Nanosurf easyScan 2 AFM, Operating Instructions Manual

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Light source height (0°-90°) ‘Shift’+‘Ctrl’-key + mouse up/down
The lowest height of 0° corresponds to ‘sunset’ lighting, the highest height
corresponds to mid-day lighting at the equator.
The Chart Properties “Span” and “Center” can be used to cut off high and
or low features of the surface.
Tip
To create good-looking 3D images you can use any of the following fea-
tures:
• Use the Tools ‘Correct Scan Line Level’, ‘Glitch’ and ‘Noise reduction’
filters to remove unwanted measurement artefacts.
• Set the light source direction to 90° (parallel to the scan lines)
• Click once or twice until no clipping of high features is visible (or
adjust the “Span” and “Center” Properties).
The Color Palette dialog
The color palette dialog is reached via the menu item ‘Options>Config
Color palette...’. The color palette is used to map the display range of the
measured values to a color. Three different palette types are available:
Black&White The color map is a linear grey scale
Color The color selection uses the HSB-color model where
the color (H) is set in ° value. The color is selected by