# Feature requests

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/c/support/feature-requests/9.md?page=11

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## [Exporting DICOM directory after segmenting lesion](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/exporting-dicom-directory-after-segmenting-lesion/5082)

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**Author:** [@avarghes23](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/avarghes23)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/exporting-dicom-directory-after-segmenting-lesion/5082 "2018-12-17T20:19:28Z")

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Hi everybody, Forgive me if this has already been mentioned but I wasn’t able to find a procedure that works with the version of Slicer I’m using (Nightly 4.11.0, 2018-11-25) Does anyone know of a way to export a DICOM…

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## [Custom window/level presets](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/custom-window-level-presets/5051)

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**Author:** [@emckenzi123](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/emckenzi123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/custom-window-level-presets/5051 "2018-12-12T00:00:12Z")

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Hello, I often import many images of the same type, and they all should be the same window/level which I would like to set (when Slicer loads them they are washed out with the auto W/L). It is very tedious to go throug…

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## [Is there a way to build a macro/script out of segment editor steps?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-macro-script-out-of-segment-editor-steps/4170)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-build-a-macro-script-out-of-segment-editor-steps/4170 "2018-11-19T19:01:39Z")

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Hello, Let say, I want to apply a series of effects in segment editor to multiple datasets. Is there a way to record a ‘macro’ or build a script by interactively doing the steps in editor one time, and using that as a s…

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## [Grid transform visualization in 3D is challenging for data with small voxel size](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grid-transform-visualization-in-3d-is-challenging-for-data-with-small-voxel-size/4667)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grid-transform-visualization-in-3d-is-challenging-for-data-with-small-voxel-size/4667 "2018-11-08T18:55:21Z")

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In addition to the issues of working with fiducials in 3D for small voxel datasets (see Markups Module enhancements), visualizing displacement fields is also challenging. Maximum displacements in dataset I am trying to v…

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## [Mix scripting with interaction](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mix-scripting-with-interaction/4508)

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**Author:** [@kayarre](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/kayarre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mix-scripting-with-interaction/4508 "2018-10-26T05:36:54Z")

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I am working on a script that can load matching images and segmentation from levelset. I want to programmatically load each pair, .e.g. case 1, case 2, etc. and then perform edits to the segmentation and then after the …

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## [Display segment names on images](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-segment-names-on-images/3788)

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**Author:** [@Justin\_Cramer](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Justin_Cramer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-segment-names-on-images/3788 "2018-10-08T14:17:24Z")

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Is there a way to display segment names on every slice in a way similar to annotations on e-anatomy? (see attached image) The verbiage gets confusing because “label” and “annotation” already have different meanings in Sl…

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## [Combine two DICOM images](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/combine-two-dicom-images/4194)

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**Author:** [@M\_pavi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/M_pavi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/combine-two-dicom-images/4194 "2018-09-26T20:10:35Z")

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I want to combine two DICOM image together for an example head and neck likewise

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## [Dual energy series reconstruction](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dual-energy-series-reconstruction/4136)

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**Author:** [@opetne](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/opetne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dual-energy-series-reconstruction/4136 "2018-09-20T12:41:06Z")

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Operating system: Slicer version: Expected behavior: Actual behavior: Hi folks! I have a series of dog contrast head CT, made on Siemens Definition Flash with dual energy. I’d like to reconstruct the vasculature onl…

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## [Can segments be used as input regions in feature calculation?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-segments-be-used-as-input-regions-in-feature-calculation/3878)

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**Author:** [@TingtingYu](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/TingtingYu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-segments-be-used-as-input-regions-in-feature-calculation/3878 "2018-08-27T02:17:46Z")

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Hi, I loaded DICOM-RT using DICOM module. When I turned to Data Module, the RT structure was shown as a segment. Can this segment used as input region in radiomics calculation? I am a little confused about that. RT-Stru…

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## [Label layer annotations cannot be hidden](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/label-layer-annotations-cannot-be-hidden/3717)

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**Author:** [@Fernando](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Fernando)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/label-layer-annotations-cannot-be-hidden/3717 "2018-08-10T20:00:32Z")

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Hi all, When I uncheck the Bottom Left checkbox in the Data Probe module, only annotations for background and foreground layers are hidden, but the one for the label layer stays. There must be something wrong in Module…

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## [PKmodeling: Option for ROI fit](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/pkmodeling-option-for-roi-fit/3660)

