# Automate loading, editing and exporting with no user interaction

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/automate-loading-editing-and-exporting-with-no-user-interaction/4129>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 17, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/automate-loading-editing-and-exporting-with-no-user-interaction/4129 "2018-09-17T04:20:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/automate-loading-editing-and-exporting-with-no-user-interaction/4129/2 "2018-09-17T04:27:11Z")

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> [@javi0unavailable](#):
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> Import and Load DICOM from a specified folder.

This is described in this topic: [Load DICOM series using python - #2 by cpinter](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-dicom-series-using-python/3257/2)

> [@javi0unavailable](#):
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> - Use Editor module with ThresholdEffect (submodule?) to adjust the lower threshold with a specified number.
> - Again, use Editor module now with MakeModelEffect to generate 3d model

Use Segment Editor module instead (the legacy Editod module is being phased out). See example for simple thresholding and model generation here (in particular, skin surface extraction example shows everything you need):

[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#How\_to\_run\_segment\_editor\_effects\_from\_a\_script](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#How_to_run_segment_editor_effects_from_a_script)

> [@javi0unavailable](#):
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> I see I can open Slicer from command line

Probably the simplest is to [specify a Python script that Slicer will execute](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Developers/Python_scripting#How_can_I_run_slicer_operations_from_a_batch_script.3F).

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