Layouts

The Layout section of the View tab decides how the workspace is divided between the 3D view and the three slice views. Four layouts sit directly on the ribbon; the rest are collected under More.

Slice view names follow the orientation preset

The slice views are named after the active orientation preset in the Scene section. With the engineering presets (Standard, Classic) they are Right, Front, and Top; with the medical presets (Medical 1, Medical 2, Orientation 1 to Orientation 4) they are Plane 1 (YZ), Plane 2 (XZ), and Plane 3 (XY). The layout entries under More are relabelled to match, so the same layout reads Top View Left | 3D View Right under an engineering preset and Plane 3 (XY) View Left | 3D View Right under a medical one.

This page uses the plane names. See View Tab Overview for the full preset table.

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Layouts on the ribbon

Conventional

The 3D view spans the full width along the top, with the three slice views in a row underneath:

Position	View
Top, full width	3D view
Bottom left	Plane 3 (XY)
Bottom centre	Plane 2 (XZ)
Bottom right	Plane 1 (YZ)

The divider between the 3D view and the slice row can be dragged, so the split between 3D work and slice work is yours to set. This is the layout Volvicon starts in the first time it runs.

3D Only

The 3D view fills the whole workspace and the slice views are hidden. Use it for inspecting surface models, for presentations, and whenever the slice views are not needed.

Four Up

An even 2 x 2 grid with the 3D view in the top-right quadrant:

Position	View
Top left	Plane 3 (XY)
Top right	3D view
Bottom left	Plane 2 (XZ)
Bottom right	Plane 1 (YZ)

Four Down

The same grid with the 3D view moved to the bottom-right quadrant:

Position	View
Top left	Plane 3 (XY)
Top right	Plane 1 (YZ)
Bottom left	Plane 2 (XZ)
Bottom right	3D view

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More layouts

Click More in the Layout section for the remaining thirteen layouts. The entry of the layout in effect is marked, so the menu also tells you where you are.

Grid variants with the 3D view on the left

Layout	Top left	Top right	Bottom left	Bottom right
Four Up Left	3D view	Plane 3 (XY)	Plane 1 (YZ)	Plane 2 (XZ)
Four Down Left	Plane 3 (XY)	Plane 2 (XZ)	3D view	Plane 1 (YZ)

Slice column beside the 3D view

Layout	Left	Right
Slice Views Right	3D view	Plane 3 (XY), Plane 2 (XZ), Plane 1 (YZ) stacked top to bottom
Slice Views Left	Plane 3 (XY), Plane 2 (XZ), Plane 1 (YZ) stacked top to bottom	3D view

These give the 3D view the larger share of the window while keeping all three slices in sight.

Slice views only

Layout	Arrangement
Horizontal Slice Views Only	Plane 3 (XY), Plane 2 (XZ), Plane 1 (YZ) side by side; no 3D view
Vertical Slice Views Only	The same three views stacked top to bottom; no 3D view

Use these for 2D work such as manual mask editing, where the 3D view would only take up space.

A single slice view

Layout	Shows
Plane 1 (YZ) Only	Plane 1 (YZ), full window
Plane 2 (XZ) Only	Plane 2 (XZ), full window
Plane 3 (XY) Only	Plane 3 (XY), full window

Two views side by side

Layout	Left	Right
Plane 3 (XY) Left | Plane 1 (YZ) Right	Plane 3 (XY)	Plane 1 (YZ)
Plane 3 (XY) Left | Plane 2 (XZ) Right	Plane 3 (XY)	Plane 2 (XZ)
Plane 1 (YZ) Left | 3D View Right	Plane 1 (YZ)	3D view
Plane 1 (YZ) Right | 3D View Left	3D view	Plane 1 (YZ)
Plane 2 (XZ) Left | 3D View Right	Plane 2 (XZ)	3D view
Plane 2 (XZ) Right | 3D View Left	3D view	Plane 2 (XZ)
Plane 3 (XY) Left | 3D View Right	Plane 3 (XY)	3D view
Plane 3 (XY) Right | 3D View Left	3D view	Plane 3 (XY)

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Working inside a layout

Every view carries a small bar along its top edge with a view controller arrow on the left and a maximize button on the right. The slice views add a slice slider and a slice number box between the two.

Action	How
Maximize or restore a view	Click its maximize button, or give the view focus and press Ctrl+Space
Open the view controller	Click the arrow at the left of the view's top bar
Detach a view into its own window	Give the view focus and press F11
Show a view full screen	Give the view focus and press Ctrl+Alt+Space
Resize two neighbouring views	Drag the splitter handle between them

Maximizing a view is not a layout change: the layout stays as it was and the view returns to its place when you restore it.

tip

The active layout and the orientation preset are both remembered between sessions, so Volvicon reopens in the workspace you left it in.

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Choosing a layout

Task	Layout to reach for
General navigation and review	Conventional, Four Up
Inspecting a surface or volume mesh	3D Only
Manual mask editing and slice-by-slice work	A single slice layout, or Horizontal/Vertical Slice Views Only
Checking a 3D result against the image data	Any two-view layout that pairs a slice with the 3D view
Comparing two slice planes side by side	Plane 3 (XY) Left | Plane 1 (YZ) Right
Presenting or recording	3D Only

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Common workflows

Set up for manual segmentation

1. Open the View tab.
2. Click More in the Layout section.
3. Choose Plane 3 (XY) Only for the largest possible drawing area, or Horizontal Slice Views Only to keep all three planes in view.
4. Open Segmentation → Edit Mask and work in the enlarged slice view.

Prepare a 3D presentation

1. Open the View tab and click 3D Only.
2. In the Camera section, click Standard Views and pick a direction, or Isometric View.
3. Click Reset 3D View to fit every visible object in the frame.
4. Open Light Studio if the scene needs stronger modelling or a floor shadow.

Compare a slice with the 3D result

1. Open the View tab and click More.
2. Choose Plane 3 (XY) Left | 3D View Right.
3. Enable Crosshair in the Slice Views section.
4. Press the middle mouse button on a feature in the slice view; the 3D view keeps the same location in the centre of the crosshair.

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Related topics

• View Tab Overview - every section of the View tab
• Slice Views - contours, crosshair, slice display, voxel information
• 3D View - rendering, representations, slice planes
• Camera - camera settings, standard views, resets