Object Info and Lists¶

The right-hand side panel provides detailed information and controls for your annotations. It contains several tabs, each focusing on a different aspect of your data.

Info Tab¶

The Info tab displays metadata about the current annotation and dataset. This includes:

Annotation Name and Description: You can edit the name and description of your annotation here.
Dataset Information: Details about the dataset, such as its name, owner, and contributors.
Dimensions: The voxel size and extent of the dataset.
Statistics: A summary of the annotation data, such as the number of skeletons and segments.

Skeleton Tab¶

The Skeleton tab is used for managing skeleton annotations. It lists all the trees in the annotation and allows you to perform various actions on them, such as:

Searching and Filtering: Find specific trees or nodes.
Adding and Deleting: Create new trees or remove existing ones.
Grouping: Organize trees into groups.

Comments Tab¶

The Comments tab displays a list of all comments attached to the nodes of a skeleton annotation. You can use this tab to:

View and Navigate: See all comments and jump to the corresponding node in the viewport.
Add and Edit: Add new comments or modify existing ones.

Segments Tab¶

The Segments tab is for managing volume annotations. It lists all the segments in the annotation and provides tools for:

Mesh Generation: Create 3D meshes for individual segments or the entire annotation.
Visualization: View and inspect the generated meshes.
Downloads: Download segment data and meshes.

Bounding Boxes Tab¶

The BBoxes tab lists all the bounding boxes in the annotation and is the central place to manage them. It provides an alternative to drawing boxes with the Bounding Box tool from the toolbar.

Creating Bounding Boxes¶

The buttons at the top of the tab let you:

Add: Click the plus button to add a new bounding box.
Generate: Use the grid icon button to automatically place a set of bounding boxes at random positions across the dataset. This is useful when preparing ground truth data for AI model training. You can configure the number of boxes and their size, and generated boxes are guaranteed not to overlap each other.

Editing a Bounding Box¶

Each entry in the list provides inline controls to:

Adjust the bounds: Edit the six values defining the box — the top-left corner (x, y, z) followed by its width, height, and depth in voxels.
Change the color: Click the color swatch to assign a new color to the box.
Toggle visibility: Use the checkbox to show or hide the box in the viewports.
Rename: Give the box a descriptive name.
Delete: Remove the box with the trash icon. You can also select multiple boxes and use the delete button at the top to remove several at once.

Click a bounding box in the list to activate it; the active box is the one the Bounding Box tool edits.

Right-Click Actions¶

Right-click a bounding box for additional actions:

Register all segments in this bounding box: Registers every segment located within the box and moves them into a new group in the Segments tab. This is a quick way to collect all segments of a region at once.
Go to center: Centers the viewports on the middle of the box.
Export data: Exports the data within the box (for example as a TIFF stack); see exporting through the UI. This runs as a long-running job and may be unavailable on deployments without a worker.

Finding a Bounding Box¶

Use the search button at the top of the tab, or press Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + F, to find a bounding box by name in long lists.

Abstract Tree Tab¶

The AbsTree tab displays a 2D representation of a skeleton annotation. This can be useful for visualizing the structure of large and complex skeletons. Be aware that generating the abstract tree can be resource-intensive for very large skeletons.

Connectome Tab¶

The Connectome tab is used for visualizing and interacting with connectome data. If a connectome file is available for the segmentation layer, you can use this tab to:

Explore Connections: Analyze the connections between segments.
Filter and Search: Find specific connections or segments.

Customizing the Layout¶

You can customize the layout of the right-hand side panel to fit your workflow. You can reorder the tabs via drag-and-drop or hide or move them to a different position, e.g. showing two tabs at a time.