3D Tab

Transparency

Activates the Transparency rendering mode.

Volume

Activates the Volume mode.

Maximum

Activates the Maximum intensity projection mode.

Surface

Activates the Surface reconstruction mode

Mixed

Activates a combination of transparency rendering and surface reconstruction mode

Precise/Fast

Adjust the level of detail of the 3d volume here.

• If you select the Precise setting, all the information present in the image is used to achieve the best possible display. The calculation time can increase accordingly.
• If you select the Fast setting, the image data are significantly reduced before the calculation. The calculation is fast, but only a very coarse 3D display of the volume is achieved.

Update on completed frame

Only available, if Follow Acquisition on the Dimensions tab is activated.

Activated: During acquisition, the 3D View is only updated after the acquisition of a stack has been completed.
Deactivated: While the acquisition of a stack is still ongoing, the 3D View is continuously updated. However, with very fast acquisition this update cannot be guaranteed.

Depth coding

Only active if Transparency, Maximum or Mixed mode is activated.

Activated: Replaces the channel colors of the volume with a rainbow color table where the color represents the depth of the stack. A palette is shown which matches the colors to a given depth (in scaled units).

Toggle Clipping Planes

By activating or deactivating the buttons you can show or hide the corresponding clipping planes in the 3D volume.

If you right-click on an activated button, a shortcut menu opens. Here you can select whether you want the back (Clip Back), front (Clip Front) or both sides of the 3D volume to be clipped. You can also specify the Style of the clipping plane. Under each button is a slider. You can use this to move the relevant clipping plane within the volume.

Wedge

Activated: Activates two texture planes. Only the sector between the planes is cut out. You can select which planes you want to be used for the wedge function from the dropdown list. The selection is also visible in the relevant buttons.

Stored

Here you can select saved 3D settings.

Options

Opens the options menu.

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New

Creates a new settings file that is given a name automatically and has the file extension *.cz3dr. The settings file can be found in the user path under \My Documents\Carl Zeiss\ZEN\Documents\3Dxl render settings.

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Delete

Deletes the selected settings file from the hard drive.

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Rename

Renames the selected settings file. Enter a new name in the input field and confirm with OK.

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Save As

Saves the selected settings file under a different name.

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Import

Imports a *.cz3dr file and applies it to the current image.

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Export

Exports a *.cz3dr file to a different location.

Create Image

Creates a new image from the current view. This image is a 24 bit RGB color image. All graphic elements, such as annotations, are burnt in. In the dropdown left of the button you can select the resolution for the image that is created.