Virtual Section Manager
Purpose
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Use the Virtual Section Manager to define the key parameters (i.e., initial section thickness, Z position, etc.) for each section. |
Adding or inserting new sections
- Open the Virtual Section Manager by clicking its icon from the Workspace or Trace ribbon.
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In the Virtual Section Manager window, click one of the following:
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New section: Add the first serial section or add a new section to the bottom of the list.
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A new section is added to the bottom of the list if there are existing sections in the Virtual Section Manager.
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The Serial Section Setup window is displayed if you are adding the first serial section.
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Under Section Information, enter / modify the requested information.
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Select Added or Subtracted to indicate how new sections are handled.
When you focus down through a section, the depth value increases in the negative direction. For example, if sections are 10 µm thick, and the top of the section is at a depth of 0, the bottom of the section is at a depth of −10 µm.
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Click OK to complete the setup.
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Insert Section: Add a section at a specific Z-location to the existing list.
The Add New Section window opens:
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Enter/modify the requested information; the value entered as the Top of Section Depth determines the Z location of the new section.
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Focus on the top of the section and click OK to add the new section.
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Once the first section (or series of sections) has been defined, New section automatically adds a new section to the end of the section list using the parameters specified previously in Serial Section Setup.
Tools and settings reference
Section Z column
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Displays the depth value associated with each section. This is usually the Z coordinate for the top of the section.
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Data contained within a section is not restricted to the Z range of that particular section.
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Data points placed in a section can have any Z value, but generally the data make more sense if you restrict the Z values to those contained within the section.
Section Name column
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Displays the name assigned to each section; either the default name, or the name you assign.
Toolbar button functions
New section |
Add a new section at the bottom of the list. |
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Insert section |
Insert a section at a specific Z position relative to existing sections. |
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Edit section |
Edit the properties of the selected section. |
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Select by section |
Select all objects in the current section. |
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Show current section |
Display the currently selected section only. |
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Gray other sections |
Display objects not in the current section as gray
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Show flanking sections |
Display the sections immediately above and below the current section as gray (e.g., if section 9 is active, sections 8 and 10 are displayed as gray and section 9 is shown in color).
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Delete section |
Delete the currently selected section. The locations of the other sections are not changed with the deletion of a section. |
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Delete all other sections |
Delete all sections except the currently selected section. There is no Undo function for this operation. |