MedgeSave

See also

User Guide:

Steps to extract and analyze edges

Reference:

MedgeRestore MedgeStream

Availability

Not available in MIL-Lite

Available in MIL

Available on Windows

Available on Linux with restrictions

Not supported on:

Not supported on Matrox Indio (Update 53 or Update 68) (w)

Not supported on Matrox Concord PoE with ToE (Update 82) (z)

Fully supported on:

Fully supported on Host system (a)

Fully supported on Matrox GigE Vision driver (MIL 10, Update 25, Update 54, or Update 85)* (c)

Fully supported on Matrox Morphis (g)

Fully supported on Matrox Morphis QxT (h)

Fully supported on Matrox Orion HD (i)

Fully supported on Matrox Radient eCL (j)

Fully supported on Matrox Radient eV-CXP (MIL 10 or Update 29)* (k)

Fully supported on Matrox Solios eA/XA (l)

Fully supported on Matrox Solios ecl/xcl/ev-cl (m)

Fully supported on Matrox USB3 Vision driver (Update 19) (o)

Fully supported on Matrox RadientPro-CL (Update 7) (p)

Fully supported on Matrox Radient eV-CL (Update 27 or 74) (r)

Fully supported on Matrox Iris GTR (Update 28 or Update 68) (t)

Fully supported on Matrox Clarity UHD (Update 36 or 76) (u)

Fully supported on Matrox GenTL driver (Update 34) (v)

Fully supported on Matrox Rapixo CXP (Update 75 or Update 84) (y)

Fully supported on Matrox Rapixo CL Pro (Update 96) (aa)

* Refer to the MIL system-specific information
in the MIL Reference for the minimum update required.

For any information regarding a MIL system added during a MIL Update, see the MIL system’s release note

Available on Non-Matrox computer

Available on Matrox 4Sight-X

Available on Matrox 4Sight GP/GPm

Available on Matrox Supersight

Function map

Examples

None.

Function Map

- FileName

Table:

For specifying the file name and path

- ContextOrResultId

- ControlFlag

Table:

For Edge Finder result buffers

Compilation information

Synopsis

Save an Edge Finder context to a file, or save edge chains and/or edge approximations from an Edge Finder result buffer to a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file.

Syntax

void MedgeSave(

MIL_CONST_TEXT_PTR FileName,	//in
MIL_ID ContextOrResultId,	//in
MIL_INT64 ControlFlag	//in

)

Description

This function saves all the information about the previously allocated Edge Finder context to disk. This information can be reloaded, using MedgeRestore() or MedgeStream(). However, any associated camera calibration contexts are not saved.

This function also saves calculated edges (edge chains and/or edge approximations) included in a previously calculated Edge Finder result buffer to disk, in a standard DXF format CAD file. Note that edge chains and edge approximations are saved in the DXF file in separate layers.

Note that the Edge Finder context or the calculated edges are saved in real-world units if there is a camera calibration context associated with them. Otherwise, they are saved in pixel units.

Note that this function reference has not been updated for a MIL system added during a MIL update. Refer to the MIL system's release note to see which MIL system’s documentation you should use in its place and any possible differences.

Parameters

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Parameters

FileName

Specifies the name and path of the file in which to save the Edge Finder context, or the destination CAD file. For easier use with other Matrox Imaging software products, when saving an Edge Finder context to a file, use the MEF file extension, and when saving calculated edges from an Edge Result buffer to a CAD file, use the DXF file extension. The function internally handles the opening and closing of this file. If this file already exists, it will be overwritten.

This parameter can be set to one of the following values:

For specifying the file name and path
Value	Description
M_INTERACTIVE	[This is only applicable to Windows] Opens the File Save As dialog box from which you can interactively specify the drive, directory, and name of the file.
MIL_TEXT("FileName") ¹	Specifies the drive, directory, and name of the file (for example, "C:\mydirectory\myfile"). Typically, Edge Finder contexts have an MEF extension. Edge Finder result buffers have a DXF extension. To save the file on the remote computer (under Distributed MIL), prefix the specified file name string with "remote:///" (for example, "remote:///C:\mydirectory\myfile"). (summarize) Specifies the drive, directory, and name of the file (for example, "C:\mydirectory\myfile"). (more details...)

¹ If you are passing the value in a variable, don't enclose it in MIL_TEXT().

ContextOrResultId

Specifies either the identifier of the Edge Finder context to save, or the identifier of the Edge Finder result buffer from which to save to a CAD file.

ControlFlag

Specifies whether to save edge chains or edge approximations to the DXF CAD file for Edge Finder result buffers. For Edge Finder contexts, this parameter must be set to M_DEFAULT.

For Edge Finder result buffers, this parameter must at least be set to one of the following values. Note that to save both edge chains and edge approximations, ControlFlag values can be combined (M_CHAIN + M_CHAIN_APPROXIMATION).

For Edge Finder result buffers
Value	Description
M_CHAIN	Specifies that edge chains will be saved.
M_CHAIN_APPROXIMATION	Specifies that edge approximations will be saved.

Compilation information

Header	Include mil.h.
Library	Use mil.lib; miledge.lib.
DLL	Requires mil.dll; miledge.dll.