diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/src/internal/QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/src/internal/QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView.cpp
index ea16dd96c0..754ced43ea 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/src/internal/QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.igttracking/src/internal/QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView.cpp
@@ -1,1426 +1,1441 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 // Blueberry
 #include <berryISelectionService.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchWindow.h>
 
 // Qmitk
 #include "QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView.h"
 
 // Qt
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <qfiledialog.h>
 
 // MITK
 #include <mitkNavigationToolStorageDeserializer.h>
 #include <mitkTrackingVolumeGenerator.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateNot.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateProperty.h>
 #include <mitkNavigationToolStorageSerializer.h>
 #include <mitkIOUtil.h>
 #include <mitkLog.h>
 #include <mitkTrackingDeviceTypeCollection.h>
 #include <mitkUnspecifiedTrackingTypeInformation.h>
 #include <mitkNeedleProjectionFilter.h>
 
 //for exceptions
 #include <mitkIGTException.h>
 #include <mitkIGTIOException.h>
 
 #include "mitkPluginActivator.h"
 
 const std::string QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::VIEW_ID = "org.mitk.views.mitkigttrackingtoolbox";
 
 QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView()
   : QmitkAbstractView()
   , m_Controls(nullptr)
   , m_DeviceTypeCollection(nullptr)
   , m_ToolProjectionNode(nullptr)
 {
   m_TrackingLoggingTimer = new QTimer(this);
   m_TrackingRenderTimer = new QTimer(this);
   m_TimeoutTimer = new QTimer(this);
   m_tracking = false;
   m_connected = false;
   m_logging = false;
   m_ShowHideToolAxis = false;
   m_loggedFrames = 0;
   m_SimpleModeEnabled = false;
   m_NeedleProjectionFilter = mitk::NeedleProjectionFilter::New();
 
   //create filename for autosaving of tool storage
   QString loggingPathWithoutFilename = QString(mitk::LoggingBackend::GetLogFile().c_str());
   if (!loggingPathWithoutFilename.isEmpty()) //if there already is a path for the MITK logging file use this one
   {
     //extract path from path+filename (if someone knows a better way to do this feel free to change it)
     int lengthOfFilename = QFileInfo(QString::fromStdString(mitk::LoggingBackend::GetLogFile())).fileName().size();
     loggingPathWithoutFilename.resize(loggingPathWithoutFilename.size() - lengthOfFilename);
     m_AutoSaveFilename = loggingPathWithoutFilename + "TrackingToolboxAutoSave.IGTToolStorage";
   }
   else //if not: use a temporary path from IOUtil
   {
     m_AutoSaveFilename = QString(mitk::IOUtil::GetTempPath().c_str()) + "TrackingToolboxAutoSave.IGTToolStorage";
   }
   MITK_INFO("IGT Tracking Toolbox") << "Filename for auto saving of IGT ToolStorages: " << m_AutoSaveFilename.toStdString();
 
   //! [Thread 1]
   //initialize worker thread
   m_WorkerThread = new QThread();
   m_Worker = new QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxViewWorker();
   //! [Thread 1]
 
   ctkPluginContext* pluginContext = mitk::PluginActivator::GetContext();
   if (pluginContext)
   {
     QString interfaceName = QString::fromStdString(us_service_interface_iid<mitk::TrackingDeviceTypeCollection>());
     QList<ctkServiceReference> serviceReference = pluginContext->getServiceReferences(interfaceName);
 
     if (serviceReference.size() > 0)
     {
       m_DeviceTypeServiceReference = serviceReference.at(0);
       const ctkServiceReference& r = serviceReference.at(0);
       m_DeviceTypeCollection = pluginContext->getService<mitk::TrackingDeviceTypeCollection>(r);
     }
     else
     {
       MITK_INFO << "No Tracking Device Collection!";
     }
   }
 }
 
 QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::~QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView()
 {
   this->StoreUISettings();
   m_TrackingLoggingTimer->stop();
   m_TrackingRenderTimer->stop();
   m_TimeoutTimer->stop();
   delete m_TrackingLoggingTimer;
   delete m_TrackingRenderTimer;
   delete m_TimeoutTimer;
   try
   {
     //! [Thread 2]
     // wait for thread to finish
     m_WorkerThread->terminate();
     m_WorkerThread->wait();
     //clean up worker thread
     if (m_WorkerThread) { delete m_WorkerThread; }
     if (m_Worker) { delete m_Worker; }
     //! [Thread 2]
 
     //remove the tracking volume
     this->GetDataStorage()->Remove(m_TrackingVolumeNode);
     //unregister microservices
     if (m_toolStorage) { m_toolStorage->UnRegisterMicroservice(); }
 
     if (m_IGTLMessageProvider.IsNotNull()){ m_IGTLMessageProvider->UnRegisterMicroservice(); }
   }
   catch (std::exception& e) { MITK_WARN << "Unexpected exception during clean up of tracking toolbox view: " << e.what(); }
   catch (...) { MITK_WARN << "Unexpected unknown error during clean up of tracking toolbox view!"; }
   //store tool storage and UI settings for persistence
   this->AutoSaveToolStorage();
   this->StoreUISettings();
 
   m_DeviceTypeCollection = nullptr;
   mitk::PluginActivator::GetContext()->ungetService(m_DeviceTypeServiceReference);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent)
 {
   // build up qt view, unless already done
   if (!m_Controls)
   {
     // create GUI widgets from the Qt Designer's .ui file
     m_Controls = new Ui::QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxViewControls;
     m_Controls->setupUi(parent);
 
