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APPLIED OPERATIONS
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2-11-4 Drawing a Figure in Image
This facility is used to draw figures in the image. FLUOVIEW provides seven figure
drawing modes.
1. Display the [Display] panel of the image in which you want to draw figures.
2. Select one of the following command buttons and draw a figure in the image using
the mouse. The operation methods of the command buttons are described below.
To draw a straight line:
On the image, click the point that you want to start the straight line, and drag the
mouse from there to the point you want to end it.
To draw a polygonal line:
On the image, click the points corresponding to the start point, peak points and
end point of the desired polygonal line, then click the right button of the mouse to
set the specification.
To draw a rectangle:
On the image, drag the mouse pointer along the diagonal line of the desired
rectangle, from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.
To specify a circle or ellipse:
On the image, assume a rectangle circumscribing the circle to be checked and
drag the mouse pointer along the diagonal line between opposite corners of the
rectangle.
To specify a polygonal region:
On the image, click the points corresponding to the corners of the desired
polygon. After clicking the last corner point, click the right button of the mouse to
connect the last clicked point to the first clicked point.
To specify a free region:
On the image, specify a region by dragging. Then release the mouse button to
complete dragging. The point where the dragging was ended will be connected to
the point where it was started.
To specify a free line:
On the image, drag the mouse pointer along the desired line.
<Line> button
<Poly Line> button
<Rectangular> button
<Circle> button
<Polyregion> button
<Free Region> button
<Free Line> button