Drawing and Mapping Tools

Drawing and Mapping Tools

This section outlines the functions available from the Drawing and Mapping Toolbar.

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Navigation & Drawing Tools

1. Move  Use the left mouse button to move 2D images. For 3D images, use the left mouse button to move the image, use the right mouse button to move 3D images.
2. Select  Select an overlay by selecting it directly or by drawing a rectangle around it. To select multiple overlays hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the overlays.
3. Line Overlay. The following drawing options are available, depending on the current view mode. For example, drawing tools may be unavailable in MIP or 3D views. See Image Tools for descriptions of these view modes.
   Right-click the icon or left click the white triangle in the bottom left corner of the button: 
   1. Line
   2. Point
   3. Rectangle
   4. Ellipse
   5. Freehand Line
   6. Freehand Shape
4. Shape Operations  Provides unite, subtract and intersect functions.
5. Default Overlay Tag Classification Select the default classification tag for new overlays. Right-click the icon or left click the white triangle in the bottom left corner of the button: 
   1. Analysis
   2. Stimulation

To find out how to use the drawing tools, please refer to the section Overlays.

Mapping Tools

By clicking on the icon, the user will select the best mapping option for the image.

Manual Mapping Dialog Manually adjust the Look Up Table (shown below) used to render the current frame.

To find out more about using the mapping functions, please refer to the section Mapping.

AOI Tools

Use the AOI tools to set an Area of Interest (AOI) for subsequent acquisitions.

1. Set the AOI (Manually) Manually adjust the size and position of the frame to set the required AOI.
2. Reset the AOI Provides options to reset the AOI centrally to a set of defined sizes.

To find out how to use the AOI functions, please refer to the section Setting an AOI.  

Photostimulation

Displays the selectable photostimulation field when a valid Mosaic calibraion file is selected. This section is only available when a Mosaic device is connected.

To find out more about using Photostimulation, please refer to the section Mosaic.

Misc Tools

Enables the current displayed image to be exported:

1. Export to clipboard
2. Export to file (allows image to be saved as JPG, Bitmap or PNG formats).

These tools export the entire image presentation area as it is displayed, including any borders that are around the image. You can therefore adjust the zoom and angle of the view to reflect how you would like the image to appear in the exported file. 

Note that to export an image without any border area, the application window should be resized and the zoom adjusted so that the dimensions of the display area match those of the image you wish to export.

Send To...

Send files to Imaris.