Custom Overlay Controls

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Main Tab

The following controls are available on the Main tab.

Control Name	Description
Step Name	Name to give the step.
Clear Previous Overlay	Removes any overlays created by previous steps in the inspection when the step executes.

The following controls are available on the Custom Overlay tab.

Control Name	Description
	Selects an overlay element in the image.
	Overlays a crosshair identifying a point on the image.
	Overlays a line on the image.
	Overlays a rectangle on the image.
	Overlays a rotated rectangle on the image.
	Overlays an oval or circle on the image. Hold down the <Shift> key while dragging to draw a circle.
	Overlays a boolean indicator on the image.
	Overlays an image file on the image.
	Overlays text on the image.
Overlay Elements	Displays the individual components that make up the custom overlay.
Delete	Removes the element currently selected in Overlay Elements.

Note The available parameters vary according to the type of overlay selected in Overlay Elements

Control Name	Description
Point Coordinates	Specifies whether the position of the overlay is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Color	Color of the overlay.

Control Name	Description
Start Point	Specifies whether the start point of the line is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
End Point	Specifies whether the end point of the line is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Color	Color of the overlay.

Control Name	Description
Top Left Point	Specifies whether the top left point of the rectangle is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
Bottom Right Point	Specifies whether the bottom right of the rectangle is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Stroke	Color of the rectangle border.
Fill	Fill color of the rectangle.

Control Name	Description
Center Point	Specifies whether the center of the rectangle is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Width	The width of the rectangle.
Height	The height of the rectangle.
Angle	Rotation angle, in degrees, of the rectangle with the center of the rectangle as the point of rotation.
Stroke	Color of the rectangle border.
Fill	Fill color of the rectangle.

Control Name	Description
Center Point	Specifies whether the center of the oval is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Width	The width of the oval.
Height	The height of the oval.
Stroke	Color of the oval border.
Fill	Fill color of the oval.

Control Name	Description
Top Left Point	Specifies whether the top left point of the boolean indicator is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Width	The width of the boolean indicator.
Height	The height of the boolean indicator.
Value	Measurement value to use for the value of the boolean indicator.
True Text	Text to display when the result is TRUE.
False Text	Text to display when the result is FALSE.
Text	Color of the text
Fill	Fill color of the boolean indicator.

Control Name	Description
Top Left Point	Specifies whether the top left point of the overlay image is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Image File Path	Complete file path to the image file to overlay.
Set Color to be Transparent	Enable the checkbox to make areas of the image matching the color specified in Color appear transparent.
Color	Color in the overlay image that you want to be transparent.

Control Name	Description
Insertion Point	Specifies whether the bottom left point of the first character of the overlay text is user-defined, the value of a variable, or the result of a previous measurement.
X	X-coordinate of the point.
Y	Y-coordinate of the point.
X Offset	X offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Y Offset	Y offset to the position defined by the selected variable or previous measurement.
Text	Text to overlay
	Launches the Select Inspection Data dialog box where you can specify a measurement result to display as an overlay.
	Launches a dialog box containing options for configuring how the text appears in the overlay.
Text Color	Color of the text.
Fill	Color of the text background.

The following controls are available on the Layer Management tab.

Control Name	Description
Overlay Elements	Lists the overlay elements that make up the custom overlay. The following information is available for each element: Name—Name of the overlay element Fill—Fill color of the overlay element X—X-coordinate of the first point of the overlay element. Y—Y-coordinate of the first point of the overlay element.
Up	Moves the selected overlay element earlier in the drawing order.
Down	Moves the selected overlay element later in the drawing order.
Delete	Removes the currently selected element from the overlay.

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