Plate.MaxSolveTime Property

Plate.MaxSolveTime (read-write, Integer)

The maximum clock time that PinPoint can take to solve a plate. (sec, Integer, def=60)

Syntax

Plate.MaxSolveTime [= Integer]

The property syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
Value (Integer)	The maximum clock time that PinPoint can take to solve a plate. (sec, Integer, def=60)

Remarks

This is an advanced property. In most cases, you will not need to change this value, the default will work. If you are having trouble getting plate solving to work, first verify the accuracy of ArcsecPerPixelHoriz and ArcsecPerPixelVert.

If you are writing a live user interface, where the user is sitting at the computer while PinPoint is solving plates, consider this: You can implement a time limit in the CheckPoint event. If you check the time in the checkpoint event, and it reaches some limit, you can present the user with a dialog asking if they want to proceed or resume the attempt to solve, or abandon it (by returning True or False from the checkpoint event call). When you use the Plate.MaxSolveTime limit, the plate solving attempt is unconditionally abandoned.