Add a wedge for wedge analysis

Before using the wedge analysis tool in Neurolucida Explorer, you need to position a wedge over your tracing in Neurolucida 360software.

Procedure

1. Open your data file.
2. Open a sample wedge file to add to the data file.
   1. Select File>Open>Data file.
   2. Check Merge at the bottom of the window .
   3. Select one of the sample wedge files (e.g., WEDGE08.ASC) from the Neurolucida 360 directory. The number in the file name refers to the number of wedges (e.g., 8 wedges for WEDGE08 or 8 spokes in 2D).
   4. Click Open. The wedge is displayed over the tracing .
3. Move the wedge to an appropriate location.
   1. Click Trace>Edit>Select objects.
   2. Click the wedge to select it.
   3. Right-click and select Move selected contour.
   4. Drag the center of the wedge to change its location.
4. Change the direction of the wedge.
   1. Click the wedge to select it.
   2. Right-click and select Rotate selected contour.
   3. Drag the mouse to rotate.
5. Save and close the data file.
6. Open the data file in Neurolucida Explorer software for analysis.