Cuts cut, copies copy, pastes paste, refreshes refresh, undos undo, and redos redo settings.

Add Layer

add_layer_new

Adds Grid Layer, Random Layer, Custom Layer, Protein Layer, Seeding Layer, Screen, or Fragment Layer.

Edit

edit_layer

Edits the design of a dispensed experiment.

Print Barcode

newprintbarcode

Prints the barcode of an experiment.

Optimize

optimize_canvas

Optimizes existing experiments and screens with single or multiple drop(s).

Reports

reports_canvas

Generates a report from the available options.

More

more_canvas

Allows you to select Mark as Dispensed, Import XML Screen, Import Fluidigm Screen (will be available soon), Import Text File, Export XML Screen, and Export Selected Well.

Layers

layers_canvas

Modifies the layer settings, such as naming the layer, selecting the target, and other related settings. To find out more, go to Layers Overview.

Find Drops

new_find_drops_button

Highlights wells of interest using different search criteria, such as ingredient, well number, or label.

Info

info

Displays information about a plate in detail.

Save

save_canvas

Saves the experiment you create.

Discard

discard_canvas

Discards experiments and changes.

Bottom Bar Buttons in the Design Submenu

Button

Icon

Description

Best Fit

best_fit

Adjusts the display of your experiment page to fit your screen.

Zoom Out

zoom_out

Zooms out your software window.

Zoom In

zoom_in

Zooms in your software window.

Plate

plate

Navigates from one plate to another in an experiment. You can click the left and right arrows or the Plate button to select a plate.

Well

well

Navigates from one well to another in an experiment. If you have multiple plates in an experiment, the Well button displays the corresponding wells of a selected plate.

The Image Submenu

Using the Image submenu, you can manage and organize your images in ROCK MAKER. It is the default submenu when you click Canvas of an imaged experiment.

Image Submenu

Image Submenu

Top Bar Buttons in the Image Submenu

Button

Icon

Description

Combo Action

combo_action.png

Cuts cut, copies copy, pastes paste, refreshes refresh, undos undo, and redos redo settings.

Switch View

switch_view

Switches from Image view image_view to Score view score_view.

  • Image view image_view displays both scores and images.

  • Score view score_view displays scores only.

Save

save_image

Saves images to your local drive.

Optimize

optimize_canvas

Optimizes existing experiments and screens with single or multiple drop(s).

Seed

seed

Creates a seed.

Reports

reports_canvas

Generates a report from the available options.

More

more_canvas

Selects Manage Imaging, Add Images, Create New Inspection, Delete Inspection, Export POI, Export XML Screen, or Export Selected Well (TXT).

Navigator

navigator_button

Navigates through your images using Inspections, Settings, Region, or Drop options. The Navigator panel is available on the right side of your ROCK MAKER window on click. Read more about Navigator Button.

Navigator Panel

Navigator Panel

Find Drops

new_find_drops_button

Highlights wells of interest using different search criteria, such as ingredient, well number, or label.

Image Now

image_now

Runs an on-demand imaging session.

Tools

tools_button

Modifies images.

Score

score_button

Scores images and adjusts the scoring settings.

Info

info

Displays detailed information about your experiment, including experiment ID, ingredient information, imaging settings, and other related information.

Bottom Bar Buttons in the Image Submenu

Button

Icon

Description

Best Fit

best_fit

Adjusts the display of your experiment page to fit your screen.

Zoom Out

zoom_out

Zooms out your software window.

Zoom In

zoom_in

Zooms in your software window.

Plate

plate

Navigates from one plate to another in an experiment. Click the left and right arrows or the Plate button to select a plate.

Well

well

Navigates from one well to another in an experiment. If you have multiple plates in an experiment, the Well button displays the corresponding wells of a selected plate.

Drop

drop

Navigates from one drop to another in a well.

Region

region

Navigates from one region to another in a drop.

Imaging Settings

imaging_settings

Navigates to any available imaging settings.

Inspections

inspections_button

Navigates to any available inspections.

Image Slide Show

slide_show_button

Displays a slideshow of drop images.

The Well Ingredients Submenu

The Well Ingredients submenu displays drops of a selected plate and up to five ingredients in each well. If you have more than five ingredients in a well, hover over the well or click the Info button on the top right bar to view the details.

Well Ingredients Submenu

Well Ingredients Submenu

Top Bar Buttons in the Well Ingredients Submenu

Button

Icon

Description

Print Barcode

newprintbarcode

Prints the barcode of an experiment.

Optimize

optimize_button

Optimizes existing experiments and screens with single or multiple drop(s).

Reports

reports_button

Generates a report from the available options.

More

more_button

Selects Mark as Dispensed, Import XML Screen, Import Fluidigm Screen (will be available soon), Import Text File, Export XML Screen, and Export Selected Well.

Find Drops

new_find_drops_button

Highlights wells of interest using different search criteria, such as ingredient, well number, or label. Read Finding Drops for further details.

Info

info

Displays detailed information about your experiment, including experiment ID, ingredient information, imaging settings, and other related information.

Save

save_canvas

Saves the experiment you create.

Discard

discard_canvas

Discards experiments and changes.

Bottom Bar Buttons in the Well Ingredients Submenu

Button

Icon

Description

Best Fit

best_fit

Adjusts the display of your experiment page to fit your screen.

Zoom Out

zoom_out

Zooms out your software window.

Zoom In

zoom_in

Zooms in your software window.

Plate

plate

Navigates from one plate to another in an experiment. Click the left and right arrows or the Plate button to select a plate.

Well

well

Navigates from one well to another in an experiment. If you have multiple plates in an experiment, the Well button displays the corresponding wells of a selected plate.

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