To Change the Location of a Slice

Use this procedure to relocate a slice by changing the coordinate values of its insertion point. The slice also has an orientation with respect to the world coordinate system (WCS) or the current user coordinate system (UCS). For example, if the top and bottom of the slice are parallel to the XY plane, its normal is parallel to the Z axis. You can change the orientation of the slice by aligning its normal with another axis. You can also rotate the slice on its plane by changing the rotation angle.

  1. Double-click the slice you want to modify.
  2. On the Properties palette, expand Basic Location.
  3. Click Additional information.
  4. Specify the location of the slice:
    If you want to… Then…
    relocate the slice enter new coordinate values under Insertion Point.
    locate the slice on the XY plane make the normal of the slice parallel to the Z axis: under Normal, enter 1 for Z, and enter 0 for X and Y.
    locate the slice on the YZ plane make the normal of the slice parallel to the X axis: under Normal, enter 1 for X, and enter 0 for Y and Z.
    locate the slice on the XZ plane make the normal of the slice parallel to the Y axis: under Normal, enter 1 for Y, and enter 0 for X and Z.
    change the rotation of the slice enter a new value for Rotation Angle.
  5. Click OK.