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Table 3-1. Tools Palette Functions (Continued)
Tool Name
Polygon
Freeline
Free Region
Zoom
Pan
Hold down <Shift> when drawing an ROI if you want to constrain the ROI
to the horizontal, vertical, or diagonal axes, when possible. Use the
selection tool to position an ROI by its control points or vertices. ROIs are
context sensitive, meaning that the cursor actions differ depending on the
ROI with which you interact. For example, if you move the cursor over the
side of a rectangle, the cursor changes to indicate that you can click and
drag the side to resize the rectangle. If you want to draw more than one ROI
in a window, hold down <Ctrl> while drawing additional ROIs. You also
can use
CWIMAQViewer.MaxContours
contours the viewer can have in its ROI.
In the status bar of the viewer, you can display tool information about the
characteristics of ROIs you draw, as shown in Figure 3-2. Check the Show
Tool Info check box on the Status Bar property page during design time,
or set the
CWIMAQViewer.ShowToolInfo
time to display tool information. You also can show or hide the tool
information from the right-click menu.
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Function
Draw a polygon in the image.
Action: Click to place a new vertex and
double-click to complete the ROI element.
Draw a freehand line in the image.
Action: Click the initial position, drag to the
appropriate shape and release the mouse button to
complete the shape.
Draw a freehand region in the image.
Action: Click the initial position, drag to the
appropriate shape and release the mouse button to
complete the shape.
Zoom in or zoom out in an image.
Action: Click the image to zoom in. Hold down
<Shift> and click to zoom out.
Pan around an image.
Action: Click an initial position, drag to the
appropriate position, and release the mouse button
to complete the pan.
to set the maximum number of
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