This function is only available for 3D
data objects. The 2D cuts need to be enabled using the Show
2D cuts function of the software. While surfing through the 3D data
object, the actual 2D cuts are displayed online. The 2D cuts can be frozen
when a required 2D data objects is reached and the 2D cuts may be extracted
into separate 2D data objects
for further evaluation.
This function is useful with all pseudo
3D objects which consist of a set of 2D data objects. Interesting
objects might be extracted manually.
Extracting all 2D objects automatically.
If you need to extract all 2D data objects
along an axis, please use the Extract
all spectra along...command from 2D-Extraction
submenu in the 3D-View menu. This
will extract all 2D spectra along the desired axis and merge them in a
new window.
Surf or walk
through the 3D data object, until you find required 2D data to be extracted.
Click the Left
Mouse button to fix the current 2D data objects at the current
mouse pointer position.
(Click the Left
Mouse button again to release the 2D data objects again and continue
surfing.)
Choose the X-Cut
or Y-Cut or Both
Cuts command from the 2D-Extraction
submenu in the 3D-View menu to
extract the 2D data object of interest
or
doubleclick the 2D cut with the Left
Mouse button to extract it.
To extract data manually from a 3D data object, please follow the instructions
below:
Activate the 3D data view of interest either in 3D view
or top view mode.
From the 3D View
menu, select the 2D Extraction
sub-menu.
From the 2D Extraction
sub-menu, select the Manual command.
The 2D cuts are displayed automatically, if not already available and
the Manual Extraction Dialog is shown.
