Traces can be acquired, overwritten, renamed, and deleted at will. They can also be modified through various techniques. High-frequency surface roughness unrelated to a part's overall form can be filtered out. Faults due to part mis-centering can be masked. Frequency-domain analysis of trace data can be undertaken to determine lobing effects in parts.
Various aids are present in the software to simplify the acquisition of traces.
Both the polarity and the zero position of the tracer can be adjusted prior to a trace, while the detail level of tracer readings can be modified at any time through a zoom capability. Dual tracers can be configured for use, although only one at a time can be used for collecting data. The spindle operates at two velocities and can be controlled by a joystick. The fast velocity is used when the spindle is under joystick control. Spindle rotation occurs in the clockwise direction during trace acquisition, meaning that traces are taken counterclockwise around a part.