3D Graphics Tab

Tool bar

Using the tools you can perform interactive measurements in the 3D volume. The following tools are available:

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Select

Changes the mouse pointer to Selection mode. Use this to select measurements in the 3D volume in order to change them.

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Line

Use this to measure the length of a line in µm. Click once on the starting point and hold down the mouse button. Then drag the mouse to the end point and release the mouse button again. The measurement is complete. The result of the measurement is displayed in the list to the right of the image area.

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Angle

Use this to measure the angle between two connected legs. First define the starting point. Then use the mouse to drag the first leg to the desired first end point. Define the second leg by clicking on the second end point. The angle measurement ends with a display of the angle measured (in degrees). The result of the measurement is displayed in the list to the right of the image area.

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Polygon Curve

Use this to measure along a line with any number of segments. Click from corner point to corner point. Complete the measurement by right-clicking. The result of the measurement is displayed in the list to the right of the image area.

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Color selection

Here you can select a color for the tool you want to draw in. Simply click on the colored rectangle and choose a color from the list.

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Keep Tool

Activated: Keeps the selected tool active.

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Auto Color

Activated: Automatically changes the color of the drawn-in tool.