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**Author:** [@bmb777](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/bmb777)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/pkmodeling-option-for-roi-fit/3660 "2018-08-05T23:23:18Z")

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@fedorov I’ve noticed for some tumors that a large number of voxels are not fit making a tumor to tumor comparison difficult (example graph of a poor whole tumor fit attached). I think for some cases where the signal noi…

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## [pkModelling from bash and python console](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/pkmodelling-from-bash-and-python-console/3633)

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**Author:** [@be2be](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/be2be)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/pkmodelling-from-bash-and-python-console/3633 "2018-08-04T22:50:33Z")

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dear experts, it would be great to have an example command for (mac) bash as well as python for invoking pkModelling (and associated parameter set). thank you so much!

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## [Shift key linked motion - crosshair centered in slice view](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/shift-key-linked-motion-crosshair-centered-in-slice-view/373)

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**Author:** [@hherhold](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/hherhold)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/shift-key-linked-motion-crosshair-centered-in-slice-view/373 "2018-06-22T15:37:32Z")

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I often use the shift key to jump to the same stack position in all views, but if I'm zoomed in on one or more views, the slice does not translate to the same point. Is there a way to do this? Meaning, it should center t…

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## [Two feature requests for the Islands effect](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/two-feature-requests-for-the-islands-effect/3243)

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**Author:** [@Fernando](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Fernando)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/two-feature-requests-for-the-islands-effect/3243 "2018-06-20T14:32:52Z")

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Hi all, I’m working on brain vessels segmentation. I need manually annotated data from clinicians, so I wrote a module that uses some effects from the Segment Editor. Their current pipeline for segmentation is: MITK: …

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## [Slicer wiki documentation source section](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-wiki-documentation-source-section/3211)

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**Author:** [@adamrankin](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/adamrankin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-wiki-documentation-source-section/3211 "2018-06-18T14:31:57Z")

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Hello all, What do you think of recommending/enforcing a standard section on Slicer extension wiki pages that provide a link to the source code (if existing)? Adam

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## [Segmentation is clipped when exporting to RTstruct](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmentation-is-clipped-when-exporting-to-rtstruct/3189)

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**Author:** [@ferhue](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ferhue)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmentation-is-clipped-when-exporting-to-rtstruct/3189 "2018-06-15T16:48:20Z")

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Hi, I am importing an STL file (couch, in green) as segmentation on top of a DICOM CT (which has its own contour, in gray). In the attached picture you see the three central CT slices, the CT contour (gray) and the STL …

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## [Multiple module panels](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/multiple-module-panels/2569)

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**Author:** [@rhgmn](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/rhgmn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/multiple-module-panels/2569 "2018-04-12T22:31:04Z")

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Hello, I do my best to develop extensions that are modular so that I can use them for many different tasks. However, the division in functionality results in me having to switch modules in the module panel frequently, w…

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## [Volumes widget is too wide when there are many decimals](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volumes-widget-is-too-wide-when-there-are-many-decimals/1434)

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**Author:** [@Fernando](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Fernando)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volumes-widget-is-too-wide-when-there-are-many-decimals/1434 "2018-04-09T12:06:05Z")

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Title and screenshot image say it all. The module widget takes more than 50% of my screen and I can’t resize it. It says 4 decimals here: https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/eefeac9286f48552e8418a11f412b2823a09b40…

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## [Sorting and toggling visibility of all nodes in Subject hierarchy tab](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sorting-and-toggling-visibility-of-all-nodes-in-subject-hierarchy-tab/2384)

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**Author:** [@drusmanbashir](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/drusmanbashir)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sorting-and-toggling-visibility-of-all-nodes-in-subject-hierarchy-tab/2384 "2018-03-21T13:12:37Z")

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Hi, I think it would be handy to have this function . Thanks Usman

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## [Volume Rendering in 2D](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-rendering-in-2d/2358)

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**Author:** [@brhoom](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/brhoom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-rendering-in-2d/2358 "2018-03-19T14:31:31Z")

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Is it possible to display 3D rendering in the 2D views (Axial, Coronal and Sagittal) e.g. the Maximum Intensity Projection MIP? Another question, why there is no “None” Preset? after selecting a specific preset I c…

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## [Fine-tuning linking function between windows](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fine-tuning-linking-function-between-windows/2258)

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**Author:** [@drusmanbashir](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/drusmanbashir)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fine-tuning-linking-function-between-windows/2258 "2018-03-07T16:02:13Z")

