Create sets of modeled structures

1. Trace or detect the structures that you want to place into sets.
2. In the 3D environment, click the Sets button to display the Create sets panel.

1. Select the structures you want to group into a set (e.g., neuron or glial cell): Hold down the CTRL key and draw a marquee around the structures OR hold down the CTRL key and click each structure.
2. Click the Place selected into set button.
3. Enter a name for the set. The set is added to a list of Created sets.
4. Repeat as needed to create more sets.

You can also generate multiple sets (cells) automatically, based on the distance entered into the Maximum distance (µm) field.

1. Select structures to include in your sets in the Item types section of the panel; Hold down the CTRL key and draw a marquee around the structures OR hold down the CTRL key and click each structure. This option is available for somas and other neuronal structures.
2. Set your desired Maximum distance, which is the distance between tree endings and soma surface.
3. Click the button, Place Selected Into Multiple Cells.
4. In the Names of Sets window that opens, enter a prefix that will be used to identify the sets created and click OK.
5. The sets created will appear in the list of Created sets, with names that start with the prefix you specified.

• Select a set and click the Disperse button to delete the set without affecting the traced structures.
• Click Disperse All to delete all sets; this does not affect the traced structures
• Launch Neurolucida Explorer to analyze your data: Click the Neurolucida Explorer button in the toolbar and save your data file.
• In Neurolucida Explorer, note the sets listed in the Traced structures panel. You are ready to select analysis from the Analyze ribbon.