Extract the Contours of a Particle

1. Click Binary»Basic Morphology or select Basic Morphology in the Binary tab of the Processing Functions palette.
2. Select Gradient In to extract the interior contours of a particle or Gradient Out to extract the exterior contours of a particle.
3. Set the Size of the Structuring Element.
4. Click the cells of the structuring element that you want to have a value of 0.
5. Click OK to apply the function and add this step to the script.

Note  The structuring element is a 2D array used as a binary mask. You can modify the structuring element by clicking its cells. If a cell is black, it has a value of 1. If a cell is white (empty), it has a value of 0.

Tip   Experiment with different coefficients and the Kernel Size to get the results you want.

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