     //create connections
     connect(m_Controls->m_LoadTools, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnLoadTools()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_ConnectDisconnectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnConnectDisconnect()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_StartStopTrackingButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnStartStopTracking()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_ConnectSimpleMode, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnConnectDisconnect()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_StartTrackingSimpleMode, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnStartStopTracking()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnFreezeUnfreezeTracking()));
     connect(m_TrackingLoggingTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(UpdateLoggingTrackingTimer()));
     connect(m_TrackingRenderTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(UpdateRenderTrackingTimer()));
     connect(m_TimeoutTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(OnTimeOut()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_ChooseFile, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnChooseFileClicked()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_StartLogging, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(StartLogging()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_StopLogging, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(StopLogging()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(OnTrackingVolumeChanged(QString)));
     connect(m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnShowTrackingVolumeChanged()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_AutoDetectTools, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnAutoDetectTools()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_ResetTools, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnResetTools()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_AddSingleTool, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnAddSingleTool()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_NavigationToolCreationWidget, SIGNAL(NavigationToolFinished()), this, SLOT(OnAddSingleToolFinished()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_NavigationToolCreationWidget, SIGNAL(Canceled()), this, SLOT(OnAddSingleToolCanceled()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_CsvFormat, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnToggleFileExtension()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_XmlFormat, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnToggleFileExtension()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_UseDifferentUpdateRates, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnToggleDifferentUpdateRates()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnChangeRenderUpdateRate()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_DisableAllTimers, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(EnableDisableTimerButtons(int)));
     connect(m_Controls->m_advancedUI, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnToggleAdvancedSimpleMode()));
     connect(m_Controls->m_SimpleUI, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnToggleAdvancedSimpleMode()));
     connect(m_Controls->showHideToolProjectionCheckBox, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnShowHideToolProjectionClicked()));
     connect(m_Controls->showHideToolAxisCheckBox, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnShowHideToolAxisClicked()));
 
     connect(m_Controls->m_toolselector, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(SelectToolProjection(int)));
 
 
 
 
     //connections for the tracking device configuration widget
     connect(m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget, SIGNAL(TrackingDeviceSelectionChanged()), this, SLOT(OnTrackingDeviceChanged()));
 
 
     //! [Thread 3]
     //connect worker thread
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(AutoDetectToolsFinished(bool, QString)), this, SLOT(OnAutoDetectToolsFinished(bool, QString)));
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(ConnectDeviceFinished(bool, QString)), this, SLOT(OnConnectFinished(bool, QString)));
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(StartTrackingFinished(bool, QString)), this, SLOT(OnStartTrackingFinished(bool, QString)));
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(StopTrackingFinished(bool, QString)), this, SLOT(OnStopTrackingFinished(bool, QString)));
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(DisconnectDeviceFinished(bool, QString)), this, SLOT(OnDisconnectFinished(bool, QString)));
     connect(m_WorkerThread, SIGNAL(started()), m_Worker, SLOT(ThreadFunc()));
 
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(ConnectDeviceFinished(bool, QString)), m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget, SLOT(OnConnected(bool)));
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(DisconnectDeviceFinished(bool, QString)), m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget, SLOT(OnDisconnected(bool)));
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(StartTrackingFinished(bool, QString)), m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget, SLOT(OnStartTracking(bool)));
     connect(m_Worker, SIGNAL(StopTrackingFinished(bool, QString)), m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget, SLOT(OnStopTracking(bool)));
 
 
     //Add Listener, so that we know when the toolStorage changed.
     std::string m_Filter = "(" + us::ServiceConstants::OBJECTCLASS() + "=" + "org.mitk.services.NavigationToolStorage" + ")";
     mitk::PluginActivator::GetContext()->connectServiceListener(this, "OnToolStorageChanged", QString(m_Filter.c_str()));
 
     //move the worker to the thread
     m_Worker->moveToThread(m_WorkerThread);
     //! [Thread 3]
 
     //initialize widgets
     m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->SetShowPositions(true);
     m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->SetTextAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft);
     m_Controls->m_simpleWidget->setVisible(false);
 
     //initialize tracking volume node
     m_TrackingVolumeNode = mitk::DataNode::New();
     m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetName("TrackingVolume");
     m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetBoolProperty("Backface Culling", true);
     mitk::Color red;
     red.SetRed(1);
     m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetColor(red);
 
     //initialize buttons
     m_Controls->m_AutoDetectTools->setVisible(false); //only visible if supported by tracking device
     m_Controls->m_StartStopTrackingButton->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls->m_StartTrackingSimpleMode->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->setEnabled(false);
 
     //initialize warning labels
     m_Controls->m_RenderWarningLabel->setVisible(false);
     m_Controls->m_TrackingFrozenLabel->setVisible(false);
 
