Tool Template
MERLIC provides an example of a custom tool that can be used as a tool template for the development of your own custom tools.
Location
You can find the files of the tool template in the following directory within the MERLIC installation: "\examples\tool_development\tool_templates". The directory contains the following files:
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File/Directory |
Description |
|---|---|
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Check_Wafer.hdpl |
The HDevelop procedure library that represents the custom MERLIC tool. |
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Check_Wafer_Test.hdev |
The HDevelop program that can be used to test the functionality of the custom tool in HDevelop. |
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Check_Wafer_Docu |
This directory contains the documentation of the custom tool, i.e., the HTML files for the Quick Info and the tooltip that appears in the Tool Library for the custom tool. |
Integration in MERLIC
To see the example custom tool in MERLIC, you have to set the tool path in the .ini file, e.g., MERLIC5.ini by default, to include the location of the tool template as described in the topic Integrating a Custom Tool in MERLIC. The following code shows the required path in case MERLIC is installed in the directory "C:\Program Files\MVTec\MERLIC-5.8\".
[General]
ToolPath=C:\Program Files\MVTec\MERLIC-5.8\examples\tool_development\tool_templatesAvailable Tool Template
