imaqSkeleton

Usage

int imaqSkeleton(Image* dest, Image* source, SkeletonMethod method);

Purpose

Calculates the skeleton of the particles inside the image. The skeleton is made up of lines separating the zones of influence in the image.

Image Types Supported

IMAQ_IMAGE_U8

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dest	Image*	The destination image.
source	Image*	The image whose skeleton the function derives. The calculation modifies the border of the source image. The border must be at least one pixel wide.
method	SkeletonMethod	The method that the function uses to calculate the skeleton.

Return Value

Type	Description
int	On success, this function returns a non-zero value. On failure, this function returns 0. To get extended error information, call imaqGetLastError().

Parameter Discussion

source—This function modifies the source image. If you need the original image, create a copy of the image using imaqDuplicate() before using this function.