# Feature requests

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

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## [How to disable right click Zoom function](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-disable-right-click-zoom-function/17782)

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**Author:** [@luxiaoyang9999](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/luxiaoyang9999)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-disable-right-click-zoom-function/17782 "2021-06-09T21:42:17Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to implement my right click function in slicer. however, when I use observer to active my right click function, the default zoom function will also be activated and it cannot be closed. interact…

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## [Scissors effect for models](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/scissors-effect-for-models/17935)

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**Author:** [@slicer365](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/slicer365)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/scissors-effect-for-models/17935 "2021-06-03T23:27:07Z")

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Is there a good way for STL as is shown in the video, Can we use Slicer to cut the part of model in the selected field of view. The tool will be very helpful. Similar functions can be processed with scissors in segme…

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## [Export DWI data to DICOM](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-dwi-data-to-dicom/17753)

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**Author:** [@samuelholly](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/samuelholly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-dwi-data-to-dicom/17753 "2021-05-24T09:53:01Z")

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Hello, is it possible to export DWI data to DICOM? If not, are there plans to incorporate this feature? Thanks in advance. Best regards Samuel

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## [Other brush shapes for paint effect](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/other-brush-shapes-for-paint-effect/12147)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/other-brush-shapes-for-paint-effect/12147 "2021-05-11T19:02:34Z")

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I am trying to measure trabecular bone properties from different regions of mouse proximal and distal femur epiphyses. Paint brush, with sphere brush enabled, works really well to draw a region of specific diameter. Then…

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## [Is there a way to change the ROI to a sphere](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-roi-to-a-sphere/15650)

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**Author:** [@slicer365](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/slicer365)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-roi-to-a-sphere/15650 "2021-04-30T14:26:56Z")

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As this picture shows, the ROI is a cube, and sometimes it may be better to change it to a sphere. Of course, this function PRISM rendering can be implemented, but it will be more convenient if you can directly adjust th…

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## [Glossary of terms](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/glossary-of-terms/16659)

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**Author:** [@mohammed\_alshakhas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mohammed_alshakhas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/glossary-of-terms/16659 "2021-03-26T14:21:45Z")

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i think it will be great idea to add a glossary of terms in the forum . to people learning 3d slicer on their own with technical background ,at the start it was quite hard to translate terms like segmentation , rende…

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## [Export stl format.](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-stl-format/16597)

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**Author:** [@Marta\_Fernandez](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Marta_Fernandez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-stl-format/16597 "2021-03-17T14:33:31Z")

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Hi. I have a problem. I would like to export all the projects as an Stl. The objects are a fusion of two cranium part that has been imported as two Stl objects. Kind regards A beginner

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## [Video recording of segmentation / 3D rendering](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/video-recording-of-segmentation-3d-rendering/16302)

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**Author:** [@mohammed\_alshakhas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mohammed_alshakhas)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/video-recording-of-segmentation-3d-rendering/16302 "2021-03-14T17:13:33Z")

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i would love if instead of only taking screen shot , that id be able to video record in swirling and rotation . i do that with screen recording using quick time , having that integrated would be great

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## [Create volume rendering presets](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-volume-rendering-presets/16339)

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**Author:** [@mohammed\_alshakhas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mohammed_alshakhas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-volume-rendering-presets/16339 "2021-03-08T16:21:35Z")

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i wish to have a simple " save as preset " in the rendering module. thanks

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## [Segment editor tools arrangement](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-editor-tools-arrangement/16285)

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**Author:** [@mohammed\_alshakhas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mohammed_alshakhas)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-editor-tools-arrangement/16285 "2021-03-02T05:33:47Z")

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im newly using the preview version , and one thing i definitely don’t like is the tools arrangement im so used to the old one , work perfect with keyboard shortcuts and all now im keeping hitting 1 for paint and gettin…

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## [Adding a file browser tab to the Data module](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/adding-a-file-browser-tab-to-the-data-module/16187)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/adding-a-file-browser-tab-to-the-data-module/16187 "2021-02-25T20:51:12Z")

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I think Data module is becoming more and more important to the user experience, but opening data set is still happening outside of the data module. I am wondering if it is feasible to implement a file browser section wit…

