# How to get GPU texture id or texture buffer?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-gpu-texture-id-or-texture-buffer/17750>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-gpu-texture-id-or-texture-buffer/17750 "2021-05-24T07:06:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![liku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@liku](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/liku)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-gpu-texture-id-or-texture-buffer/17750/1 "2021-05-24T07:06:41Z")

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Operating system: Windows 10  
Slicer version: 4.11

I loaded the sample data and displayed the volume in 3D view by choosing “VTK GPU Ray Casting”.

Now I need to get texture id or texture buffer to do other process.  
Is there a way to get it?

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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:** [May 24, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-gpu-texture-id-or-texture-buffer/17750/2 "2021-05-24T15:58:55Z")

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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: [How to get GPU texture id(or handle) or texture buffer?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-gpu-texture-id-or-handle-or-texture-buffer/17760)

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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:** [May 24, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-get-gpu-texture-id-or-texture-buffer/17750/3 "2021-05-24T15:58:56Z")

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