# Grow from seeds error - minimum 2 visible segments required

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grow-from-seeds-error-minimum-2-visible-segments-required/33279>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grow-from-seeds-error-minimum-2-visible-segments-required/33279 "2023-12-07T06:18:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bilbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@bilbro](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/bilbro)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grow-from-seeds-error-minimum-2-visible-segments-required/33279/21 "2025-08-05T17:53:06Z")

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Getting same error message in 5.8.1. any fixes?

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**Author:** ![cpinter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/cpinter/32/7995_2.png) [@cpinter](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/cpinter)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grow-from-seeds-error-minimum-2-visible-segments-required/33279/22 "2025-08-06T14:42:53Z")

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I think the fix is to have at least two visible segments with seeds painted. Or are you experiencing a bug we are not aware of? In that case please elaborate. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Dien-Yu\_Tsai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/dien-yu_tsai/32/81443_2.png) [@Dien-Yu\_Tsai](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Dien-Yu_Tsai)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grow-from-seeds-error-minimum-2-visible-segments-required/33279/23 "2025-11-19T04:23:18Z")

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Having the exact same error in slicer 5.10.0 version here. Is there any general suggestions on troubleshooting? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![aabrown100-git](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/aabrown100-git/32/82187_2.png) [@aabrown100-git](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/aabrown100-git)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grow-from-seeds-error-minimum-2-visible-segments-required/33279/24 "2026-04-30T19:01:27Z")

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Encountered the same error in Slicer 5.11.0. I restarted Slicer and tried again, and it worked. Unable to reproduce the original error.

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**Author:** ![clep](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/clep/32/82672_2.png) [@clep](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/clep)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/grow-from-seeds-error-minimum-2-visible-segments-required/33279/25 "2026-07-28T22:06:48Z")

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I don’t know if it explains all or even most of these reports, but I notice that if you generate the error once (e.g. by having only one segment and clicking “initialize”), then no matter what it will generate the error when you add more segments and try again. So a fresh start indeed seems necessary, at least to get around that. Perhaps it could be a clue for the developers.

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