# Why can't my engrave function be apply?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [June 10, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809 "2022-06-10T12:23:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![sunwei921119](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sunwei921119/32/15510_2.png) [@sunwei921119](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/sunwei921119)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/1 "2022-06-10T12:23:46Z")

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Hello, why can’t my engrave function be apply? I tried several versions of it. Is there anything wrong?

 ![mmexport1654848487261](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/e/8/e8e4f089727911c7600c2c986c0922dc45e18f4b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mau\_igna\_06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/mau_igna_06/32/9056_2.png) [@mau\_igna\_06](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mau_igna_06)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/2 "2022-06-10T14:17:14Z")

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I think you need to click on the engrave option then click apply

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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:** [June 10, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/3 "2022-06-10T15:21:39Z")

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@mau_igna_06 is right that you need to click the Apply button, but in the latest Slicer version the effect is indeed does not work well because the default plane placement mode was changed from 3-point to single-point. I’ll submit a fix today.

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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:** [June 10, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/4 "2022-06-10T17:59:22Z")

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> [@lassoan](#):
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> de was changed from 3-point to single-point. I’ll submit a fix today.

Would it be possible to have an option to change the default plane placement mode? Like setting the markup glpyh and colors as a preference (Save To Defaults, Restore Defaults).

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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:** [June 11, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/5 "2022-06-11T01:13:08Z")

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Change the default plane type could be used as a workaround, but the single-point mode is much more powerful and flexible than the 3-point mode.

I’ve updated the Engrave effect in SegmentEditorExtraEffects extension and it is now very easy to resize and reposition the text:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dVDfktQm7OI/maxresdefault.jpg "Engrave or emboss 3D text into segmented images") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVDfktQm7OI)

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**Author:** ![sunwei921119](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sunwei921119/32/15510_2.png) [@sunwei921119](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/sunwei921119)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/6 "2022-06-11T11:07:38Z")

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I updated segmenteditorextraeffects, but I still can’t click apply because I’m in China and haven’t updated it?

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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:** [June 11, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/7 "2022-06-11T12:28:09Z")

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You need to wait a few more hours for the SegmentEditorExtraEffects `git719b242` version to appear on the dashboard:

- [Dashboard for Slicer Stable Release](https://slicer.cdash.org/index.php?project=SlicerStable)
- [Dashboard for Slicer Preview Release](https://slicer.cdash.org/index.php?project=SlicerPreview)

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**Author:** ![sunwei921119](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sunwei921119/32/15510_2.png) [@sunwei921119](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/sunwei921119)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/8 "2022-06-12T07:54:31Z")

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Thank you very much. It has been solved.

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**Author:** ![cpinter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/cpinter/32/7995_2.png) [@cpinter](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/cpinter)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-cant-my-engrave-function-be-apply/23809/9 "2025-03-28T09:26:24Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Engraving with SegmentEditorExtraEffects](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/engraving-with-segmenteditorextraeffects/42338/2)