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Like editing volume data sets in the VOI mode, you can 
use the 3D Editor, too. You are provided with tools for 
cutting out structures from an object that you have 
previously generated.

Using the Slab Editor you can define your own cutting 
depth.

Morphological Operations
In some cases it will not be simple to separate the 
structures of an object using the cutting tools. Here we 
recommend eroding or shrinking the areas of the 
object by a specified surface thickness, until the 
obscuring structures are no longer contained in the 
object.

You can subsequently dilate or blow up the remaining 
object areas by a defined surface thickness. As a result, 
the irrelevant areas contained at the outset are now 
removed from the representation.

If you perform the same operations in reverse order, 
small cavities in the object will be filled.

The buttons Copy to Film sheet and Save/Save As are 
always available. You can always document intermedi-
ate results by using these buttons.

To save images you have following possibilities:
• Storing the new series automatically during recon-

struction

• The Save button will store the image/series with no 

further check

• The Save as button will give you the ability to choose 

a name for the new the image/series before storing

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