+
+    //initialize projection buttons
+    //first it is disabled when the tool is connected check box for projection and axis is enabled
+    m_Controls->showHideToolAxisCheckBox->setEnabled(false);
+    m_Controls->showHideToolProjectionCheckBox->setEnabled(false);
+    m_Controls->m_toolselector->setEnabled(false);
+
     //Update List of available models for selected tool.
     std::vector<mitk::TrackingDeviceData> Compatibles;
     if ((m_Controls == nullptr) || //check all these stuff for NULL, latterly this causes crashes from time to time
       (m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget == nullptr) ||
       (m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice().IsNull()))
     {
       MITK_ERROR << "Couldn't get current tracking device or an object is nullptr, something went wrong!";
       return;
     }
     else
     {
       Compatibles = m_DeviceTypeCollection->GetDeviceDataForLine(m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice()->GetType());
     }
     m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->clear();
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < Compatibles.size(); i++)
     {
       m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->addItem(Compatibles[i].Model.c_str());
     }
 
     //initialize tool storage
     m_toolStorage = mitk::NavigationToolStorage::New(GetDataStorage());
     m_toolStorage->SetName("TrackingToolbox Default Storage");
     m_toolStorage->RegisterAsMicroservice();
 
     //set home directory as default path for logfile
     m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(QDir::homePath()) + QDir::separator() + "logfile.csv");
 
     //tracking device may be changed already by the persistence of the
     //QmitkTrackingDeciveConfigurationWidget
     this->OnTrackingDeviceChanged();
 
     this->LoadUISettings();
 
     //add tracking volume node only to data storage
     this->GetDataStorage()->Add(m_TrackingVolumeNode);
     if (!m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->isChecked()) m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetOpacity(0.0);
     else m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetOpacity(0.25);
 
     //Update List of available models for selected tool.
     m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->clear();
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < Compatibles.size(); i++)
     {
       m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->addItem(Compatibles[i].Model.c_str());
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnLoadTools()
 {
   //read in filename
   QString filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(nullptr, tr("Open Tool Storage"), "/", tr("Tool Storage Files (*.IGTToolStorage)"));
   if (filename.isNull()) return;
 
   //read tool storage from disk
   std::string errorMessage = "";
   mitk::NavigationToolStorageDeserializer::Pointer myDeserializer = mitk::NavigationToolStorageDeserializer::New(GetDataStorage());
   // try-catch block for exceptions
   try
   {
     this->ReplaceCurrentToolStorage(myDeserializer->Deserialize(filename.toStdString()), filename.toStdString());
   }
   catch (mitk::IGTException)
   {
     std::string errormessage = "Error during loading the tool storage file. Please only load tool storage files created with the NavigationToolManager view.";
     QMessageBox::warning(nullptr, "Tool Storage Loading Error", errormessage.c_str());
     return;
   }
 
   if (m_toolStorage->isEmpty())
   {
     errorMessage = myDeserializer->GetErrorMessage();
     MessageBox(errorMessage);
     return;
   }
 
   //update label
   UpdateToolStorageLabel(filename);
 
   //update tool preview
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->RemoveStatusLabels();
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->PreShowTools(m_toolStorage);
 
   //save filename for persistent storage
   m_ToolStorageFilename = filename;
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnResetTools()
 {
   //remove data nodes of surfaces from data storage to clean up
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_toolStorage->GetToolCount(); i++)
   {
     this->GetDataStorage()->Remove(m_toolStorage->GetTool(i)->GetDataNode());
   }
   this->ReplaceCurrentToolStorage(mitk::NavigationToolStorage::New(GetDataStorage()), "TrackingToolbox Default Storage");
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->RemoveStatusLabels();
   QString toolLabel = QString("<none>");
   m_Controls->m_ToolLabel->setText(toolLabel);
   m_ToolStorageFilename = "";
 
   RemoveAllToolProjections();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnStartStopTracking()
 {
   if (!m_connected)
   {
     MITK_WARN << "Can't start tracking if no device is connected. Aborting";
     return;
   }
   if (m_tracking) { OnStopTracking(); }
   else { OnStartTracking(); }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnFreezeUnfreezeTracking()
 {
   if (m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->text() == "Freeze Tracking")
   {
     m_Worker->GetTrackingDeviceSource()->Freeze();
     m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->setText("Unfreeze Tracking");
     m_Controls->m_TrackingFrozenLabel->setVisible(true);
   }
   else if (m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->text() == "Unfreeze Tracking")
   {
     m_Worker->GetTrackingDeviceSource()->UnFreeze();
     m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->setText("Freeze Tracking");
     m_Controls->m_TrackingFrozenLabel->setVisible(false);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::ShowToolProjection(int index)
 {
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer toolnode = m_toolStorage->GetTool(index)->GetDataNode();
   QString ToolProjectionName = "ToolProjection" + QString::number(index);
   m_ToolProjectionNode = this->GetDataStorage()->GetNamedNode(ToolProjectionName.toStdString());
   //If node does not exist, create the node for the Pointset
   if (m_ToolProjectionNode.IsNull())
   {
     m_ToolProjectionNode = mitk::DataNode::New();
     m_ToolProjectionNode->SetName(ToolProjectionName.toStdString());
     if (index < static_cast<int>(m_NeedleProjectionFilter->GetNumberOfInputs()))
     {
       m_NeedleProjectionFilter->SelectInput(index);
       m_NeedleProjectionFilter->Update();
       m_ToolProjectionNode->SetData(m_NeedleProjectionFilter->GetProjection());
 
       m_ToolProjectionNode->SetBoolProperty("show contour", true);
       this->GetDataStorage()->Add(m_ToolProjectionNode, toolnode);
     }
     //  this->FireNodeSelected(node);
   }
   else
   {
     m_ToolProjectionNode->SetBoolProperty("show contour", true);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::RemoveAllToolProjections()
 {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < m_toolStorage->GetToolCount(); i++)
   {
     QString toolProjectionName = "ToolProjection" + QString::number(i);
 
     mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = this->GetDataStorage()->GetNamedNode(toolProjectionName.toStdString());
 
