In ZEN Connect you can not only align your images/ sessions in x and y direction, but also in z.

  1. You have opened a ZEN Connect project containing images/ z-stacks with z information.
  1. Select the image or session you want to shift in z direction.
  2. In the ZEN Connect tool, select Align for the Alignment button and click it. Alternatively, right click on the image and select Align Data.
  3. The Alignment Tab is displayed below the Image View.
  4. For Alignment Mode select 3D Alignment in the dropdown list.
  5. For Relative Z Offset set the value for your shift in z direction.
  6. Click on Finish.
  1. You have now aligned your data in z direction. For an illustration of the alignment see Example for Z Alignment.
    Note that for the z alignment the view of the aligned stack remains the same, whereas the view of the other stacks changes.

Setting an image to the current Global Z

You can also set the center of a z-stack to the currently selected z-position of the Global-Z slider.

  1. You have opened a ZEN Connect project containing images/ z-stacks with z information.
  1. Activate the Global-Z slider and move to the z-position where you want your image to be placed.
  2. Select the image you want to shift in z direction.
  3. In the ZEN Connect tool, select Align for the Alignment button and click it. Alternatively, right click on the image and select Align Data.
  4. The Alignment Tab is displayed below the Image View.
  5. For Alignment Mode select 3D Alignment in the dropdown list.
  6. On the Alignment tab, click on the Set to current Global-Z button.
  7. Click on Finish.
  1. You have now set the center of your z-stack to the currently selected Global-Z.