This application converts a list of points in the Pick Points format into a format usable in 3D Model. It works with the old format and not the new object library format. To convert the new format, load it into Pick Points and write it out in the old format.
To perform the conversion, enter the file name for the point list to convert in the field next to the "Pick file" button or use that button to browse for the file (alternatively, if the point list is already loaded into a window with Pick Points, simply specify the window number in the field next to the "Image file" button). You will also need to supply the name of an image file or image window number in the field next to the "Image file" button; the coordinate system information in the header of that file or window is used to convert the pixel coordinates in the list of points to the units expected in the model file. Enter the name of the output file in the button next to the "Model file" button. Then press the "Doit" button to perform the conversion.
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Pick Points | 3D Model | Priism
Messages about the progress of the conversion process are written to the "Status" field.
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Rather than using the graphical interface, the conversion can be done from the command line. The form of the command line is:
picktomodel image_file pick_file [model_file]
Where you should replace image_file with the name of the image stack (this may be a window number if Priism is running) and pick_file with the name of the file in Pick Points format. The last argument is optional. If not present (or just a dash), the model file is written to standard output; otherwise the third argument is used as the name of the model file. As an example,
picktomodel embryo_a1.dat embryo_a1.pts embryo_a1.model
would read the Pick Points file, embryo_a1.pts, and write out its contents as the 3D Model file, embryo_a1.model, using the coordinates from the header of the image stack, embryo_a1.pts.
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