5.3.1 View Modes
Click the Switch navigation mode button and select one of the four view modes:
- The 3D cursor mode. It allows you to drag and rotate orthogonal cutting planes using
the mouse. The Switch navigation mode button will look as follows:
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- The on click 3D cursor mode. It allows you to move orthogonal cutting planes similarly
to the 3D cursor mode, but the plane lines are visible only during the dragging (while
the left mouse button is pressed). The Switch navigation mode button will look as
follows:
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- The planes cursor mode. The cutting planes are displayed permanently. Their moving is
described in the next section. The rotation of planes is similar to the 3D cursor mode and
is described in Section 5.3.2. The Switch navigation mode button will look as follows:
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- The curve mode. This mode is described in Section 5.4. The Switch navigation mode
button will look as follows:
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In all the view modes the current plane can be moved in several ways:
- Scroll the mouse wheel. If you scroll the wheel forward, the plane will withdraw, if you
scroll it backward, the plane will move nearer. One click of the mouse wheel changes the
plane position by the distance equal to the thickness of the slice from the initial series.
- By se the scrollbar on the right side of the section view window to move the section.
- Use the
Scrolling tool. Activate the tool on the toolbar by clicking the
left/right/middle mouse button and move the cursor up to withdraw the plane or down
to move it nearer, holding down the button with which the tool was activated. To learn
more about tool control, see Section 1.14.
5.3.2 Working with Planes in 3D Cursor Mode
To move orthogonal planes, click the left mouse button at the point you want to move the planes to,
or move the mouse, holding the left button. When the button is released, the position of the planes is
fixed. To rotate a plane while maintaining orthogonality:
- Locate the cursor on the radial bidirectional arrow on the plane line (see red arrows in
Fig. 5.4). The bidirectional arrow will be highlighted.
- Move the cursor, holding the left mouse button to rotate the plane by the required angle.
The images on the other planes will change.
- Release the left mouse button to fix the current position of the plane.
To rotate a plane without maintaining orthogonality, follow the steps above, holding the Shift key
while performing the step 2.
To undo the rotation of all planes, click the Undo rotation button on the toolbar
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that all the other view changes will be undone as well.
5.3.3 Working with Planes in the Cutting Plane Mode
The DICOM Viewer allows you to move planes one by one in the image view modes. To do
this:
- Locate the cursor on the plane line to highlight it.
- Move the line, holding the left mouse button.
Scroll the images in some window to see how the target plane is moving in the other
windows.
For convenience, zoom the image in and out by rolling the mouse wheel, holding the Ctrl
key.