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Impact Reference Guide Main Toolbar
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• Print preview
This displays a preview of a formatted, expanded list of all properties and values in the currently
selected vision program, task, or tool. This button is disabled if the file is password protected.
• Print to text file
This prints an expanded list of all properties and values in the currently selected vision program, task,
or tool to a text file. This button is disabled if the file is password protected.
• Print Settings Files (displayed only when Settings-General-General Panel is selected)
This prints the values in the Settings Files currently selected in the Settings Files dialog (Camera Cal-
ibration, Device Settings, and/or OPC Data Access). This button is disabled if the file is password pro-
tected.
• Print Settings Files Preview (displayed only when Settings-General-General Panel is selected)
This displays a preview of the values in the Settings Files currently selected in the Settings Files dia-
log (Camera Calibration, Device Settings, and/or OPC Data Access). This button is disabled if the file
is password protected.
Program Preferences
NOTE: There are additional preference settings when you select the Display tab. See “On-Screen Keyboard”
on page 6-11.
• Automatically link tool image input: When new tools are added to the vision tree, that tool’s input
image is automatically linked to the task’s image. See “Automatic Image Linking” on page 3-28 for
more details.
• Automatically link tool origin input: When new tools are added to the vision tree, that tool’s origin
is automatically linked to the output of the closest tool above it in the task tree that has an Origin out-
put. See “Automatic Origin Linking” on page 3-29 for more details.
• Auto-update links: All tool links are automatically updated when the tool is run or selected. If this is
not selected, linked data is not updated unless the Update Links button in a tool is clicked.
• Use small icons: Small program and tool icons are displayed.
• Hide Camera Tabs - The Select Camera, Summary, and Add Camera tabs are hidden. You can
choose this option to save screen space if you are only working with one camera.
• Save compressed vision program files: Compresses the vision program file into a smaller file when
it is saved. Compressed files load and transfer faster. When a file is saved with password protection, it
is automatically compressed. See “Vision Program Security” on page 3-32.
• Show Tool Tips on image: VPM displays tooltips when the mouse is held over the image (e.g. x, y
position; ROI position and angle).
• Text Size: If default is selected, VPM uses Window’s default text size for all displayed text. If Custom
is selected, you can enter the font size you want VPM to use. If you are using VPM with a non-Eng-
lish translation file, we recommend that you use the default size (11).
• Enable On-screen Keyboard (Note: this setting is only available when you select the Display tab.) If
this is selected, an on-screen keyboard is made available for entering text and numbers. See ““On-
Screen Keyboard” on page 6-11.