Epson 5 - Manual (Page 50)

Compactness Result
Compactness Result
Applies To
Vision Objects: Blob
Description
Returns the compactness of a blob.
Usage
VGet Sequence.Object.Compactness [(result)], var
Sequence Name of a sequence or string variable containing a sequence name.
Object Name of an object or string variable containing an object name. The object must exist in the
specified sequence.
var Real variable that will contain the value of the result.
result Optional integer result number from 1 to the NumberToFind property. If omitted, the result
number is the CurrentResult
Values
Minimum value is 1.0.
Remarks
Compactness is a measure of how close all particles in a blob are from one another. It is derived from the
perimeter and area. A circular blob is most compact and is defined to have a compactness measure of 1.0
(the minimum). More convoluted shapes have larger values.
See Also
Holes Result, Object Tab, Perimeter Result, Roughness Result
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