Routing

The work flow typically involves the following steps:

1. Prepare one or more Route files.

2. Add the Route file(s) to the camera memory card.

3. Perform one or more inspections based on the Route files available on the memory card.

4. Transfer the inspection results to a computer, using one of the following methods:

   • Upload the results to cloud storage and then automatically sync the files with the computer.

   • Upload the results to cloud storage and then manually download the files to the computer.

   • Transfer and save the results manually using the USB cable or the memory card.

5. Create an inspection report.

1. Select the Routing tab, and then select the Routes view.

2. Groups:

   To add a group at Level 1, click New group on the top toolbar.

   Point at the group and then click the + button that appears. This displays a menu.

   • Click New group to add a group at a level below this group.

   • Click New asset to add an asset below this group.

   

3. Assets:

   Point at the asset and then click the + button that appears. This adds an inspection point to the asset.

   

4. Groups, assets, and inspection points:

   Point at the item and then click the buttons that appear.

   • Click the Move up or Move down button to move the item.

   • Click the three dots button. This displays a menu.

     • Click Duplicate to duplicate this item and its dependents.

     • Click Group to add a group at a level above this item.

     • Click Ungroup to delete this group and move its dependents to the group above.

     • Click Delete to delete the item and all of its dependents.

   

5. Enter the asset properties that will be displayed in the camera user interface as guidance to the operator:

   In the center pane, click the item. This displays the item properties in the right pane.

   • For all locations, assets, and inspection points, enter a Name in the properties pane.

   • For the inspection points, you may want to add a Description, for example instructions or reminders.

6. Add an reference image to an inspection point:

   1. In the center pane, click the inspection point.

   2. On the top toolbar, click Show file explorer. This displays the library in the left pane.

   3. Drag an image from the left pane and drop it on the Add image button in the right pane.

   For more information, see section Reference images.

7. Include asset check box:

   Only clear the Include asset check box if you want to exclude the item when you export the route. You may, for example, want to create a Route file for only a part of the structure and then you clear the check box for the items you want to exclude.

   

8. Configure the settings that control the behavior of the camera during the inspection:

   On the right pane toolbar, click the route properties button. This displays the route properties in the right pane.

   • To change the default status, first select the Enable default status check box. Then click the Default status field and select a status from the menu that appears.

   • Auto next: This setting defines if the camera after saving an image automatically will set the default status and step to the next inspection point. If most inspection points will have the default status, you will save inspection time by selecting the check box. If you often want to set the status or add comments to the inspection points, it may be more convenient to deselect the check box.

   • Require image: This setting defines if the operator must save an image before it is possible to set the status of an inspection point.

   • Delete empty assets: This setting defines if all empty inspection points (no image and no status) will be removed from the Inspection file when the inspection is finished.

   • Status list: This setting defines the text and colors of the statuses. To add a status, first enter the name in the field, and then click the + button.

   

9. To save the Route file, click Save at the top right corner and save as a .routex file.

10. The Route file (.routex) is now ready to be used as template for inspections in the camera.

1. Select the Routing tab, and then select the Routes view.

2. On the top toolbar, click New route. This opens the route workspace screen.

3. On the top toolbar, click Import asset list.

   

4. In the Open window, open the file (.xlsx or .csv) from your asset management system.

5. In the Column mapping window, select how to map the columns in your file to fields in FLIR Thermal Studio. The import function supports up to four groups (locations), one asset and one inspection point. A total of six levels are supported.

   

   To make your imported route more manageable, consider grouping your locations. This can be done by selecting the Group locations checkbox.

   Note

   The column structure in the xlsx or csv document does not have to be in order, you can select the column mapping in the order that you want in Thermal Studio.

6. When you have completed the mapping, click Import. This displays your structure in the route workspace.

7. To make additional changes to the route structure and configure the Route file, see section Create a Route file.

8. To save the Route file, click Save at the top right corner and save as a .routex file.

1. Start FLIR Thermal Studio.

2. Select the Routing tab, and then select the Inspections view.

3. On the top toolbar, click Open inspection file.

4. In the open window, find the location for the Inspection file (.route) and open the .route file.

5. To review the inspection results, click the inspection points one by one, or use the arrow buttons at the top of the right pane. The inspection image(s), reference image (if there is one), status, and any comments are available in the right pane.

   You can edit the inspection images, view images in the Comparison view, change status and add more information to the inspection points. To open the inspection image editor, double-click the image.

   

   To open images using the Comparison view, right click the image on the right pane and select Comparison view.

   

   Note

   In the Comparison view you can only edit the inspection image. The reference image can not be edited.

6. Save changes:

   • To save the changes in the original inspection file, click Save at the top right corner.

   • To save the changes in a new file, click the button with three dots at the top right corner and then click Save as.

1. Open the inspection results, see section Open inspection results.

2. On the top toolbar, click Generate inspection report. This opens the Available templates window.

3. In the Available templates window, click a template and then click Select.

   • Inspection default template: Template for inspection reports (with this template, the reference images will not be included in the report).

   • Inspection default ref image: Template for inspection reports with reference images. See also section Report with reference images.

4. The report workspace screen opens. You can make additional changes to the report using the normal reporting functions.

5. You can save the report as an .atr file. This will allow you to continue working with the report later. At the top right corner, click the button with three dots and then click Save as report.

6. You can export the report to, for example, a PDF file. At the top right corner, click the button with three dots and then click Export to PDF. In addition, you can also export reports to PDF using custom quality on the exported images. To do so, go to Settings/Reporting and select the desired custom image quality, or click on the three dots in report editor and then click the Export to PDF with custom settings option.

   

To enable the critical status inspection report, do the following:

1. Select the Routing tab, and then click Open Routing settings on the top toolbar.

2. On the General tab, select the Generate report pages with critical assets only check box.

1. Create a Route file, see section Create a Route file or section Import a structure.

   Note

   Do not add any reference images at this point. It is only possible to have one reference image for each inspection point. If there already is a reference image in the Route file, it will not be possible to replace it with an inspection image.

2. Perform an inspection with the camera and take reference images for all inspection points.

3. Make sure you have the inspection results available on your computer, see section Prepare inspection results.

4. Start FLIR Thermal Studio.

5. Select the Routing tab, and then select the Inspections view.

6. On the top toolbar, click Open inspection file and open the Inspection file (.route).

7. On the top toolbar, click Export to new route.

8. When asked, click Yes to save the inspection images as reference images.

9. For inspection points with more than one image, select the image you want to use as reference image. Then click Export.

1. Select the Routing tab. Do one of the following:

   • Import an existing Route file: On the top toolbar, click Import route and open a Route file (.routex).

   • Start to create a new Route file, see section Create a Route file.

2. In the center pane, click the inspection point.

3. On the top toolbar, click Show file explorer. This displays the library in the left pane.

4. Drag an image from the left pane and drop it on the Add image button in the right pane.

   

5. To delete the reference image, click the Clear reference image button in the right pane.

   To edit the reference image, double-click the image. This opens the image editor.

To add reference images to a report template, do the following:

1. Select the Reporting tab, and then select the Templates view.

2. Right-click the template you want to use, and then click Edit.

3. In the page pane, click the report page where you want to add the reference image.

4. On the top toolbar, click Add page element. This displays the available elements in the left pane.

5. In the elements pane, click Thermogram. A placeholder for a thermal image is added to the report page.

6. In the right pane, scroll down to the Tag field and enter reference_image.

   You may also want to add a Text box with information that this is a Reference image.