(apologies for cross-posting) Dear all,
I would like to give some updates on the SlicerMorph. We have been adding a few new functionalities into the extension. They are now sufficiently robust to be tested by our users. These two modules are: 1. *QuickAlign*, which allows aligning two object (volumes, models, landmark sets) in a consistent orientation and then linking them so that you can easily compare these two objects in 3D. Another functionality of the module is to link pointlists (landmarks). In this special case, you can highlight one (or more) points in one landmarkset, which then gets highlighted in the other one automatically (while keeping the views still in sync). This functionality comes handy when you are trying to evaluate correspondences in dense landmark sets in a visual way. You can find a basic tutorial for it at https://github.com/SlicerMorph/Tutorials/tree/main/QuickAlign (we will add the screenshots in next few days). 2. *HiResScreenCapture*: allows you render a 3D scene in an arbitrary resolution using offscreen rendering. It is useful for situation when you would like to create high-resolution images for publication purposes or posters. Both of these modules are available in a recent version of the SlicerMorph extension (if you haven’t updated for a while, make sure you are using the latest stable 5.6.2, and then update your SlicerMorph extension). Please try and let us know if you encounter any issues. Particularly HiResScreenCapture is fairly system specific (depends on the GPU driver, OpenGL version of the OS, and other factors that are not in our control) that we cannot test for all possible combinations. GPA module in SlicerMorph has recently got a significant rework. You can know define/create a covariate table as you are setting up your analysis. In this version, after you selected the list of specimens to be included in the analysis, if you expand the optional *Load Covariate Table, *you can first enter the factor labels, after which GPA module is going to create an empty CSV file with the sample IDs as row names and factor labels as colums. You can then fill this in Excel (or like) and save it. GPA module will validate this csv file against the sample selection and if all is good, then the analysis will be executed. Covariate table will become part of the output. At this point no missing values in covariate table is allowed. GPA module will direct you to either change your sample selection or revise your covariate table. Please do not code categorical variables with integers, as any number entry considered a numerical value. We have also changed our output log file format from a simple text log file to a JSON one. Going forward this will allow us to support new features more easily. The corresponding R package, SlicerMorphR has also been updated to support the new json log format. Since these are substantial changes to the GPA module, I have chosen not to integrate them into the current stable. If you would like to test them and give us feedback, please download a *preview* version of Slicer dated after June 18th, and install SlicerMorph. SlicerMorph extension for previews will come with these changes incorporated (as long as you are using a preview later than June 18th). In the next stable release of Slicer (late fall/winter), these changes will become standard. I also would like to announce our related project, *MorphoCloud*. MorphoCloud will be a portal for running Slicer/SlicerMorph and other open-source applications on the cloud. It is first service *MorphoCloud On-Demand Instances* will provide interactive remote desktop access to powerful virtual machines (optionally with GPUs) to process/visualize large 3D datasets on the cloud. The service is free of charge for anyone who has a 3D morphology/morphometrics oriented project, courtesy of the NSF funded cyberinfrastructure. All you need is a github account and an ORCID. We expect to have the initial version of this service running in a few weeks. Meanwhile, if you would like to learn more about OnDemand Instances, please take a look our draft document at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WRds-QWnDK1MnmEhGUPyBgjE9hitiddcElAPWiAYRg4/edit#heading=h.b0yi3m7wlfk8 Our next SlicerMorph online office hour is this *Tuesday (June 25th) at 11 (Seattle Time*). If you have questions about these new modules, changes or about the MorphoCloud service please come join us at https://seattlechildrens.webex.com/seattlechildrens/j.php?MTID=me662604e1ffd9c40f25888d048fcc0de <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/seattlechildrens.webex.com/seattlechildrens/j.php?MTID=me662604e1ffd9c40f25888d048fcc0de__;!!NuzbfyPwt6ZyPHQ!rpvfkbQ0Kc7g7xibJwn6Z9_KjpGKn8-N4CFQPQaxqawlzWHBzpcwyaJXWQlfZEeLvsB4I0TjsXqDuDk__Esc$> On behalf of SlicerMorph team, *A. Murat Maga, PhD* Assoc. 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