fghArc Defect

 This tool is used to find nicks/errors within an arc, curved line, or circle. It uses the radius from the center (for example the distance from the center of the circle) to determine if there are areas out of range. The tool will mark these areas directly on the CIF Viewer.

Using the Arc Defect Tool

Inputs

Place a set of points along a curved line onto the "points" section of the tools inputs page. The user can find these using tools like the edge or the sniff binary tools.
Likewise find the center of the area to be tested and input that into the "Center" section of the tool.


Parameters

This page will display the incoming information. Input the analysis size and the nick type. There are three options of Nick Types Abs (the worst), Neg (inside), and Pos (outside).

The Lower the analysis size the smaller the area being detected. So a lower analysis will find a sharper image.

The higher the analysis size the larger teh area being detected. So a higher analysis will find a broader image.