Hitachi High-Technologies has announced the introduction of a software option for its TM-1000 Tabletop microscope.
The 3DView analysis package provides the capability to produce, manipulate and record 3D visualisations of a specimen and make comprehensive measurements of the 3D surface characteristics without the need for specimen tilt.
Measurements include height, surface area and roughness (S: Sm: Rlr: Da: Rpm: Rv: Rp: Rms: Ra: Ry: Rz: L).
Measurements are obtained using a section profile, using current industry-standard methods.
Mouse-controlled zoom and rotation of the 3D image is provided, together with the ability to record animations of image manipulations as AVI files so that the 3D graphical information can be shared without the need for any special software.
All data obtained (measurements, section profiles and images) can be exported to other software packages for further analysis.