     //Deactivate and hide the tool projection
     if (!node.IsNull())
     {
       this->GetDataStorage()->Remove(node);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::SelectToolProjection(int idx)
 {
   if (m_Controls->showHideToolProjectionCheckBox->isChecked())
   {
     //Deactivate and hide the tool projection
     if (!m_ToolProjectionNode.IsNull())
     {
       this->GetDataStorage()->Remove(m_ToolProjectionNode);
     }
 
     if (m_NeedleProjectionFilter.IsNotNull())
     {
       m_NeedleProjectionFilter->Update();
     }
     //Refresh the view and the status widget
     mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
     // Show the tool projection for the currently selected tool
     ShowToolProjection(idx);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnShowHideToolProjectionClicked()
 {
   int index =  m_Controls->m_toolselector->currentIndex();
   //Activate and show the tool projection
   if (m_Controls->showHideToolProjectionCheckBox->isChecked())
   {
     ShowToolProjection(index);
     m_Controls->showHideToolAxisCheckBox->setEnabled(true);
   }
   else
   {
     RemoveAllToolProjections();
     m_Controls->showHideToolAxisCheckBox->setEnabled(false);
   }
-  if( m_NeedleProjectionFilter.IsNotNull() )
+  if(m_NeedleProjectionFilter->GetNumberOfInputs())
   {
     m_NeedleProjectionFilter->Update();
   }
   //Refresh the view and the status widget
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 //  m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->Refresh();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnShowHideToolAxisClicked()
 {
   if( !m_ShowHideToolAxis )
   {
     //Activate and show the tool axis
     m_NeedleProjectionFilter->ShowToolAxis(true);
     m_ShowHideToolAxis = true;
   }
   else
   {
     //Deactivate and hide the tool axis
     m_NeedleProjectionFilter->ShowToolAxis(false);
     m_NeedleProjectionFilter->GetProjection()->RemovePointIfExists(2);
     m_ShowHideToolAxis = false;
   }
   //Update the filter
-  if( m_NeedleProjectionFilter.IsNotNull() )
+  if(m_NeedleProjectionFilter->GetNumberOfInputs())
   {
     m_NeedleProjectionFilter->Update();
   }
   //Refresh the view and the status widget
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
  // m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->Refresh();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnConnectDisconnect()
 {
   if (m_connected) { OnDisconnect(); }
   else { OnConnect(); }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnConnect()
 {
   MITK_DEBUG << "Connect Clicked";
   //check if everything is ready to start tracking
   if (this->m_toolStorage.IsNull())
   {
     MessageBox("Error: No Tools Loaded Yet!");
     return;
   }
   else if (this->m_toolStorage->GetToolCount() == 0)
   {
     MessageBox("Error: No Way To Track Without Tools!");
     return;
   }
 
   //parse tracking device data
   mitk::TrackingDeviceData data = mitk::UnspecifiedTrackingTypeInformation::GetDeviceDataUnspecified();
   QString qstr = m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->currentText();
   if ((!qstr.isNull()) || (!qstr.isEmpty())) {
     std::string str = qstr.toStdString();
     data = m_DeviceTypeCollection->GetDeviceDataByName(str); //Data will be set later, after device generation
   }
 
   //! [Thread 4]
   //initialize worker thread
   m_Worker->SetWorkerMethod(QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxViewWorker::eConnectDevice);
   m_Worker->SetTrackingDevice(this->m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice());
   m_Worker->SetInverseMode(m_Controls->m_InverseMode->isChecked());
   m_Worker->SetNavigationToolStorage(this->m_toolStorage);
   m_Worker->SetTrackingDeviceData(data);
   //start worker thread
   m_WorkerThread->start();
   //! [Thread 4]
 
+
+  //enable checkboxes for projection and tool axis
+  m_Controls->showHideToolAxisCheckBox->setEnabled(true);
+  m_Controls->showHideToolProjectionCheckBox->setEnabled(true);
+  m_Controls->m_toolselector->setEnabled(true);
+
+
+
   //disable buttons
   this->m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::EnableDisableTimerButtons(int enable)
 {
   bool enableBool = enable;
   m_Controls->m_UpdateRateOptionsGroupBox->setEnabled(!enableBool);
   m_Controls->m_RenderWarningLabel->setVisible(enableBool);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnConnectFinished(bool success, QString errorMessage)
 {
   m_WorkerThread->quit();
   m_WorkerThread->wait();
 
   //enable buttons
   this->m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(true);
 
   if (!success)
   {
     MITK_WARN << errorMessage.toStdString();
     MessageBox(errorMessage.toStdString());
     return;
   }
 
