Tracking cells or particles

Workflow

Activating the Sample Pipeline

In the Shortcut Toolbar, click Analysis Panel .
In the Sample Pipelines list, double-click the Track Cells or Particles Pipeline.
If you have activated a pipeline, it will be replaced by the new one.

You can open the appropriate How to guide. By hovering over a pipeline, this button is displayed. When clicking on it, the option Open How to appears.

Executing the pipeline

You can execute the pipeline step by step or in a single run. To do this, use the executing buttons in the Pipeline toolbar.

Executing in a single run

As alternative to executing step by step, execute the pipeline in a single run.

To run the whole pipeline, click .
To stop the pipeline execution, click .

Viewing the results

If not already visible, open the Objects dialog. In Shortcut Toolbar, click Objects table .
Measurements are now visible in the objects table.
To add or remove table columns, click Feature Columns...
For more information, refer to the Online Help (F1).

Modifying the current pipeline

You can modify the pipeline to adapt to another datasets. Therefore, all the pipeline parameters should be set according to the new dataset features.

Previewing the results

For all operations the preview is available in 2D, for some also in 3D.

Switch from 2D Viewer to 4D Viewer in the Viewer Type Switch.
To preview the operation results, click Preview in the Operation toolbar.

Use the Navigator panel in the Panel Sidebar to select the preview z plane and/or time points.

Adding or removing operations

You can add or remove operations from the sample pipeline.

Click + Add operation...
The operation list is grouped in four groups by their typology.
To add the operation to the current pipeline, double-click it. Alternatively, drag & drop the operation to the current Pipeline.
Note: The operation cannot be added during the Pipeline execution.
The operation will be inserted at the end of the group of operations to which it belongs.
Voxel operations are positioned before the segment generation. Store operations are always put at the end of the Pipeline.
To remove an operation, click Close at the Operation toolbar.