Visualizing and navigating in 3D

Purpose

You can use your mouse and the commands included in the View ribbon to change the 3D display.

Procedure

Zooming

Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

Orientation controls

	3D (XY) is the default view in Vesselucida Explorer
	Change the orientation to XZ, YZ, or XY (default)
	Show Quad View: Shows all of the views, 3D, XY, XZ, and YZ.
	Reset orientation: Return to the original image orientation and zoom level when you first opened the image.

Spinning and rotating

Drag the mouse to rotate.

To spin a stack to a different orientation, click the 2D rotation icon then drag.

Change the rotation axis for rotating your image in 3D: Click the Pivot Point icon. Click in the image to set the new pivot point and drag with your mouse to rotate relative to the new point.

Panning

Hold down Shift on the keyboard and drag the mouse.

Showing/hiding line thickness

Click Thickness to show or hide the thickness of the lines used to trace (i.e., recorded thickness).

Some vessels are not visible. What can I do?

It is likely that the vessels you can't see have a very thin diameter. When you zoom out in 3D, the diameter might be too small to be visible.

To display the vessels:

Select the vessels from the Traced Structures panel on the left.
In the View ribbon, click the Thickness button to select the option. The vessel will show as a centerline instead.