# \#plots

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/tag/plots/95.md

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## [Best practices for more complex plots in Slicer?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/best-practices-for-more-complex-plots-in-slicer/48176)

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**Author:** [@mikebind](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mikebind)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/best-practices-for-more-complex-plots-in-slicer/48176 "2026-10-01T18:55:56Z")

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The slicer.util.plot() infrastructure is pretty limited. It’s OK for basic viewing of data that is already in MRML tables, but clunky for other data and incapable of nicer data visualizations. It would be really nice to…

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## [Plotting labels](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plotting-labels/38370)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plotting-labels/38370 "2024-09-13T23:44:40Z")

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If I plot a data series, I can hover over and see the label associated with the series (in this case it is set to SubjectID). I want to make this visible for all data points without having to hover over. I don’t think i…

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## [2D Slice/3D View interactions for Plot and Table views](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/2d-slice-3d-view-interactions-for-plot-and-table-views/37317)

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**Author:** [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/2d-slice-3d-view-interactions-for-plot-and-table-views/37317 "2024-07-11T02:15:54Z")

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Maximizing of views with a button in the view controller as well as right-click context menu and double-click actions were originally added in Slicer with the following commit: I have recently been doing more work usin…

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## [HU bone section](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hu-bone-section/33896)

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**Author:** [@Ackta](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Ackta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hu-bone-section/33896 "2024-01-23T23:31:17Z")

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Hi, , im new in 3dSlicer,this is a powerfoul software, but im not able to use python, i need export csv from a cilinder selection segmentation .there is a video tutorial or a simple guide to do that?i\`paste and copy a…

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## [How to plot colormap in 3D SLICER，like use imagesc in matlab](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-plot-colormap-in-3d-slicer-like-use-imagesc-in-matlab/31551)

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**Author:** [@iwangwangwang](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/iwangwangwang)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-plot-colormap-in-3d-slicer-like-use-imagesc-in-matlab/31551 "2023-09-06T01:53:44Z")

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How to plot colormap in 3D SLICER，like use imagesc in matlab, or How to develop the module to Implement the function？

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## [Inserting an image under the interactive plot](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/inserting-an-image-under-the-interactive-plot/21737)

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**Author:** [@armandanesh](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/armandanesh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/inserting-an-image-under-the-interactive-plot/21737 "2022-02-02T21:31:59Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if there would be a way in order to get the interactive plot to work over an image. For example, to have a cartesian grid overlay a particular image such that we can plot points on particular posi…

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## [How to plot points on a cartesian graph faster on 3D Slicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-plot-points-on-a-cartesian-graph-faster-on-3d-slicer/19266)

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**Author:** [@armandanesh](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/armandanesh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 4:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-plot-points-on-a-cartesian-graph-faster-on-3d-slicer/19266 "2021-08-26T04:45:15Z")

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Hello, As a part of my project, I need my graph on the interactive scene to update every 0.005 seconds. To do this, I used QTimer to recall the plot function every 0.005 seconds. To verify that it is, in fact, recalling…

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## [Plotting 2D line segments](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plotting-2d-line-segments/5663)

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**Author:** [@smrolfe](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/smrolfe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plotting-2d-line-segments/5663 "2019-02-07T19:06:47Z")

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Hello, We need to plot a series of line segments in 2D. The number of line segments is variable and can be large, so using a node to represent each line segment is not practical. This is not currently supported in Slice…

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## [Custom axis values (vtkMRMLChartNode)](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/custom-axis-values-vtkmrmlchartnode/2116)

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**Author:** [@fmarcano](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/fmarcano)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/custom-axis-values-vtkmrmlchartnode/2116 "2018-04-06T13:47:41Z")

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From python, is it possible to reverse the order of X axis (vtkMRMLChartNode, vtkMRMLChartViewNode object nodes) on a displayed chart? For example: original X axis view: … -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 … required …

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## [Advanced chart or plot features](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/advanced-chart-or-plot-features/1498)

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**Author:** [@mschumaker](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mschumaker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/advanced-chart-or-plot-features/1498 "2017-11-23T18:13:19Z")

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I’d like to create a histogram with vertical line markers for upper and lower range cutoffs. I don’t know how I can create the vertical lines. Another thing I noticed is that the widths of the bars in the bar chart don’t…

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## [Stairs line style, vertical lines in charts/plots](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/stairs-line-style-vertical-lines-in-charts-plots/1507)

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**Author:** [@mschumaker](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mschumaker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/stairs-line-style-vertical-lines-in-charts-plots/1507 "2017-11-22T22:13:13Z")

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I’d like to request “stairs” as a chart and/or plot type. The Step Chart in jqPlot would be a good starting point: http://www.jqplot.com/examples/step-charts.php The plot creation system Grace (either Qtgrace or xmgrac…