Documentation/Nightly/Developers/Tutorials

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Source code How-tos

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Checkout Slicer source

Setup for Git development   NEW

Commit change sets

Contribute a patch

Integrate topic from external contributor

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Module How-tos

Create a CLI module or extension

Create a Loadable module or extension

Create a Scripted module or extension

Create an Editor effect

Bundle module(s) into a Slicer extension

Build module outside of Slicer source tree

Add or Update a Remote module   NEW

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Testing How-tos

Write a Self Test Module

Upload test data on Midas

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Documentation How-tos

Document a module

Document an extension

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Extension How-tos

Obtain an API key to submit on the extension server

Contribute an extension description file using the wizard   NEW

Manually contributing an extension description file

Build an ExtensionsIndex

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Porting How-tos

Port a CLI to ITKv4

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Dev How-tos

Setup QtCreator to develop Slicer application or modules

Setup a dashboard

Write a widget for Slicer and Qt Designer

Use custom widgets in Qt Designer

Load UI file from python

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Debugging How-tos

Use debugger with Slicer application

Troubleshoot issues such as crash, or memory leaks

Prevent memory leaks - VTK, Python and reference counting