Zeiss LSM 880, Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATION
LSM 880 Center Screen Area / Image Containers - Display and Image Analysis ZEISS
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6.9.6 Clipping Planes
Fig. 645 Image Display window, 3D display, Clipping planes
3D VisArt can display up to three so called
Clipping planes . These planes can be used to cut the volume
open in order to visualize structures which are within a given volume. Clipping planes make most sense
when used in the
Surface
and
Mixed
mode but can also be used with limited functionality with the
rendering modes Maximum and Transparency as well as in the Split mode (see below)
The clipping planes can be accessed via the
3D
tab or the
Clipping
tab. On the 3D tab only the most
commonly used functionality is available. The full functionality can be accessed on the Clipping tab.
Note that the
Clipping
tab is only available with the
Show all
mode active.
In
Surface mode clipping planes can be used in a channel specific manner. This means, that in a
multichannel image one can selectively cut away portions of the volume in one channel in order to unveil
other structures from other channels. This technique is also applicable in
Mixed
mode.
A further possibility is, to use clipping planes in order to display only the grey values of the volume which
touch the clipping plane.