Mailinglist FAQ

General

• I'm new to MITK. How should I start?
  • see [mitk-users] New to MITK
  • and [mitk-users] MITK-users

Building / Compiling MITK

General information on build / compile errors: There is some general information about MITK in our online documentation, which might help you:

• MITK: An Overview
• CMAKE FAQ

Please also check this FAQ if your answer is already there. If you have to ask for help anyway, please have a look on the page BuildErrorHelpQuestions and answer this questions in your mail to describe your problem in detail. This makes it much easier to help you.

• How to update my (source code) version of Mitk?
  • see [mitk-users] Technical q: how to update my version of Mitk?
  • and [mitk-users] Pull current MITK master and a branch

• I want to compile MITK on windows. Can you help me?
  • see [mitk-users] MITK on Windows

• Can I build an installer of my own MITK version?
  • see [mitk-users] problem using INSTALL
  • and [mitk-users] Generating executable file

• I've problems building / compiling MITK on Mac OS. Can you help me?
  • see [mitk-users] MITK on Mac

• I have failed to download the latest version of MITK. Git clone http://git.mitk.org/MITK.git/ fails. Are there other ways to obtain a copy of MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] Downloading latest copy of MITK

• Which compiler should I use?
  • see [mitk-users] Which Compiler for MITK development?

• How can I enable a specific plug-in in MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] Getting plugins with the superbuild

• I have a problem about “Use the MITK project template as an example project”.
  • see [mitk-users] the MITK project template

Using / Running MITK

General information on errors while using / running MITK:

Please first check this FAQ if your answer is already there. If you have to ask for help anyway, please have a look on the page RuntimeErrorHelpQuestions and answer this questions in your mail to describe your problem in detail. This makes it much easier to help you.

• I compiled MITK but the MitkWorkbench application crashes, what is the problem?

   (NOTE: ExtApp.exe was renamed to MitkWorkbench.exe in September 2012)

• • see [mitk-users] ExtApp running error
  • and [mitk-users] Problem running ExtApp on current git HEAD
  • and [mitk-users] windows 64bit build

• When I try to start the CoreApp application it crashes. What did I do wrong?
  • see [mitk-users] Trouble running CoreApp

• How do I control MITK on Mac?
  • see [mitk-users] Simple Mac Question

• Can I save a colored surface with MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] Visualization of a colored surface

Programming with MITK

• How do I use the MITK project template?
  • see [mitk-users] after building Project Template: where to find something similar to *Project-superbuild.sln on Ubuntu?

• How do I apply a binary mask to an image?
  • see [mitk-users] Applying binary mask for affine registration

• How do I use an MITK filter? (example: ExtractDirectedPlaneImageFilterNew)
  • see [mitk-users] How to correctly use ExtractDirectedPlaneImageFilterNew

• Can I visualize different colors on one surface?
  • see [mitk-users] Fwd: Surface's scalars visualization
  • and [mitk-users] Changing color of individual vtkpolydata in a mitk::surface

• How do I write simple text on the render windows of MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] Write simple text on render windows?

• How can I add key press events to the MITK state machine?
  • see [mitk-users] State Machine pattern - adding key press events
  • and [mitk-users] StateMachine with modified keys (Key_Z+MouseMove)

• Is there a way to implement command line only applications with MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] Mitk's facilities
  • and [mitk-users] Does MITK have to have Qt

• Can I rotate the 2d views of MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] rotating sagittal view with -90 degree

• How can I rotate a surface?
  • see [mitk-users] Rotation issue

• How can I add my own module/plug-in to MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] Adding a module

• What is the difference between module and plugin? / What is the relation between the module and extapp.exe? / Is there an example way to add modules?
  • see [mitk-users] how to create a new module

• How to remove/hide the manufacturer logo in QmitkStdMultiWidget?
  • see [mitk-users] How to Remove/Hide logo in QmitkStdMultiWidget

• How can I rotate a surface?
  • see [mitk-users] rotating sagittal view with -90 degree

Questions releated to specific modules of MITK

• MITK-IGT vs. IGSTK. What's the high level picture? Are they meant to be competitors? Can they work together?
  • see [mitk-users] IGT and IGSTK

• MITK-ToF: How can I use the Kinect with MITK?
  • see [mitk-users] Kinect support for MITK

BlueBerry/Qt releated questions

Please have a look at the MITKBlueBerryFAQ