# Mapping intensity values to Model Surface as texture?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mapping-intensity-values-to-model-surface-as-texture/6972>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** 3d-model\
**Created:** [May 30, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mapping-intensity-values-to-model-surface-as-texture/6972 "2019-05-30T15:58:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![stevenagl12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/stevenagl12/32/3391_2.png) [@stevenagl12](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/stevenagl12)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mapping-intensity-values-to-model-surface-as-texture/6972/1 "2019-05-30T15:58:04Z")

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Is there a way to map the border intensity values of a segmentation to the surface of a model as a texture in 3d slicer to highlight the surfaces dense regions?

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mapping-intensity-values-to-model-surface-as-texture/6972/2 "2019-05-30T16:11:41Z")

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You might want the [ProbeVolumeWithModel](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.10/Modules/ProbeVolumeWithModel) module.

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**Author:** ![stevenagl12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/stevenagl12/32/3391_2.png) [@stevenagl12](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/stevenagl12)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mapping-intensity-values-to-model-surface-as-texture/6972/3 "2019-05-30T19:02:59Z")

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Is there a way to adjust the scale for the colors for the filter?

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**Author:** ![stevenagl12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/stevenagl12/32/3391_2.png) [@stevenagl12](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/stevenagl12)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mapping-intensity-values-to-model-surface-as-texture/6972/4 "2019-05-30T19:05:05Z")

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Also, can you display a colorbar with the hUnits being painted on the model?

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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 31, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mapping-intensity-values-to-model-surface-as-texture/6972/5 "2019-05-31T11:19:16Z")

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These are all available in Colors module and in Scalars section of Models module.