   //! [Thread 6]
   //get data from worker thread
   m_TrackingDeviceData = m_Worker->GetTrackingDeviceData();
   m_ToolVisualizationFilter = m_Worker->GetToolVisualizationFilter();
   if( m_ToolVisualizationFilter.IsNotNull() )
   {
     //Connect the NeedleProjectionFilter to the ToolVisualizationFilter as third filter of the IGT pipeline
     m_NeedleProjectionFilter->ConnectTo(m_ToolVisualizationFilter);
     if (m_Controls->showHideToolProjectionCheckBox->isChecked())
     {
       ShowToolProjection(m_Controls->m_toolselector->currentIndex());
     }
   }
 
   //! [Thread 6]
 
   //enable/disable Buttons
   DisableOptionsButtons();
   DisableTrackingConfigurationButtons();
 
   m_Controls->m_TrackingControlLabel->setText("Status: connected");
   m_Controls->m_ConnectDisconnectButton->setText("Disconnect");
   m_Controls->m_ConnectSimpleMode->setText("Disconnect");
   m_Controls->m_StartStopTrackingButton->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_StartTrackingSimpleMode->setEnabled(true);
   m_connected = true;
 
   //During connection, thi sourceID of the tool storage changed. However, Microservice can't be updated on a different thread.
   //UpdateMicroservice is necessary to use filter to get the right storage belonging to a source.
   //Don't do it before m_connected is true, as we don't want to call content of OnToolStorageChanged.
   m_toolStorage->UpdateMicroservice();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnDisconnect()
 {
   m_Worker->SetWorkerMethod(QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxViewWorker::eDisconnectDevice);
   m_WorkerThread->start();
   m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnDisconnectFinished(bool success, QString errorMessage)
 {
   m_WorkerThread->quit();
   m_WorkerThread->wait();
   m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(true);
 
   if (!success)
   {
     MITK_WARN << errorMessage.toStdString();
     MessageBox(errorMessage.toStdString());
     return;
   }
 
   //enable/disable Buttons
   m_Controls->m_StartStopTrackingButton->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_StartTrackingSimpleMode->setEnabled(false);
   EnableOptionsButtons();
   EnableTrackingConfigurationButtons();
   m_Controls->m_TrackingControlLabel->setText("Status: disconnected");
   m_Controls->m_ConnectDisconnectButton->setText("Connect");
   m_Controls->m_ConnectSimpleMode->setText("Connect");
   m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->setText("Freeze Tracking");
   m_Controls->m_TrackingFrozenLabel->setVisible(false);
   m_connected = false;
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnStartTracking()
 {
   //show tracking volume
   this->OnTrackingVolumeChanged(m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->currentText());
   //Reset the view to a defined start. Do it here and not in OnStartTrackingFinished, to give other tracking devices the chance to reset the view to a different direction.
   this->GlobalReinit();
   m_Worker->SetWorkerMethod(QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxViewWorker::eStartTracking);
   m_WorkerThread->start();
   this->m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnStartTrackingFinished(bool success, QString errorMessage)
 {
   //! [Thread 5]
   m_WorkerThread->quit();
   m_WorkerThread->wait();
   //! [Thread 5]
   this->m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(true);
 
   if (!success)
   {
     MessageBox(errorMessage.toStdString());
     MITK_WARN << errorMessage.toStdString();
     return;
   }
 
   if (!(m_Controls->m_DisableAllTimers->isChecked()))
   {
     if (m_Controls->m_UseDifferentUpdateRates->isChecked())
     {
       if (m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate->value() != 0)
         m_TrackingRenderTimer->start(1000 / (m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate->value()));
       m_TrackingLoggingTimer->start(1000 / (m_Controls->m_LogUpdateRate->value()));
     }
     else
     {
       m_TrackingRenderTimer->start(1000 / (m_Controls->m_UpdateRate->value()));
       m_TrackingLoggingTimer->start(1000 / (m_Controls->m_UpdateRate->value()));
     }
   }
 
   m_Controls->m_TrackingControlLabel->setText("Status: tracking");
 
   //connect the tool visualization widget
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_Worker->GetTrackingDeviceSource()->GetNumberOfOutputs(); i++)
   {
     m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->AddNavigationData(m_Worker->GetTrackingDeviceSource()->GetOutput(i));
   }
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->ShowStatusLabels();
   if (m_Controls->m_ShowToolQuaternions->isChecked()) { m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->SetShowQuaternions(true); }
   else { m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->SetShowQuaternions(false); }
 
   //if activated enable open IGT link microservice
   if (m_Controls->m_EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService->isChecked())
   {
     //create convertion filter
     m_IGTLConversionFilter = mitk::NavigationDataToIGTLMessageFilter::New();
     m_IGTLConversionFilter->SetName("IGT Tracking Toolbox");
     QString dataModeSelection = this->m_Controls->m_OpenIGTLinkDataFormat->currentText();
     if (dataModeSelection == "TDATA")
     {
       m_IGTLConversionFilter->SetOperationMode(mitk::NavigationDataToIGTLMessageFilter::ModeSendTDataMsg);
     }
     else if (dataModeSelection == "TRANSFORM")
     {
       m_IGTLConversionFilter->SetOperationMode(mitk::NavigationDataToIGTLMessageFilter::ModeSendTransMsg);
     }
     else if (dataModeSelection == "QTDATA")
     {
       m_IGTLConversionFilter->SetOperationMode(mitk::NavigationDataToIGTLMessageFilter::ModeSendQTDataMsg);
     }
     else if (dataModeSelection == "POSITION")
     {
       m_IGTLConversionFilter->SetOperationMode(mitk::NavigationDataToIGTLMessageFilter::ModeSendQTransMsg);
     }
     m_IGTLConversionFilter->ConnectTo(m_ToolVisualizationFilter);
     m_IGTLConversionFilter->RegisterAsMicroservice();
 
