In addition to image rotation by electronic method, the sample stage also allows sample rotation and tilting physically. Therefore, the instrument also can be used to acquire stereo-pair images and to measure the vertical dimension of small features. The sample stage supports 1 cm to 1 inch stubs and samples up to 10 cm diameter with special loading method. Sample exchange is rapid and sample throughput potentially quite fast. This instrument is very simple and quite robust.
Most users can work without supervision after several training sessions.