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15.1 Loading 3D image data
Currently, only RAW image data is supported. To load image data, select the File\Import Image menu, which will show the standard File Open dialog box. In the filter selection, select the “Raw image data” option. Then, locate the image file on the file system and click OK.
Next, a dialog box will appear where you can enter the dimensions of the image, as well as the physical range that corresponds to the image.
By default, the image data will be loaded into the active model, unless no model has been loaded yet. In that case, the image will be loaded in a new and empty model. Thus, if you wish to view the image on top of a FE model, you first need to load that model, make sure it is active one, and then load the image data.
After loading the image data, a new item appears in the Model Viewer. When selected, you can modify the physical range of the image. In addition, two tabs will appear next to the Properties tab, namely Image Viewer and Histogram. With the Image Viewer you can scroll through the image slices of the 3D image stack. The Histogram shows the histogram of the image stack.