Aivia Software

Mouse (and Keyboard) Interactions

The computer mouse is the primary method for interacting with Aivia's graphical user interface. You can hold down specific keys on your keyboard while clicking with the mouse for additional mouse interactions. Interactions involving the mouse only as well as the mouse and keyboard in combination are summarized in the tables below.

For information on keyboard only hotkeys, please see the Keyboard Hotkeys / Keybindings / Shortcuts page. 

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General

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click



General

Selects an object on the image or an option in the main interface

Ctrl

Selects multiple objects non-sequentially

Shift

Selects multiple objects sequentially

Double left click



Confirms selection; enables text editing

Right click



Opens the context menu for additional options

Right click and drag



Pans across the display in the Image Panel

Scroll wheel



Zooms in or out of the current field of view (FOV) in steps

Shift

Moves through time points

Left click

Shift

Image Explorer

Selects multiple images for simultaneous viewing

 

Main View (2D)

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click and drag







Pointer Tool

Initiates rubber band selection for selecting multiple objects

Zoom To Rectangle 

Defines a rectangle to zoom to

ROI Tool

Defines a rectangular region of interest (ROI)

Left click and hold/drag



Magnifier Tool

Magnifies the selected location

Left click (and drag)



Minimap

Selects an image location to pan to

Scroll wheel

Ctrl

Main View (2D)

Moves through z-frames

 

3D View

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click and drag



3D View

Rotates scene freely

Scroll wheel click and drag



Zooms in or out smoothly

Double left click on image



Pans to the selected location and sets the location as the pivot point for rotation

Double left click on object



Zooms to the selected object and sets the center of that object as the pivot point for rotation

Right click and drag

Ctrl

Spins the camera

Shift

Zooms in or out of the scene smoothly

Ctrl + Shift

Rotates the scene about the center of view

 

3D Plane View

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Left click on a planar view

Plane Navigation Crosshairs for 3D Plane View

Places the Plane Navigation Crosshairs

 

Clipping & Ortho Planes

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click and drag



Basic and Advanced Widgets for Clipping & Ortho Planes

Translates/Rotates the plane and/or the plane control widget

Scroll wheel

Alt

Clipping & Ortho Planes

Changes the plane position

 

Regions of interest

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click and drag



Box regions of interest (ROIs)

3D Crop

Adjusts the position of the red ROI handle

Right click and drag

Ctrl

Changes the box ROI extent in all three (3) spatial dimensions

 

Annotations

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Left click and drag

Annotations

Draws regions based on current cursor location

 

Outline Editor

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Left click and drag

Outline Editor

Draws regions based on current cursor location

Double left click

Confirms drawn shape

 

Track Editor

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Double left click

Track Editor

Connects or disconnects tracks

 

Neuron Composer

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click



Predict Dendrite

Places a seed point for trace prediction based on cursor location and display line of sight

Confirms a predicted trace

Ctrl

Clips a predicted path at the clicked location











Delete Dendrite Points

Deletes the clicked dendrite point

Add Spine

Places a seed point for spine detection

Add Soma

Places a seed point for soma detection

EM Create: Create Dendrite

Places a dendrite point

EM Create: Branch From Point

Selects a dendrite point to branch from

Left click and drag





Draw Dendrite

Traces filaments based on cursor location and display line of sight

Connect Neurons

Specifies the dendrite points to connect; press the left mouse button on the first dendrite point, drag to the second dendrite point, and then release the mouse button

 

Mesh Contour Editor

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click and drag



Mesh Contour Editor

Draws regions based on current cursor location

Scroll wheel

Shift

Changes brush radius

 

Mesh Creator

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Left click and drag

Mesh Creator: Intensity Chart

Adjusts the ISO minimum or maximum

Right click and drag

Translates the ISO range, adjusting the minimum and maximum simultaneously

 

Mesh Splitter

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Left click and drag

Mesh Splitter

Draws a line on the image volume to specify a cutting plane

 

One Click Object Creator

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Left click

One Click Object Creator

Places a seed point for mesh creation

 

Pixel Classifier

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click and drag



Pixel Classifier

Draws regions based on current cursor location

Scroll wheel

Ctrl + Shift

Adjusts the brush radius or search range

Left click



Pixel Classifier: Magic Wand

Places a seed point for painting prediction

 

Charts

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Keys

Context

Function

Left click and drag







Selection Cursor

Initiates rubber band selection for selecting multiple objects

Zoom

Defines a rectangle to zoom to

Freehand Kymograph Line Tool

Draws a line for a kymograph

Shift

Draws a straight line for a kymograph

Left click (and drag)



Trace Plot

Lineage Plot

Flow Plot

Moves the time cursor

Right click and drag



Histogram

Dot Plot

Trace Plot

Directional Plot

Pans

 

Tags

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Mouse interaction

Context

Function

Left click

Tags

Places a tag

 

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