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## [toggle between segments ](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/toggle-between-segments/16124)

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**Author:** [@mohammed\_alshakhas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mohammed_alshakhas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/toggle-between-segments/16124 "2021-02-21T22:34:17Z")

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i wish there is a way I can toggle between segments selection instead of choosing from menu. i go back and from making segments and i wish i can do that faster thank you

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## [Export DICOM to filesystem fails on UTF-8 characters](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-dicom-to-filesystem-fails-on-utf-8-characters/16030)

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**Author:** [@chir.set](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chir.set)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-dicom-to-filesystem-fails-on-utf-8-characters/16030 "2021-02-18T09:39:50Z")

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Hi, My environment’s locale is fr\_FR.UTF-8, which does not always plays well with Slicer, rarely though. While exporting DICOM series that have accented characters to filesystem, it fails on non-ascii characters as suc…

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## [Support for pathlib](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/support-for-pathlib/9131)

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**Author:** [@Fernando](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Fernando)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/support-for-pathlib/9131 "2021-02-09T14:49:25Z")

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Hi all, Now that Python 3 works with Slicer, are there any plans to add support for the standard pathlib library? Currently I just cast all the paths to str before feeding them to Slicer functions: Old style: import o…

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## [Would it be possible to have more then one module panel?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/would-it-be-possible-to-have-more-then-one-module-panel/10880)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/would-it-be-possible-to-have-more-then-one-module-panel/10880 "2021-01-29T05:12:13Z")

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I sometimes want to have two (or even more) module tabs open to interact with multiple modules at the same time (as oppose to using the arrows to go back and forth). With the ability of undocking the modules tab, and wit…

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## [X ray Image enhancement extension in slicer?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/x-ray-image-enhancement-extension-in-slicer/15469)

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**Author:** [@drvarunagarwal](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/drvarunagarwal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/x-ray-image-enhancement-extension-in-slicer/15469 "2021-01-20T16:38:04Z")

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Hi, Is there an image enhancement extension for slicer that can take a poor quality x ray and enhance the structures (esp. bone) automatically and then maybe some contrast brightness sliders to manually fine tune it? C…

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## [3d print fetus issue](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-print-fetus-issue/15028)

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**Author:** [@Luis\_Espino](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Luis_Espino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-print-fetus-issue/15028 "2020-12-13T05:56:23Z")

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I have a question regarding volumen rendering I dont know how I can create a good stl file with just the face of the baby, I used ROI but still conserve the cubic form… then I Went to segment editor and try to use s…

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## [Screen Capture features](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-features/14860)

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**Author:** [@torquil](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/torquil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-features/14860 "2020-12-04T06:06:12Z")

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Hi! There are two features that I am missing from the Screen Capture module: Easily select to create a video in the reverse direction, i.e. “reverse yaw” og “reverse pitch”. Sometimes it is important for me to have cr…

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## [Progress bars on long operations](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/progress-bars-on-long-operations/14636)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_C](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Jason_C)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/progress-bars-on-long-operations/14636 "2020-11-16T16:19:49Z")

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I’d really like to see progress bars on long operations; examples include: Loading a scene and its volumes Long segmentation operations e.g. grow from seeds Long operations in extensions (e.g. algorithms that take a wh…

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## [Create equidistant curves on a given surface](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-equidistant-curves-on-a-given-surface/13212)

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**Author:** [@agv](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/agv)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-equidistant-curves-on-a-given-surface/13212 "2020-09-01T09:44:52Z")

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Hello Slicer developers, I am doing research about HDR brachytherapy for skin (plesiotherapy) and intraoperative applications. For planning purposes, I would like to generate a series of equidistant curves (for example…

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## [Use Open Curve Markup as input node in "Markups To Model" extension](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/use-open-curve-markup-as-input-node-in-markups-to-model-extension/13118)

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**Author:** [@mangotee](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mangotee)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/use-open-curve-markup-as-input-node-in-markups-to-model-extension/13118 "2020-09-01T09:24:47Z")

