# Load new volume (slicer.util.loadLabelVolume) without reset slicer layout

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-new-volume-slicer-util-loadlabelvolume-without-reset-slicer-layout/21416>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** python\
**Created:** [January 11, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-new-volume-slicer-util-loadlabelvolume-without-reset-slicer-layout/21416 "2022-01-11T19:25:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![CSConstantino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@CSConstantino](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/CSConstantino)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-new-volume-slicer-util-loadlabelvolume-without-reset-slicer-layout/21416/1 "2022-01-11T19:25:06Z")

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Operating system: Windows 10  
Slicer version: 4.11  
When I load a new volume using “slicer.util.loadLabelVolume”, the slicer always resets the layout. But I would like to keep the previous one. Can you help me?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![CSConstantino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@CSConstantino](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/CSConstantino)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-new-volume-slicer-util-loadlabelvolume-without-reset-slicer-layout/21416/2 "2022-01-12T09:20:35Z")

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It was solved by adding the flag show=False, as follows: “slicer.util.loadLabelVolume(fileName, properties={‘show’:False}”

Thank you.