Preferences
General
Diagnostic Data-Sharing Settings: Click the button to open the Diagnostic Data-Sharing Settings dialog box in which you can choose to Allow or Don't Allow data transfer each time that you open Neurolucida Explorer software.
We use the information transferred to enhance technical-support capabilities and to assist with software licensing. Note that your choice does not affect the function of Neurolucida Explorer software.
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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 is centrifugal. See details about the other orders here: About branch orders
Analysis 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
Show 3D Axes: Check/Uncheck the box to show/hide the 3D axes indicator on the lower left side of the image display.
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.