# My 3D rendering looks like 3 planes instead of a 3D volume

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/my-3d-rendering-looks-like-3-planes-instead-of-a-3d-volume/11150>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 16, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/my-3d-rendering-looks-like-3-planes-instead-of-a-3d-volume/11150 "2020-04-16T13:46:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![malvaradolaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@malvaradolaos](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/malvaradolaos)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/my-3d-rendering-looks-like-3-planes-instead-of-a-3d-volume/11150/1 "2020-04-16T13:46:34Z")

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Hello, i`m starting to use 3dslicer, but my rendering does not work as i wish.

 ![Captura de Pantalla 2020-04-15 a la(s) 22.22.36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/d/3/d34cc8dd49dc5c049f3ae6e274c4661738cb1ede.jpeg) It looks like 3 planes in orientation, but no 3d.  
Thanks

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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:** [April 16, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/my-3d-rendering-looks-like-3-planes-instead-of-a-3d-volume/11150/2 "2020-04-16T14:25:34Z")

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Try the techniques in the tutorials, and then report if anything doesn’t work for your data.

[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.10/Training#3D\_Visualization](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.10/Training#3D_Visualization)

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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:** [April 16, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/my-3d-rendering-looks-like-3-planes-instead-of-a-3d-volume/11150/3 "2020-04-16T14:38:38Z")

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You can use “Volume rendering” module (see page 34 in the tutorial that Steve linked above).

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**Author:** ![joachim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@joachim](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/joachim)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/my-3d-rendering-looks-like-3-planes-instead-of-a-3d-volume/11150/4 "2020-04-29T16:01:47Z")

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From what I can see:

- In order to show the volume rendering in the 3D-view, click the “closed eye” icon right below _Help & Acknowledment_
- The 3 planes are shown in the 3D-view because each of the 3 slider views (red, yellow and green) has enabled the plane to be shown by their respective “open eye” icons (to the right of the “link” icon).