2.6. Overview of Important Files

2.6. Overview of Important Files
	Chapter 2. The Nuts and Bolts of MeVisLab

2.6. Overview of Important Files

Here a list of the most important file types:

Table 2.4. Important Files

File type	Contents
`.mlab`	Network file, includes all information about the network's modules, their settings, their connections, and module groups.
`.def`	Module definition file, necessary for a module to be added to the common MeVisLab module database. May also include all MDL script parts (if they are not sourced out to the `.script` file).
`.script`	MDL script file, typically includes the user interface definition for panels. See Section 10.2, “Adding the Macro Parameters and Panel” for an example on GUI programming.
`.mhelp`	File with descriptions of all fields and the use of a module. See MATE as a Module Help Editor in the MeVisLab Manual.
`.py`	Python file, used for scripting in macro modules. See Chapter 10, Developing a Macro Module for an Applicator for an example on macro programming.
`.dcm`	DCM part of the imported DICOM file, see Section 12.7, “Data Types for DICOM and TIFF”.
`.tiff`	TIFF part of the imported DICOM file, see Section 12.7, “Data Types for DICOM and TIFF”.
`.mlimage`	6D image saved with all DICOM tags, lossless compression, and in all data types.
`.gvr`	Precomputed octree file for direct volume rendering.

For files related to module programming in C++, see Chapter 13, Introduction to C++ Modules.

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