Rerun Fields

5 min

Requires AMICS 5.3.2 or newer. SEM only.

Re-measure individual fields of a completed or terminated measurement without repeating the whole measurement. Only the fields you select are re-acquired from the SEM, and their data replaces the old data in place. The rest of the measurement is left untouched.

Use it when a few fields came out badly, for example because of a charging artefact, a focus problem or a beam interruption.

{{FIG: Specimen holder view with fields selected for rerun highlighted in yellow and a high-Unknown field outlined in orange-red | ID_MEASUREMENT_RERUN_FIELDS}}

Spotting Problem Fields

Completed fields that are more than 50% Unknown by area are outlined in orange-red on the specimen holder view. These are usually the fields worth re-measuring.

Selecting Fields to Rerun

In the on-stage sample status panel, select a measurement that has result data (completed or terminated)

Click Rerun Fields on the toolbar — the button stays pressed while you are selecting

On the specimen holder view, click each field you want to re-measure. Selected fields are highlighted in yellow; click a field again to deselect it

Click Rerun Fields again to finish. AMICS shows the field numbers to confirm (for example "Confirm rerun field 2, 5?") — click Yes

Click Start. Only the selected fields are re-measured

Changing or Cancelling a Pending Rerun

To add or remove fields, click Rerun Fields again. Your previous selection is shown, so you can add to it or deselect fields before confirming

To cancel the rerun, deselect every field and click Rerun Fields. AMICS asks "Cancel the pending rerun for all previously selected fields?" — click Yes

Note: When a measurement is restarted only to rerun fields, AMICS measures just the selected fields and stops. It does not continue on to fields that were never part of the measurement.

Automatic Rerun of Bad Fields

To re-measure high-Unknown fields automatically while the measurement is running, turn on Auto Rerun Bad Frames in [Investigator Settings] → Measure Settings. A field whose classification comes back more than 50% Unknown is then re-acquired in place straight away, instead of only being outlined.

Setting	Description	Default
Auto Rerun Bad Frames	Automatically re-acquire a field in place if its classification comes back more than 50% Unknown	Off

Tip: A field that is mostly Unknown because the material really is not in your workflow will come back Unknown again. Check the reference library before relying on automatic rerun.

Rerun Fields

Spotting Problem Fields

Selecting Fields to Rerun

Changing or Cancelling a Pending Rerun

Automatic Rerun of Bad Fields

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