     //create server and message provider
     m_IGTLServer = mitk::IGTLServer::New(false);
     m_IGTLServer->SetName("Tracking Toolbox IGTL Server");
     m_IGTLMessageProvider = mitk::IGTLMessageProvider::New();
     m_IGTLMessageProvider->SetIGTLDevice(m_IGTLServer);
     m_IGTLMessageProvider->RegisterAsMicroservice();
   }
 
   m_tracking = true;
   m_Controls->m_ConnectDisconnectButton->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_StartStopTrackingButton->setText("Stop Tracking");
   m_Controls->m_StartTrackingSimpleMode->setText("Stop\nTracking");
   m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->setEnabled(true);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnStopTracking()
 {
 	if (!m_tracking) return;
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_ToolVisualizationFilter->GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs(); i++)
   {
 	mitk::NavigationData::Pointer currentTool = m_ToolVisualizationFilter->GetOutput(i);
 	if (currentTool->IsDataValid())
 	{
   	 this->m_toolStorage->GetTool(i)->GetDataNode()->SetColor(mitk::IGTColor_INVALID);
 	}
   }
 
   //refresh view and status widget
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 
 
   m_TrackingRenderTimer->stop();
   m_TrackingLoggingTimer->stop();
 
   m_Worker->SetWorkerMethod(QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxViewWorker::eStopTracking);
   m_WorkerThread->start();
   m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(false);
 
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnStopTrackingFinished(bool success, QString errorMessage)
 {
   m_WorkerThread->quit();
   m_WorkerThread->wait();
   m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(true);
   if (!success)
   {
     MessageBox(errorMessage.toStdString());
     MITK_WARN << errorMessage.toStdString();
     return;
   }
 
   m_Controls->m_TrackingControlLabel->setText("Status: connected");
   if (m_logging) StopLogging();
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->RemoveStatusLabels();
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->PreShowTools(m_toolStorage);
   m_tracking = false;
   m_Controls->m_StartStopTrackingButton->setText("Start Tracking");
   m_Controls->m_StartTrackingSimpleMode->setText("Start\nTracking");
   m_Controls->m_ConnectDisconnectButton->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_FreezeUnfreezeTrackingButton->setEnabled(false);
 
   //unregister open IGT link micro service
   if (m_Controls->m_EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService->isChecked())
   {
     m_IGTLConversionFilter->UnRegisterMicroservice();
     m_IGTLMessageProvider->UnRegisterMicroservice();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnTrackingDeviceChanged()
 {
   mitk::TrackingDeviceType Type;
 
   if (m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice().IsNotNull())
   {
     Type = m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice()->GetType();
     //enable controls because device is valid
     m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsFrame->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls->m_TrackingControlsFrame->setEnabled(true);
   }
   else
   {
     Type = mitk::UnspecifiedTrackingTypeInformation::GetTrackingDeviceName();
     MessageBox("Error: This tracking device is not included in this project. Please make sure that the device is installed and activated in your MITK build.");
     m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsFrame->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls->m_TrackingControlsFrame->setEnabled(false);
     return;
   }
 
   // Code to enable/disable device specific buttons
   if (m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice()->AutoDetectToolsAvailable())
   {
     m_Controls->m_AutoDetectTools->setVisible(true);
   }
   else
   {
     m_Controls->m_AutoDetectTools->setVisible(false);
   }
 
   m_Controls->m_AddSingleTool->setEnabled(this->m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice()->AddSingleToolIsAvailable());
 
   // Code to select appropriate tracking volume for current type
   std::vector<mitk::TrackingDeviceData> Compatibles = m_DeviceTypeCollection->GetDeviceDataForLine(Type);
   m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->clear();
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < Compatibles.size(); i++)
   {
     m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->addItem(Compatibles[i].Model.c_str());
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnTrackingVolumeChanged(QString qstr)
 {
   if (qstr.isNull()) return;
   if (qstr.isEmpty()) return;
 
   mitk::TrackingVolumeGenerator::Pointer volumeGenerator = mitk::TrackingVolumeGenerator::New();
 
   std::string str = qstr.toStdString();
 
   mitk::TrackingDeviceData data = m_DeviceTypeCollection->GetDeviceDataByName(str);
   m_TrackingDeviceData = data;
 
   volumeGenerator->SetTrackingDeviceData(data);
   volumeGenerator->Update();
 
   mitk::Surface::Pointer volumeSurface = volumeGenerator->GetOutput();
 
   m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetData(volumeSurface);
 
   if (!m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->isChecked()) m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetOpacity(0.0);
   else m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetOpacity(0.25);
 