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Hi, Osirix has a handy function that allows you to manually set up your windows with any adjusted windowing, zoom, and position and then when you link the windows it preserves those transformations in each window. E.g.,…

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## [ROI movement points](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/roi-movement-points/2223)

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**Author:** [@stevenagl12](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/stevenagl12)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/roi-movement-points/2223 "2018-03-06T03:53:01Z")

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Is there any way that the future Slicer download could have either larger ROI control dots or at least the option for them. It is exceptionally challenging to be able to move them with the current settings when the user …

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## [Saving all files to a single directory](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/saving-all-files-to-a-single-directory/2029)

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**Author:** [@stevenagl12](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/stevenagl12)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/saving-all-files-to-a-single-directory/2029 "2018-02-07T17:56:42Z")

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I was wondering if there was a way we could get the feature added that allows a universal selection to the saving dialogue box? If you have multiple files, and don’t want to save it as an mrb file, it gets tedious select…

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## [Keystrokes from Editor to Segment Editor](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/keystrokes-from-editor-to-segment-editor/557)

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**Author:** [@MMMPPPMMM](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/MMMPPPMMM)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/keystrokes-from-editor-to-segment-editor/557 "2017-12-09T21:36:35Z")

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Would it be possible to transfer all Keystrokes from the Editor: https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Modules/Editor to the SegmentEditor https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Modules/SegmentEdit…

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## [Changing default mesh files from VTK to OBJ](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/changing-default-mesh-files-from-vtk-to-obj/1600)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Simpson-Young](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Peter_Simpson-Young)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/changing-default-mesh-files-from-vtk-to-obj/1600 "2017-12-06T02:24:59Z")

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Operating system: Windows 10 Slicer version: 4.6.2 Hey guys, I’m using Slicer to create OBJ models of Freesurfer parcellations, which requires going through each individual region and changing the file type from VTK t…

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## [Load arbitrary contiguous DICOM files in a single volume](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-arbitrary-contiguous-dicom-files-in-a-single-volume/1488)

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**Author:** [@chir.set](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chir.set)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-arbitrary-contiguous-dicom-files-in-a-single-volume/1488 "2017-12-05T21:50:02Z")

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This is a feature request. Via File/Add data/Choose Files to Add, if an arbitrary number of DICOM files are selected, each file is loaded as a separate volume. Can they be loaded as a single volume ? Alternatively, can…

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## [Using Slicer while running intensive Segmentation effects](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-while-running-intensive-segmentation-effects/1575)

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**Author:** [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-slicer-while-running-intensive-segmentation-effects/1575 "2017-12-01T16:43:48Z")

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Hi, I’m a big user of the segment editor and like to use the “Fill Between Slices” and “Smoothing” effect when segmenting tumors in ultrasound volumes. The “Fill Between Slices” is fast (\<1 second), but when running “Me…

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## [Stairs line style, vertical lines in charts/plots](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/stairs-line-style-vertical-lines-in-charts-plots/1507)

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**Author:** [@mschumaker](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mschumaker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/stairs-line-style-vertical-lines-in-charts-plots/1507 "2017-11-22T22:13:13Z")

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I’d like to request “stairs” as a chart and/or plot type. The Step Chart in jqPlot would be a good starting point: http://www.jqplot.com/examples/step-charts.php The plot creation system Grace (either Qtgrace or xmgrac…

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## [Request for feature: polygon based segmentation effect](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/request-for-feature-polygon-based-segmentation-effect/1389)

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**Author:** [@dcantor](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/dcantor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/request-for-feature-polygon-based-segmentation-effect/1389 "2017-11-07T18:53:27Z")

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I am showing slicer to a radiologist and he tells me that other software tools have a polygon based segmentation tool, he mentioned Osirix, I thought of ITK-Snap. Is it possible to develop this tool? it doesn’t seem tech…

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## [Transfer segmentation to same but differently cropped volume](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/transfer-segmentation-to-same-but-differently-cropped-volume/1340)

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**Author:** [@Clara\_Korting](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Clara_Korting)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/transfer-segmentation-to-same-but-differently-cropped-volume/1340 "2017-11-01T15:52:13Z")

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Hi, I just started using 3D Slicer and have encountered a problem now that I couldn’t find an answer to yet. It would be great if someone has an idea how to solve it and help me. I started segmenting the muscles of the…

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