GETTING STARTED
Interaction
The DICOM Studio 2D & 3D Viewers have 3 primary modes of interaction: Rotate, Pan and Zoom. Instructions on how to carry out these interactions depends on your input device. DICOM Studio supports a Mouse, a Trackpad for Macbooks or a Touchpad for Windows laptops. Use the tables below as a reference.
Mouse
TabRotatePanZoomImageN/ALeft-Click on the slice in view and drag.Right-Click on the slice in view, and drag up to zoom in, or drag down to zoom out.VolumeLeft-Click and drag across the viewer in the direction that you want the volume to rotate.Middle-Click (Scroll Wheel) and drag across the viewer to the position that you want to place the volume.Right-Click on the volume, and drag up to zoom in, or drag down to zoom out.
Alternatively, turn the scroll wheel up to zoom in, or down to zoom out.GeometryLeft-Click and drag across the viewer in the direction that you want the model to rotate.Middle-Click (Scroll Wheel) and drag across the viewer to the position that you want to place the model.Right-Click on the model, and drag up to zoom in, or drag down to zoom out.
Alternatively, turn the scroll wheel up to zoom in, or down to zoom out.
Note: In the Image Tab, hover over any image viewer and turn the scroll wheel up or down to step through image slices in either direction.
Trackpad (Mac)
TabRotatePanZoomImageN/APress down on the trackpad with one finger, and slide another across in the direction you want the image moved.N/AVolumePress down on the trackpad with one finger, and slide another across in the direction that you want the volume to rotate.N/APlace two fingers on the trackpad and slide up to zoom out, or down to zoom in.GeometryPress down on the trackpad with one finger, and slide another across in the direction that you want the model to rotate.N/APlace two fingers on the trackpad and slide up to zoom out, or down to zoom in.
Note: In the Image Tab, hover over any image viewer, place two fingers on the trackpad, and swipe up or down to step through image slices in either direction.
Touchpad (Windows)
TabRotatePanZoomImageN/ALeft-Click on the touchpad with one finger, and slide another across in the direction you want the image moved.Place two fingers on the touchpad, and slide up to zoom out, or down to zoom in.
VolumeLeft-Click on the touchpad with one finger, and slide another across in the direction that you want the volume to rotate.N/APlace two fingers on the touchpad, and slide up to zoom out, or down to zoom in.
Alternatively, Right-Click on the touchpad with one finger, and slide another upwards to zoom in, or down to zoom out.GeometryLeft-Click on the touchpad with one finger, and slide another across in the direction that you want the model to rotate.N/APlace two fingers on the touchpad, and slide up to zoom out, or down to zoom in.
Alternatively, Right-Click on the touchpad with one finger, and slide another upwards to zoom in, or down to zoom out.
Note: In the Image Tab, hover over any image viewer, place two fingers on the touchpad, and swipe up or down to step through image slices in either direction.
Recommendation
DICOM Studio is best experienced with a Mouse. As you will notice from the tables above, a Mouse is the only device capable of all three interactions (Rotate, Pan and Zoom) in 3D. When using a trackpad/touchpad, the Pan interaction is unavailable for 3D Interactions. The Zoom interaction is also unavailable in 2D when using the trackpad on MacBooks.
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