Feature

Custom Coordinate

🗺️ Mapping with Custom Coordinates

Whether you need to measure the layout of a floor plan, digitize data points from a scientific plot (including logarithmic or Arrhenius charts), or map out specific locations on a photograph, the Custom Coordinate tool turns your image into a fully measurable workspace. By allowing you to set your own scale, mathematical scale types, and units, this tool seamlessly bridges the gap between pixels and real-world dimensions.

Designed for maximum usability and precision, it allows anyone to easily collect, manage, and export location data without complex setups.

💡 Key Features

  • Linear & Non-Linear Axis Scaling: Define your own X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axes with independent scale types—including Linear, Log10, Ln (Base e), Log2, Exponential, and Reciprocal (1/x). Built-in range validation and smart scientific formatting automatically handle extreme values and asymptotic limits.
  • Flexible Orientation: Choose exactly where your coordinate system’s origin starts (such as Bottom-Left, Top-Left, Bottom-Right, or Top-Right) so it perfectly aligns with your image’s layout.
  • Interactive Point Tracking & Editing: Once your measurement is started, click anywhere on the image to instantly calculate and log the coordinates. Made a mistake? Simply click on an existing point again in the viewport to delete it, and the remaining points will automatically re-index.
  • Structured Data Grid & Visual Highlighting: Recorded points are organized in a clean, interactive Data Grid with dynamic unit headers. Selecting any row in the grid highlights the corresponding point in red directly on your workspace.
  • Customizable Point Labels: Adjust the Font style, size, foreground color (F), and outline background color (B) so your numbered markers remain crisp and legible against any image background.
  • One-Click Clipboard Export: Copy the entire tabulated dataset—including column headers and custom units—to your clipboard with a single click, ready to be pasted directly into Excel or statistical software.

🛠️ How to Use Custom Coordinates

Transforming your image into a mapped coordinate system is quick and straightforward:

Step 1: Define the Reference Area

Use the rectangular selection box in your workspace to draw a boundary over the reference area (such as the axes of a graph or the edges of a blueprint). The width and height of this box act as the physical boundaries for your custom coordinate system.

Step 2: Configure Axis Range, Units, and Scale Type

In the tool settings, enter the starting and ending values for both the X and Y axes, along with your custom unit names (e.g., mm, s, mol/L). Select the appropriate Scale Type (Linear, Log10, Ln, Log2, Exponential, or Reciprocal) for each axis and choose the axis Direction that matches your image.

Step 3: Start Measurement, Record, and Refine

Check the Start measurement box to validate your axis settings and lock the reference boundary. Your cursor will change to a crosshair:

  • Add a Point: Click anywhere on the workspace to record the calculated X and Y coordinates into the result grid.
  • Delete a Point: Click directly on any previously recorded marker in the workspace to remove it.
  • Customize Appearance: Use the Font button and the F / B color boxes at any time to change the label font, text color, and outline color for optimal visibility.

Step 4: Copy Your Tabulated Data

Once you have collected all the necessary points, click the Copy button (or use Clear to start over). Your structured table—complete with point indices and unit headers—is immediately copied to the clipboard and ready to be pasted into your preferred spreadsheet or analysis tool.

With PhenoCapture AI’s Custom Coordinate tool, extracting precise, real-world measurements and scientific graph data from your images is incredibly simple and highly efficient!