Preferences: Spines

Access via File>Preferences>Tracing

 

Display Style

Modify colors using the color pickers and shape using the drop-down menus (hollow or filled circle).

Click the Reset button to revert to system defaults

 

Show spine volume if available

Check or clear the checkbox to display/hide spine volumes if they are available. When checked, the volumes of spine heads are calculated.

• Choose your preferred style for default spine-volume display in the main window (2D) by clicking one of the radio buttons.

 

Shaft Style

Select your preferred style from the drop-down menu.

 

Anchor Point

• Use closest branch point: Select to attach the spine to the branch point nearest to where you clicked.
• Insert new connection point if no existing point within this distance: Inserts a new branch point if needed.

 

One-shot spine placement

Returns to the manual Tracing mode automatically (i.e., the cursor blinks at the most recent branch point) upon placing one spine.