Preferences

Markers

Select units and values for marker size, or select Intrinsic to display markers using the marker-size settings in the current .dat file.

Note that marker size can be customized for markers placed in the 2D environment of Neurolucida and Neurolucida 360 software (in File\ Preferences\ Tracing\ Markers).

Numerical Formatting

Includes options for displaying numeric measurements and statistics calculated by Neurolucida Explorer.

Ordering

The default branch order in Neurolucida is centrifugal. See details about the other orders here: About branch orders

Alternate branch orderings: Select additional orders for your analyses (both centrifugal and alternate orders will be reported).

Color by branch order: Select a different order for visualization. Also see Color and navigate by branch order.

View

Selection distance tolerance: If the value is 0.1, all objects within 0.1 μm of the point where you click will be selected.

Background color: Click the color button (black by default) to select a new color.