Zeiss LSM 880, Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATION
ZEISS Center Screen Area / Image Containers - Display and Image Analysis LSM 880
444 000000-2071-464 10/2014 V_01
6.6.1 Ortho – Select Function
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By changing the parameters X, Y and Z in the
Ortho
View Option control block, the section plane can
be positioned at any XYZ coordinate of the Z-Stack.
The position of section planes can be changed in various ways:
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By moving the sliders on the
Ortho
View Option control block.
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X and Y settings may range from 1 up to the maximum number of pixels scanned (in the example
shown: 512).
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Z settings may range from 1 to a maximum of n, with n standing for the number of slices produced
in the stack.
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By directly entering the relevant number value in the X-, Y- or Z-input box and pressing the Tabulator
or Enter key.
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If you move the cursor into the Image Display window, it changes into a crossline symbol . By
positioning this symbol with the mouse you can move the XZ and YZ section planes to any point of
intersection with the XY plane. A click with the left mouse button places the intersection to the
desired position.
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If you move the crossline symbol onto the intersection of the red and green section planes, it
changes into the: symbol. If you now press the left mouse button and keep it pressed you can
reposition both section planes
simultaneously
.
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If you move the crossline symbol onto the green section plane, it changes into the symbol. If
you now press the left mouse button and keep it pressed, you can reposition the (green) XZ section
plane.
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You can reposition the (red) YZ plane in the same way using the symbol.
The result of an orthogonal section is visible at the image margin.
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Section of the XZ plane (green line) through the stack: above the XY image.
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Section of the YZ plane (red line) through the stack: right of the XY image.
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Section of the XY plane (blue, slice plane of the stack): center image.
If you zoom in one plane, the other planes will be zoomed with the same factor.