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Hi, I was just working with the “Markups To Model” extension for the first time and I saw that it only accepts markup fiducial lists as an input. Is there a reason why it does not take markup curves (open or closed) as …

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## [How, via python, to enable "data labels" on in bar-chart?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-via-python-to-enable-data-labels-on-in-bar-chart/12435)

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**Author:** [@aiden.zhu](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/aiden.zhu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-via-python-to-enable-data-labels-on-in-bar-chart/12435 "2020-07-08T13:09:53Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to have a bar chart using: ln = slicer.mrmlScene.GetFirstNodeByClass(‘vtkMRMLLayoutNode’) ln.SetViewArrangement(24) # Get the first ChartView node cvn = slicer.mrmlScene.GetFirstNodeByClass('vtkMR…

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## [Getting sketchfab data into Slicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/getting-sketchfab-data-into-slicer/12256)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/getting-sketchfab-data-into-slicer/12256 "2020-06-29T03:49:34Z")

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SKetchfab uses a format called .gltf, which Slicer doesn’t seem to recognize. What would it take to support that?

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## [query retrieve several patient](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/query-retrieve-several-patient/12000)

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**Author:** [@cyrina](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/cyrina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/query-retrieve-several-patient/12000 "2020-06-12T15:44:40Z")

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Hello I try to retrieve several Patient at once but it seems impossible or am I doing something wrong ? I select with ctrl several patient in the “form” window and click on retrieve but only one is retrieve and my logs…

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## [NIfTI to DICOM conversion](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/nifti-to-dicom-conversion/11895)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Rorden](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Chris_Rorden)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/nifti-to-dicom-conversion/11895 "2020-06-09T17:54:47Z")

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This forum seems the correct location for recent questions on neurostars and nitrc regarding NIfTI to DICOM conversion. Slicer is the tool I would use for these operations. Perhaps members of this forum can provide guida…

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## [Error to import vff file](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/error-to-import-vff-file/11887)

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**Author:** [@Paulo\_Tavares](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Paulo_Tavares)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/error-to-import-vff-file/11887 "2020-06-08T17:12:14Z")

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When I try to import a vff file in 3Dslicer it noticed a error. Warning: In D:\\D\\S\\S-4102-E-b\\SlicerRT\\VffFileReader\\Logic\\vtkSlicerVffFileReaderLogic.cxx, line 104 vtkSlicerVffFileReaderLogic (000001F7636E6030): ReadV…

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## [Text annotations](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/text-annotations/11558)

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**Author:** [@joachim](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/joachim)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/text-annotations/11558 "2020-05-22T21:35:52Z")

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I would like to add notes to my project. I thought this feature could be found in the Annotation module, but I haven’t found anything in Slicer, so I guess this is a feature request. Plain text will work, but it would a…

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## [Create cylinder from central coordinates](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-cylinder-from-central-coordinates/11206)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_B](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Matt_B)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-cylinder-from-central-coordinates/11206 "2020-04-20T15:15:01Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if it was possible to (programatically) create a curved cylinder segment from a list of coordinates which run along its centre? This generated segement/mesh would then be subtracted from another to …

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## [Option to disable "minimum bounding box" cropping feature for segmentations](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/option-to-disable-minimum-bounding-box-cropping-feature-for-segmentations/10221)

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**Author:** [@eyjolfur](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/eyjolfur)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/option-to-disable-minimum-bounding-box-cropping-feature-for-segmentations/10221 "2020-02-12T16:51:32Z")

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Hello, First of all, thanks to everyone who has worked on the development of Slicer, it is proving immensely useful in my work. This post is regarding the underlying “minimum bounding box” cropping feature of segmentati…

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## [Does 3D slicer have any tools with a function similar to AMIRA's "magic wand"?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/does-3d-slicer-have-any-tools-with-a-function-similar-to-amiras-magic-wand/3008)

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**Author:** [@Naia](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Naia)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/does-3d-slicer-have-any-tools-with-a-function-similar-to-amiras-magic-wand/3008 "2020-01-31T14:18:41Z")

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I’m looking for a 3D Slicer tool that will segment a bone isolated from others from a single click, taking into account the threshold chosen by the user. This logic of this tool would be to select all the pixels that are…

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