Slicing planes provide a way to visualize a volume along up to three perpendicular 2D sections through the dataset. These planes allow for in-depth inspection of internal structures of volumetric data (voxel grid). The sections are not affected by Volume Threshold settings.

Controls and Functionality

• Main Slicing Toggle: Activates the slicing feature for the selected volume.
• Per-Axis Control: Slicing planes along each of the three coordinate axes (X, Y, Z) can be switched on or off individually.
• Slice Positioning:
  • Use the sliders to move each slicing plane through the volume, adjusting between the dataset’s minimum and maximum extent.
  • The Reset button repositions the slice to the center of the selected volume.

Example of two active volume slices along the X and Y axes, with the Z-slice inactive. The 3D volume representation is hidden using “Invert Threshold” on a threshold covering the full data range.

Volume slices visualized together with a threshold-filtered and transparently rendered volume.

Related entries:

• Volume Inspector
• Volume Colormap
• Volume Render Settings
• Volume Threshold
• Volume Time Slider