Download PALM RoboSoftware Software Manual September 2008

Operation
In the "Laser-Marker" field you can select the Laser Marker whose appearance you want to change.
If you want to change the appearance of more
than one Laser Marker, you can change from one
to the other here.
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Select the required shape for the Laser Marker
from the "Type" list.
Select the required style for the Laser Marker
from the "Style" list.
Set the required height and width for the Laser
Marker using the "Height" and "Width" arrow
buttons.
Set the required line thickness of the border for
the Laser Marker using the "Line" arrow buttons.
Info:
The line thickness setting only has an effect if
you have selected "line" as the style.
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Select the required color for the Laser Marker
from the "Color" list.
2.3 Operation
All program functions can be accessed using the
menu bar, various icon bars or using special tools.
There are additional keyboard shortcuts for several functions. These are summarized in Appendix B:
Keyboard Shortcuts.
2.3.1 Mouse
You will almost always be working with the primary mouse button, that is the left mouse button in
the default configuration. If it is necessary to use
the secondary mouse button, the right button in
the default configuration, this will be indicated explicitly.
2.3.2 Context menu
Several functions can also be accessed via the context menu.
To open the context menu:
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Right click on any dot in the image.
2.3.3 Software modes
Info:
This section refers to the software modes of
PALM RoboSoftware. These are not related to
the operating modes Database Mode or File
Mode or to the license versions "Basic Mode"
or "Pro Mode" and are completely independent of these features.
The PALM RoboSoftware operates in various
modes: Cursor Mode, Stage Mode, Freeze Mode,
Scrolling stage, Calibration, Laser-Point, Continuous, Position, Laser ON, Trap-1, Trap-2. The mode
that is currently active is indicated in the Status
Bar. You can, and in fact must, switch between
Cursor Mode and Stage Mode or Freeze Mode, and
between Cursor Mode and Trap-1 or Trap-2 Mode
manually. All other modes are activated or deactivated automatically by the program when the corresponding functions are selected.
- Cursor Mode: This is the standard mode which
opens by default when the program is
launched. In Cursor Mode you can open menus,
select functions, click on icon buttons or draw
elements.
- Stage Mode: In the Stage Mode you can synchronize the movement of the stage with that
of the mouse movement (refer to
chapter 5.1.1.)
In Stage Mode, you can only access commands
and functions that can be operated with keyboard commands.
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