Modify analysis positions

[glennpoirier]

Hi All,
I was wondering if there was any way to shift the positions in an analytical run  a given  number of microns from where they were initially selected.  I set up a run for the weekend but came back on Monday to discover that I had set the beam to a point instead of 10 µm (rookie mistake) . I manually adjusted every point and restarted the run. If this happens again is there a way to simply do the run again but with the positions adjusted by 20 µm?

Cheers

Glenn

[Probeman]

Hi All,
I was wondering if there was any way to shift the positions in an analytical run  a given  number of microns from where they were initially selected.  I set up a run for the weekend but came back on Monday to discover that I had set the beam to a point instead of 10 µm (rookie mistake) . I manually adjusted every point and restarted the run. If this happens again is there a way to simply do the run again but with the positions adjusted by 20 µm?

Cheers

Glenn

Easy, peasy.

Simply use the Confirm Positions option in the Automate! window.   By default the software will drive to the first coordinate of the position sample and pop up the Confirm Positions dialog.  Then simply adjust the first coordinate to where you want the new run to start, and then all the remaining positions will be automatically shifted over by the same amount!

Yes, if one checks the Confirm All Positions in Sample checkbox, the program will ask for configuration for each and every point, but if it's unchecked (the default), it only asks for the first point of each position sample and simply adjusts all "en masse".
john

[glennpoirier]

Well that's easy enough! Wish I had known that three hours ago.  Thanks!
Glenn

[Mike Matthews]

I wish I'd known that sooner too!

[Probeman]

I wish I'd known that sooner too!

Hi Mike,
Maybe it's worth someone posting this tip to the "Hidden Features in Probe for EPMA" topic here:

http://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=110.0