CONDUCTVISION MORPHOLOGY

Neuron Tracing Without the $12K Price Tag

Semi-automated reconstruction with 40+ built-in morphology metrics — from raw volume to publication-ready SWC, on one desktop.

90% lower cost than Neurolucida

Semi-automated path following

SWC, ASC, OME-TIFF compatible

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ConductVision Trace

2D + 3D · Semi-Auto Trace

Dendritic Length

2230µm

Branch Points

Sholl Max

11int

The Tracing Tax

The Problem

The Speed Problem

Manual point-by-point tracing doesn’t scale across experiments. Semi-automated path following turns hours into minutes.

The Toolchain Problem

Tracing, analysis, and visualization live in 3 separate applications. ConductVision Trace unifies them in one workspace.

The Cost Problem

Neurolucida 360 is $12K+ perpetual with $3K/yr maintenance, and you still need Explorer for metrics. ConductVision starts at $1,250/yr.

One Workspace. Every Step.

Tracing Workspace

Seed at soma and follow semi-automated path suggestions in linked 2D + 3D views — no application switching.

Built-in Analytics

40+ morphology metrics and Sholl analysis without plugins. Export CSV or publication-ready figure in one click.

ConductVision Trace vs. Neurolucida 360

The comparison your postdoc will screenshot and send to the PI.
Feature	ConductVision Trace	Neurolucida 360
Annual Cost	From $1,250/yr (Starter) — 90% less	~$3,000/yr maintenance (after $12K perpetual)
Tracing Mode	Semi-automated with path suggestions	Semi-automated
Morphology Metrics	40+ metrics + Sholl built-in	Requires Neurolucida Explorer ($5K+ additional)
File Formats	SWC, ASC, OME-TIFF, CZI, LIF	Proprietary + SWC export
Preprocessing	Integrated ConductPrep pipeline	Separate tools required
Deployment	Download, install, run	Hardware dongle + license server

From Raw Volume to Publication

Four steps. One desktop application. No toolchain juggling.

Preprocess

ConductPrep

Deconvolution
Denoising
Tile stitching

Import

Any Microscope

OME-TIFF, CZI, LIF
TIFF stacks
Drag-and-drop batch import

Trace

Semi-Automated

Path following with suggestions
Live 3D preview
Linked 2D + 3D views

Analyze & Export

Publication-Ready

40+ morphology metrics
Sholl analysis built-in
SWC / CSV export

Ecosystem

The ConductVision Ecosystem

ConductVision Trace fits into a complete microscopy analysis pipeline — from image acquisition through preprocessing, tracing, and publication-ready output.

Microscopes

ConductPrep

ConductVision Trace

Publications

Pays for Itself in 3 Weeks

One postdoc tracing 2 neurons/day manually vs. 8 neurons/day with ConductVision Trace — at $35/hr, that’s ~$25,000/yr in recovered productivity. MBF Neurolucida 360 + Explorer: ~$17K perpetual + $3K/yr maintenance. ConductVision Starter: $1,250/yr.