# Set Slice nodes for volumes

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/set-slice-nodes-for-volumes/13362>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 7, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/set-slice-nodes-for-volumes/13362 "2020-09-07T06:58:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Chintha\_Siva\_Prasad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chintha_siva_prasad/32/7766_2.png) [@Chintha\_Siva\_Prasad](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Chintha_Siva_Prasad)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/set-slice-nodes-for-volumes/13362/1 "2020-09-07T06:58:57Z")

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I have all three slice nodes(red, green, and yellow) in the scene. When I load a volume I just want to get the 2d view in red and green slices. Then I want the 2d view of another volume in yellow slice keeping the previous volume in the red and green slices untouched.

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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/set-slice-nodes-for-volumes/13362/2 "2020-09-08T05:03:03Z")

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Here is a link with examples related to manipulating volumes into slice viewers.  
[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Show\_a\_volume\_in\_slice\_views](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Show_a_volume_in_slice_views)