The many advantages of online education are well-known. Travel and tuition costs associated with conventional training are reduced through the ability to gain full, remote access to educational resources anytime, anywhere. Users can be completely flexible with the allocation and planning of learning time to fit around busy work schedules. At Dantec Dynamics‘, we recognize the benefits of eLearning as a fundamental assets to our business strategy, so we have developed our own eLearning platform. We are therefore pleased to announce the release of the new DIC Basic User Training Course 1.0!

Whether you are a current or prospective user of a Dantec Dynamics‘ Digitial Image Correlation (DIC) system, you can get complete, unlimited access to this training course, free-of-charge. This eLearning course is now online and is provided via our eLearning platform (https://elearning.dantecdynamics.com/login/index.php). Contact your local Dantec Dynamics sales representative or E-Mail: product.support@dantecdynamics.com to gain access to this great resource!
The user training course structure consists of the following ten modules;
Part 1: Introduction to Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
- Basics of DIC
- 2D DIC
- 3D DIC
- Patterns of Information (Speckles)
- Correlation Evaluation
- Projection Calibration
- The DIC Measurement Process, and Visualization & Data Export


Part 2A/2B: Assembly of an EduDIC / FlexDIC system
- Packaging of system
- Description of components
- Cabling plan
- System setup
Part 3: Introduction to Istra4D
- Licensing
- Basic Data Structure
- SW Layout
- HW Activation
- Correlation Setup
- Load Series Views (& View Thumbnails)
- View Settings, Zooming, Palettes, Tools & Help


Part 4: Setup & Design of a DIC measurement
- Cameras
- Quantity-of-Interest (Qoi), Field-of-View (FoV) & Region-of-Interest (RoI)
- Imaging Scale
- 2D DIC / 3D DIC
- Lenses
- Stereoscopic Setup including; Focal Length, Distance-to-Object (DtO), Aperture, Depth-of-Field (DoF), Stereo Angle & Baseline.
Part 5: lllumination & Focusing
- Continuous Lighting
- Shutter Time
- Frame Rate
- Focusing (Optimization)


Part 6: Speckles & Patterning Application
- Introduction to Speckles
- Speckle Quality Evaluator
- Basic Patterning Application
- Stamp Roller Speckle Kit
Part 7: 2D & 3D Projection Calibration
- Introduction to calibration targets
- QR-code recognition
- Projection calibration
- Online calibration


Part 8: Triggering Modes & Measurement Series Acquisition
- Frame Rate
- Master/Slave Mode
- Internal Clock
- Manual Acquisition
Part 9: Correlation Evaluation
- Evaluation settings transfer
- Basic Input Data Selection
- Basic Evaluation Settings
- Masks
- Basic Startpoints


Part 10: Visualization & Data Export (I)
- Visualization (2D-Overlay & 3D-Model)
- Graphics
- Gauge Elements
- Basic Coordinates
- Export Movie & Graphics
- Copy to Clipboard Functions