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AMICS 5 Manual

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AMICS 5.1 Release Notes

Theory

History of Automated Mineralogy

Backscatter Electron Images

Background

AMICS Terrarium Installation

Software Installation

Configure Hardware Connection

AMICS 3.3 Release Notes

AMICS 3.3.0 Beta Release Notes

AMICS 3.2 Release Notes

Older AMICS Versions

Installation and Update

Materials Library

Layers

AMICS File Structure

Investigator Quick Start

Process Quick Start

Results and Exports

Getting Started

Reference Ribbon

Classification Workflow

New Classification Methods

Duplicate Classification Method

Import/Export User Database

Workflow in AMICS

Add References from the Results

Direct Collection of Reference Spectra

Automated Reference Spectra Collection

Import Reference Spectra

Using Global Library as Reference Spectra

Adding Reference Spectra

User Database

Global Database

Copy Data to Reference Spectra

Bulk Importing Materials Information

Material Definations

OreType and Standards

Classification Quality Control

Beam Calibration

Fiducial Points

Investigator Overview

Specimen Types

Setting up the SEM

Importing Measurement List from File (cloned)

Specimen Holder

Fiducial Point Selection

Add a Measurement

Mapping Modes

Advanced Measurement Settings (cloned with children)

Survey and Overlay Images

Define Measurement Area (cloned)

Record Hardware Settings

Calibration Image

Duplicate Measurement

Templates

Investigator for SEM

Investigator

New Process Ribbon for 5.2

Process Ribbons and Menus

Process Layout

Process Project Manager

Process Current Results Standards

Process Classification

Process Line Library

Control Window

Property Window

Image Tab

Feature Grid Tab

Calculation Tables Tab

Calculation Charts Tab

Spectrum Tree Tab

Touchup Panel Tab

Reference Tab

Content Window Tabs

Log Files

Settings and Configurations

Process

Adding more

Install Terrarium Python Environment

Troubleshooting: System PATH

Classification Scripting

Manual Touchup

Pixel-Level Touchup

Hypermap Segmentation

Feature Selection and Save As

MDB Results Export

Binary Results Export

JSON Results Export

Exports

Target Mineral Quant

Touch-up Workspace

Particle Property Window

Deagglomeration

Reclassification - Manual Single Sample

AMICS - Batch Application

Reclassification - Batch Processing

Mosaic Field Adjustor

Field Touch-up

Spectrum Tree Methods

Field Viewer

Energy Image

Merge  Measurements

Particulate

BSE Adjustor

Global Material Library

Tools