# How to make a translucent model suitable for scientific publication

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**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [September 9, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model-suitable-for-scientific-publication/31635 "2023-09-09T17:36:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model-suitable-for-scientific-publication/31635/8 "2023-09-11T17:28:09Z")

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You can use that (and simply switch to 3D layout option for 3D rendering only screenshot). Or you can follow the contents of this thread to create a high-resolution capture via little bit of python scripting:

> [@Higher resolution for screen captures of 3D view?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/higher-resolution-for-screen-captures-of-3d-view/8880/30):
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> You made me curious, so I tried [offscreen rendering](https://kitware.github.io/vtk-examples/site/Cxx/Utilities/OffScreenRendering/) and it basically works, although it sometimes leads to a crash when interacting with the view after rendering. But something like the code below could be added as a feature if someone wants to play with it. It could use more tweaks, but if it’s useful for people we could put it in the script repository for now. Here’s the full res 5kx5x version: vtk.vtkGraphicsFactory() gf = vtk.vtkGraphicsFactory() gf.SetOffScreenOnlyMode(1) gf…

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