SWC file content

Managing anatomically complex model cells with the CellBuilder. Importing morphometric data with NEURON's Import3D tool or Robert Cannon's CVAPP. Where to find detailed morphometric data.
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SWC file content

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Hello

I am looking for documentation on the swc morphology format.
I want to be reminded of what each of the columns in a given file represents.

thank you,
Alexandra
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This discussion thread has been moved from "NEURON + Python", where it clearly didn't belong, to "Anatomically detailed models"
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Suggest searching PubMed for
swc file format

If that doesn't help, search the Internet for the same phrase.

If that doesn't help, try Google Scholar.
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thank you that makes sense, I thought I should've looked in Programmer's reference.
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AFAIK the original developers of the SWC file format never published a formal definition of it, and nobody else has either. Others have written up brief summaries of what they were able to figure out and some have anonymously posted their summaries on the Internet--but who knows how long any of those will remain available? This doesn't seem like the way to do science. Maybe there's something about SWC format at NeuroMorpho.org.
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good to know, thanks that's very interesting.
I relied on this link if others seek similar information.

http://www.neuronland.org/NLMorphologyC ... /Spec.html
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That's an informative page. Be sure to save a copy, print to a pdf, and record watever you might need to cite it in the future.
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