You can get help in Vision Assistant in any of the following ways:

  • Click the Context Help button on the Vision Assistant toolbar to launch the Context Help window. The content of the Context Help window automatically updates to reflect what is currently selected in Vision Assistant. Move the mouse pointer over the buttons in the toolbar, Script window, Reference window, Acquisition window, or Image Browser for tooltips that describe what each button does.
  • Click Help»Solution Wizard in the Vision Assistant menu to launch the Vision Assistant Solution Wizard and view typical uses of Vision in imaging and machine vision applications.
  • Click Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Vision Assistant Documentation to launch the Vision Assistant Tutorial. This manual is designed to teach you the fundamental features of Vision Assistant through interactive discussions and examples, including particle analysis and part gauging examples.
  • Click Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Vision Documentation and select NIVisionConcepts.chm to launch the Vision Concepts Help. This help file contains information about the algorithms, utilities, and tools available in Vision Assistant and the Vision Development Module library.
  • Refer to the Vision Acquisition Software Release Notes for more information about configuring NI-IMAQ driver software, image acquisition devices, and cameras using Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
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  • The National Instruments Web site provides information about Vision hardware and software. Visit Machine Vision at ni.com/vision.
  • Several example scripts are installed with Vision Assistant. You can run these scripts to learn more about Vision Assistant scripting capabilities. You also can customize these scripts for your own applications. By default, the scripts are installed at <Vision Assistant>\Examples, where <Vision Assistant> is the location to which Vision Assistant is installed.
  • Read the Technical Support and Professional Services page for more ways to get help.