Editing varicosities (3D)

Before you start

Because varicosities are always associated with trees, you must trace the trees associated with the varicosities of interest before .

Varicosities placed manually in 2D are represented with 2D markers in the 3D window.

Varicosities can be analyzed in Neurolucida Explorer using the Varicosities analysis in the Branched Structure group of analyses.

See Edit Varicosities Panel (3D)

Editing varicosities

See also Edit Varicosities Panel (3D)

  • Click the Varicosities button in the 3D Visualization window.
  • If varicosities are associated with a single color-channel (that is, if a color channel was selected prior to tracing or detecting the varicosities), select that color channel to edit varicosities. Select the color channel in either the Channel panel in the 3D environment or in the Image Adjustment tool in the Main window.
  • To see all the editing options, select one or more varicosities.

Selecting varicosities

  • Click Select All
  • Click a varicosity or hold control and click multiple varicosities
  • Hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and drag a marquee to select varicosities inside the marquee.

Selected varicosities are displayed with wireframes.

Deleting selected varicosities

Select varicosity/varicosities, then do one of the following:

  • Press the Delete key on your keyboard

  • Click Remove in the panel

You can't undo this action if you have selected all varicosities.

Modifying the appearance of selected varicosities

  • Change the display size of varicosities that are set to Show as Ball from 1X to 3X using the slider.

  • Use the Show as drop-down to display as Ball, Solid, or Wireframe.

  • Select a different color for selected varicosities by clicking the arrow near the colored square to access the color picker

  • Set the transparency of varicosities to view other structures using the Transparency slider. The transparency setting specified here will be ignored if a different color channel is displayed, however, the transparency of varicosities and any other traced structures associated with undisplayed color channels can be controlled using the Trace Opacity slider in the Channel panel.

  • Smooth the appearance of varicosities by checking the Smooth checkbox and adjusting smoothness using the slider.