Data Properties and Settings Panel

You can filter the listed objects as follows:

• Click Image Data to see just datasets, click Regions of interest to see just regions of interest, click Meshes to see just meshes, and so on.
• Click the All icon to show all objects that are available.
• Click Visible objects to show only objects that are visible in the current scene.
• Ctrl-click buttons to see a combination of objects.

• Select a view and then click the Eye icon next to the object to show or hide it in the 2D views of the current scene.

  You can also drag an object from the list onto a view to show it in a scene.

• Select the required 3D view and then click the Visibility in 3D icon to the right of the object to show it in the 3D scene view.

You can change the color applied to annotations, regions of interest, or meshes, as well the LUT applied to a dataset, multi-ROI, or scalar mesh.

• Click the color box next to the object name and then choose a new color in the Color dialog (see Choosing Colors).
• Click the LUT box next to the object name and then choose a new LUT in the LUT dialog, as shown below.

  

• Double-click the name of the object and then enter a new name.

• Ctrl-click to select items one-by-one.
• Shift-click to select items within a range.
• Click in an empty space below the list to de-select all objects.

You can organize your work by reordering objects in the top section of the Data Properties and Settings panel. The arrangement of objects in the list also determines the order of visibility in a view. Objects at the top of the list, such as datasets and regions of interest, are displayed over objects that are lower down.

Do the following to reorder items in the top section of the Data Properties and Settings panel.

• Drag the item to its required place.

  

If you are ready to start a new workflow, you can clear all items from the Data Properties and Settings panel by creating a new session (see Starting New Sessions).

Whenever you work in scenes that contain multiple objects, it can be time consuming to set views exactly as you want. Dragonfly provides co-localized opacity settings options in an integrated dialog, shown below, in which you can quickly adjust the opacity of all objects that are visible in 2D or 3D scene views.

Opacity Settings dialog

Adjusting the Opacity of Multiple Objects

Do the following to adjust the opacity of the objects visible in a view:

• Select the required 2D or 3D view.
• Click the Opacity Settings icon at the bottom of the list.
• Adjust the opacity of any listed item with the opacity slider(s) or enter a new value in the associated edit box.

If required, you can copy, export, or delete objects that are available in the Data Properties and Settings panel. You can also import the objects that you want to work with.

How to Copy an Object

Do one of the following to copy an item listed in the top section of the Data Properties and Settings panel.

• Select the item you want to copy and then click the Copy icon at the bottom of the list.
• Right-click the item you want to copy and then choose Copy in the pop-up menu.

How to Export an Object

Do the following to export an object and multiple objects. Objects are exported in the .ORSObject format, which is a proprietary binary formatted file in which data is written sequentially and XML (Extensible Markup Language) is appended after the binary data (see Exporting Objects for additional information about exporting objects). Refer to the topic Exporting Images for information about saving image data in other file formats.

• Select the required object or objects and then click the Export icon at the bottom of the list.
• Right-click the required object or objects and then choose Export in the pop-up menu.

How to Import an Object

You can import one or more objects, including image data, regions of interest, annotations, and meshes, that were saved in the ORS Object File (*.ORSObject extension) format. ORS Object files are proprietary binary formatted files in which data is written sequentially and XML (Extensible Markup Language) is appended after the binary data.

You can also import objects that were saved in a session file (*.ORSSession extension). See Importing Objects from Session Files for more information.

• Click the Import icon at the bottom of the list and then choose the required file in the Import Objects from File dialog.
• Right-click inside the list box and then choose Import Objects from File in the pop-up menu. Choose the required file in the Import Objects from File dialog.

How to Delete an Object

Do the following to delete an item from the top section of the Data Properties and Settings panel.

• Select the item you want to remove and then click the Delete icon at the bottom of the list.
• Right-click the item you want to delete and then choose Remove in the pop-up menu.