10.5061/DRYAD.VN6N74N
Semple, Thomas L.
Australian National University
Peakall, Rod
Australian National University
Tatarnic, Nikolai J.
University of Western Australia
Australian Museum
Data from: A comprehensive and user-friendly framework for 3D-data
visualisation in invertebrates and other organisms
Dryad
dataset
2020
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computed tomography
Blender
Drishti
Ariphron
Catocheilus
Meshlab
2020-01-17T00:00:00Z
2020-01-17T00:00:00Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20938
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Methods for 3D‐imaging of biological samples are experiencing
unprecedented development, with tools such as X‐ray micro‐computed
tomography (μCT) becoming more accessible to biologists. These techniques
are inherently suited to small subjects and can simultaneously image both
external and internal morphology, thus offering considerable benefits for
invertebrate research. However, methods for visualising 3D‐data are
trailing behind the development of tools for generating such data. Our aim
in this article is to make the processing, visualisation and presentation
of 3D‐data easier, thereby encouraging more researchers to utilise
3D‐imaging. Here, we present a comprehensive workflow for manipulating and
visualising 3D‐data, including basic and advanced options for producing
images, videos and interactive 3D‐PDFs, from both volume and surface‐mesh
renderings. We discuss the importance of visualisation for quantitative
analysis of invertebrate morphology from 3D‐data, and provide example
figures illustrating the different options for generating 3D‐figures for
publication. As more biology journals adopt 3D‐PDFs as a standard option,
research on microscopic invertebrates and other organisms can be presented
in high‐resolution 3D‐figures, enhancing the way we communicate science.
Reconstructed micro-CT scan dataMicro-CT scan of a head of a female wasp
from the genus Ariphron. Additional details in README
file.170628_Ariphron_ANIC_female_4.471um_head.txm.gzReconstructed micro-CT
scan dataMicro-CT scan of the abdomens of both male and female wasps of a
species of Catocheilus. Additional details in README
file.170721_TLS641_Catocheilus_5.618um_genitalia.txm.gzDetails for two
micro-CT data files in packageMicro-CT scan details and specimen
collection details.