# Default setting for different modules

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/default-setting-for-different-modules/10758>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/default-setting-for-different-modules/10758 "2020-03-20T03:54:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![danpak94](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/danpak94/32/18310_2.png) [@danpak94](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/danpak94)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/default-setting-for-different-modules/10758/1 "2020-03-20T03:54:53Z")

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Hi. Is there a way to change the default settings for different modules? For example, I would like:

Models -\> 3D display -\> Representation: Surface with Edges  
Model Maker -\> Model Maker Parameters -\> Filter Type: Laplacian, and so on.

I saw this page:  
[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository)  
and learned that I could update .slicerrc.py to run that change every time I start the program, but I was unable to find an example that allows me to make the changes I wanted.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/default-setting-for-different-modules/10758/2 "2020-03-23T16:02:52Z")

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There has not been a way to change defaults for CLI modules, but I’ve added methods for it now (see [here](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/commit/c7720dd3eee0a1ff5afd9b838a96ed1382bd9bd2)). Slicer Preview Release that you download tomorrow or later will include this feature.

For all other MRML nodes, you can specify default value and add to the scene as described in the script repository.

If you have trouble finding how to change a specific default value then let us know.