SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 8 - Viewing, Editing, and Annotating ImagesNoneLinesSelect None when you want to use the cursor to edit and position the objects.Unconstrained Line - Add a straight line annotation to the imageHorizontal Line - Add a horizontal line annotation to the image.Vertical Line - Add a vertical line annotation to the image.Arrow – Add an arrow to the image. Either select Lines>Arrow from the Object menu, or click onthe Tools box button. Left click on the image and drag toward the area that the arrowhead will pointto.ConnectedLinesPolygon – Add a closed polygon to an image. Either select Polygon from the Object menu, or clickon the Tools box button. Left click and release, and then drag the mouse to create a side. Left clickagain to start a new side. Double click to finish the polygon. The program automatically adds anyadditional lines needed to close the figure.Polyline – Add an open polygon to an image. Either select Polyline from the Object menu, or clickon the Tools box button. Left click and release, and then drag the mouse to create a side. Left clickagain to start a new side. Double click to finish the polyline.Freehand - Add a freehand line to the imageShapesRectangular Box – Add a square cornered box to the image.Rounded Box - Add a round cornered box to the image.Ellipse – Add an elliptical object to the image. Ellipses are drawn inside of the rectangular area thatyou define. Ellipses touch the top, bottom, right and left sides of this rectangle.Either select Ellipse from the Object menu, or click on the Tools box button. To draw an ellipse, leftclick at the point where you want to position one vertex of the rectangle and drag the cursor to thepoint of the opposite vertex.ImagesImage – Add an image.1. From the Object menu, select Image.2. Left click at the point on the display grid where you want to insert the Image box, and holdingdown the mouse button, drag the cursor to create the desired shape and size for the image (itcan also be resized/re-positioned at a later point). When you release the mouse button, theSelect Image dialog box appears.3. Specify the file source for the image:−−−Currently Open Image – Add a currently open image. If you have one or more openimages, SPOT lists the file name(s) and path(s) in the drop-down box. Select from thelist.Image File – Add an image from disk. Specify the file name and location either byentering the path in the Name box, or clicking on the selection box to the right.Database (Windows only) – Add an image from a SPOT database. In order to insert adatabase image, the database must be open. Enter the Image ID for the file. If you donot know the database image ID, search the database – the display table indicates theImage ID for each file.Click on OK. The image appears on your report grid.Stamp – Insert a selected bitmap image onto the image capture. From the Object menu, selectStamp. The last selected bitmap appears on your image. To select a new bitmap image to insert,choose the Stamp Bitmap option from the Attributes menu.Becausethe Mac edition does not yet have database functionality, Mac users will not be able to use theDatabase option. Diagnostic Instruments provides free software updates via the Web to all SPOT cameraowners. Check the Diagnostic Instruments web site (www.diaginc.com) for the most recent update. Fordetails on finding and downloading the latest version of the software, refer to the Free Software Updatessection in “About This Manual.”User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 165