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[File] Menu
The [File] menu manages the loaded FIB dataset, saves or restores multi-object workspaces, and imports, exports, or resets tracking and 3D rendering settings. To open a new .fz or .fib.gz file, start from the main window (Track: whole-brain tractography); use Tracts, Regions, and Slices for individual overlays.
FIB files
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Shortcut: Ctrl+O. Opens the folder containing the loaded .fz or .fib.gz file in your system file manager rather than opening a new FIB file dialog. |
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Saves the loaded fiber orientations, metrics, template mapping, and report metadata to a compact .fz file (converting .fib.gz if needed). Tracked bundles, regions, external slices, and view settings are excluded; use [File][Save Workspace…] to save session overlays. |
Workspace
A workspace folder bundles checked tracts, checked regions, devices, the active custom slice, camera view, and Options parameters for reopening on the same FIB dataset.
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Restores saved tracts (.tt.gz), regions (.nii.gz), devices (.dv.csv), external slices, Options settings (setting.ini), slice positions, and camera view from a workspace folder onto the open FIB dataset. Existing tracts, regions, or devices are replaced when matching subfolders are present. |
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Exports checked tracts, checked regions, devices, the active external slice, camera view, slice positions, and all Options settings into a workspace folder. Unchecked tracts/regions and inactive external slices are omitted; keep default .tt.gz and .nii.gz output formats so [File][Load Workspace…] can reload them. |
Tracking settings
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Loads tracking parameters from an .ini file into Tracking Parameters, Differential Tracking, and Advanced Options while leaving rendering settings, camera view, regions, and existing tracts unchanged. |
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Saves all current Tracking Parameters, Differential Tracking, and Advanced Options values (thresholds, mm step/length/tolerance limits, seed counts, pruning iterations, and algorithm options) to an .ini file for reuse across subjects. |
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Prompts for a parameter_id code from DSI Studio’s methods report to apply its encoded tracking thresholds (degrees and mm), seed/tract limits, algorithm, and pruning settings. Tracking index, AutoTrack tolerance, and output format are not encoded; paste the exact report string because malformed IDs are not validated. |
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Resets Tracking Parameters, Differential Tracking, and Advanced Options to dataset-scaled defaults (including mm length and tolerance limits for the active species and voxel size) without changing rendering settings. |
Rendering settings
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Loads display parameters from an .ini file into the Options rendering groups while keeping tracking parameters and camera angle unchanged. Layer visibility checkboxes and nested Tract Color, Region Color, and Graph Visualization settings require [File][Load Workspace…]. |
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Opens a Save dialog to export direct Options display parameters to an .ini file. Layer visibility checkboxes, camera view, and nested Tract Color, Region Color, and Graph Visualization sub-groups are excluded; use [File][Save Workspace…] to preserve full color and graph states. |
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| Resets all 2D and 3D display options—including nested Tract Color, Region Color, and Graph Visualization settings—to defaults while keeping layer visibility checkboxes, camera angle, and tracking parameters unchanged. |