Use the Straight tool to cut out tubular structures from an input data set and display this information as a new data stack. To use this tool, you must input a model file (created using 3DModel) that defines the radial axis of the structure. This file must be a simple, non-branched, string-of-points type of model.
Open the Straight tool by choosing Model | Straight from the softWoRx main menu.
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Choose Objects |
Choose which objects from the model file that Straight considers and the width (odd number, in pixels) of each object. |
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Save Options |
Open the Save As window to choose how to save intensity data for straightened objects. |
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View Method |
Choose one of the following options for viewing the data cut out of the data set. Straight shows the straightened object from the side.
Cookie cuts out the tubular object and shows it in its original position in the data set, removing all other data from the volume.
Tunnel shows the sections of the tubular object from a head-on view down the object.
2D Straight combines the contribution of the straightened objects and shows a view from the side. |
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Object Spacing |
Set the spacing (in pixels) between straightened objects in the output image. |
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Status |
Provide a textual update of the progress of the procedure. |
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