   GlobalReinit();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnShowTrackingVolumeChanged()
 {
   if (m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->isChecked())
   {
     OnTrackingVolumeChanged(m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->currentText());
     m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetOpacity(0.25);
   }
   else
   {
     m_TrackingVolumeNode->SetOpacity(0.0);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnAutoDetectTools()
 {
   if (m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice()->AutoDetectToolsAvailable())
   {
     DisableTrackingConfigurationButtons();
     m_Worker->SetWorkerMethod(QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxViewWorker::eAutoDetectTools);
     m_Worker->SetTrackingDevice(m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice().GetPointer());
     m_Worker->SetDataStorage(this->GetDataStorage());
     m_WorkerThread->start();
     m_TimeoutTimer->start(30000);
     //disable controls until worker thread is finished
     this->m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(false);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnAutoDetectToolsFinished(bool success, QString errorMessage)
 {
   //Check, if the thread is running. There might have been a timeOut inbetween and this causes crashes...
   if (m_WorkerThread->isRunning())
   {
     m_TimeoutTimer->stop();
     m_WorkerThread->quit();
     m_WorkerThread->wait();
   }
 
   //enable controls again
   this->m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setEnabled(true);
   EnableTrackingConfigurationButtons();
 
   if (!success)
   {
     MITK_WARN << errorMessage.toStdString();
     MessageBox(errorMessage.toStdString());
     EnableTrackingConfigurationButtons();
     return;
   }
 
   mitk::NavigationToolStorage::Pointer autoDetectedStorage = m_Worker->GetNavigationToolStorage();
 
   //save detected tools
   std::string _autoDetectText;
   _autoDetectText = "Autodetected ";
   _autoDetectText.append(this->m_TrackingDeviceData.Line); //This is the device name as string of the current TrackingDevice.
   _autoDetectText.append(" Storage");
   this->ReplaceCurrentToolStorage(autoDetectedStorage, _autoDetectText);
   //auto save the new storage to hard disc (for persistence)
   AutoSaveToolStorage();
   //update label
   QString toolLabel = QString("Loaded Tools: ") + QString::number(m_toolStorage->GetToolCount()) + " Tools (Auto Detected)";
   m_Controls->m_ToolLabel->setText(toolLabel);
   //update tool preview
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->RemoveStatusLabels();
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->PreShowTools(m_toolStorage);
 
   EnableTrackingConfigurationButtons();
 
   //print a logging message about the detected tools
   switch (m_toolStorage->GetToolCount())
   {
   case 0:
     MITK_INFO("IGT Tracking Toolbox") << "Found no tools. Empty ToolStorage was autosaved to " << m_ToolStorageFilename.toStdString();
     break;
   case 1:
     MITK_INFO("IGT Tracking Toolbox") << "Found one tool. ToolStorage was autosaved to " << m_ToolStorageFilename.toStdString();
     break;
   default:
     MITK_INFO("IGT Tracking Toolbox") << "Found " << m_toolStorage->GetToolCount() << " tools. ToolStorage was autosaved to " << m_ToolStorageFilename.toStdString();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::MessageBox(std::string s)
 {
   QMessageBox msgBox;
   msgBox.setText(s.c_str());
   msgBox.exec();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::UpdateRenderTrackingTimer()
 {
   //update filter
   m_ToolVisualizationFilter->Update();
   MITK_DEBUG << "Number of outputs ToolVisualizationFilter: " << m_ToolVisualizationFilter->GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs();
   MITK_DEBUG << "Number of inputs ToolVisualizationFilter: " << m_ToolVisualizationFilter->GetNumberOfIndexedInputs();
 
   //update tool colors to show tool status
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_ToolVisualizationFilter->GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs(); i++)
   {
     mitk::NavigationData::Pointer currentTool = m_ToolVisualizationFilter->GetOutput(i);
     if (currentTool->IsDataValid())
     {
 		
       this->m_toolStorage->GetTool(i)->GetDataNode()->SetColor(mitk::IGTColor_VALID);
     }
     else
     {
       this->m_toolStorage->GetTool(i)->GetDataNode()->SetColor(mitk::IGTColor_WARNING);
     }
   }
 
   //Update the NeedleProjectionFilter
   if( m_NeedleProjectionFilter.IsNotNull() )
   {
     m_NeedleProjectionFilter->Update();
   }
   
   //refresh view and status widget
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->Refresh();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::UpdateLoggingTrackingTimer()
 {
   //update logging
   if (m_logging)
   {
     this->m_loggingFilter->Update();
     m_loggedFrames = this->m_loggingFilter->GetNumberOfRecordedSteps();
     this->m_Controls->m_LoggedFramesLabel->setText("Logged Frames: " + QString::number(m_loggedFrames));
     //check if logging stopped automatically
     if ((m_loggedFrames > 1) && (!m_loggingFilter->GetRecording())){ StopLogging(); }
   }
   //refresh status widget
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->Refresh();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnChooseFileClicked()
 {
   QDir currentPath = QFileInfo(m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->text()).dir();
 
   // if no path was selected (QDir would select current working dir then) or the
   // selected path does not exist -> use home directory
   if (currentPath == QDir() || !currentPath.exists())
   {
     currentPath = QDir(QDir::homePath());
   }
 
   QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(nullptr, tr("Choose Logging File"), currentPath.absolutePath(), "*.*");
   if (filename == "") return;
   this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setText(filename);
   this->OnToggleFileExtension();
 }
 // bug-16470: toggle file extension after clicking on radio button
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnToggleFileExtension()
 {
   QString currentInputText = this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->text();
   QString currentFile = QFileInfo(currentInputText).baseName();
   QDir currentPath = QFileInfo(currentInputText).dir();
   if (currentFile.isEmpty())
   {
     currentFile = "logfile";
   }
   // Setting currentPath to default home path when currentPath is empty or it does not exist
   if (currentPath == QDir() || !currentPath.exists())
   {
     currentPath = QDir::homePath();
   }
   // check if csv radio button is clicked
   if (this->m_Controls->m_CsvFormat->isChecked())
   {
     // you needn't add a seperator to the input text when currentpath is the rootpath
     if (currentPath.isRoot())
     {
       this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(currentPath.absolutePath()) + currentFile + ".csv");
     }
 
     else
     {
       this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(currentPath.absolutePath()) + QDir::separator() + currentFile + ".csv");
     }
   }
   // check if xml radio button is clicked
   else if (this->m_Controls->m_XmlFormat->isChecked())
   {
     // you needn't add a seperator to the input text when currentpath is the rootpath
     if (currentPath.isRoot())
     {
       this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(currentPath.absolutePath()) + currentFile + ".xml");
     }
     else
     {
       this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(currentPath.absolutePath()) + QDir::separator() + currentFile + ".xml");
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnToggleAdvancedSimpleMode()
 {
   if (m_SimpleModeEnabled)
   {
     m_Controls->m_simpleWidget->setVisible(false);
     m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setVisible(true);
     m_Controls->m_SimpleUI->setChecked(false);
     m_SimpleModeEnabled = false;
   }
   else
   {
     m_Controls->m_simpleWidget->setVisible(true);
     m_Controls->m_MainWidget->setVisible(false);
     m_SimpleModeEnabled = true;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnToggleDifferentUpdateRates()
 {
   if (m_Controls->m_UseDifferentUpdateRates->isChecked())
   {
     if (m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate->value() == 0)
       m_Controls->m_RenderWarningLabel->setVisible(true);
     else
       m_Controls->m_RenderWarningLabel->setVisible(false);
 
     m_Controls->m_UpdateRate->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls->m_OptionsUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(false);
 
     m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls->m_OptionsRenderUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(true);
 
     m_Controls->m_LogUpdateRate->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls->m_OptionsLogUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(true);
   }
 
   else
   {
     m_Controls->m_RenderWarningLabel->setVisible(false);
 
     m_Controls->m_UpdateRate->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls->m_OptionsUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(true);
 
     m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls->m_OptionsRenderUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(false);
 
     m_Controls->m_LogUpdateRate->setEnabled(false);
     m_Controls->m_OptionsLogUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(false);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnChangeRenderUpdateRate()
 {
   if (m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate->value() == 0)
     m_Controls->m_RenderWarningLabel->setVisible(true);
   else
     m_Controls->m_RenderWarningLabel->setVisible(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::StartLogging()
 {
   if (m_ToolVisualizationFilter.IsNull())
   {
     MessageBox("Cannot activate logging without a connected device. Configure and connect a tracking device first.");
     return;
   }
 
   if (!m_logging)
   {
     //initialize logging filter
     m_loggingFilter = mitk::NavigationDataRecorder::New();
     m_loggingFilter->SetRecordOnlyValidData(m_Controls->m_SkipInvalidData->isChecked());
 
     m_loggingFilter->ConnectTo(m_ToolVisualizationFilter);
 
     if (m_Controls->m_LoggingLimit->isChecked()){ m_loggingFilter->SetRecordCountLimit(m_Controls->m_LoggedFramesLimit->value()); }
 
     //start filter with try-catch block for exceptions
     try
     {
       m_loggingFilter->StartRecording();
     }
     catch (mitk::IGTException)
     {
       std::string errormessage = "Error during start recording. Recorder already started recording?";
       QMessageBox::warning(nullptr, "IGTPlayer: Error", errormessage.c_str());
       m_loggingFilter->StopRecording();
       return;
     }
 
     //update labels / logging variables
     this->m_Controls->m_LoggingLabel->setText("Logging ON");
     this->m_Controls->m_LoggedFramesLabel->setText("Logged Frames: 0");
     m_loggedFrames = 0;
     m_logging = true;
     DisableLoggingButtons();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::StopLogging()
 {
   if (m_logging)
   {
     //stop logging
     m_loggingFilter->StopRecording();
     m_logging = false;
 
     //update GUI
     this->m_Controls->m_LoggingLabel->setText("Logging OFF");
     EnableLoggingButtons();
 
     //write the results to a file
     if (m_Controls->m_CsvFormat->isChecked())
     {
       mitk::IOUtil::Save(m_loggingFilter->GetNavigationDataSet(), this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->text().toStdString());
     }
     else if (m_Controls->m_XmlFormat->isChecked())
     {
       mitk::IOUtil::Save(m_loggingFilter->GetNavigationDataSet(), this->m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->text().toStdString());
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::SetFocus()
 {
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnAddSingleTool()
 {
   QString Identifier = "Tool#";
   QString Name = "NewTool";
   if (m_toolStorage.IsNotNull()) {
     Identifier += QString::number(m_toolStorage->GetToolCount());
     Name += QString::number(m_toolStorage->GetToolCount());
   }
   else {
     Identifier += "0";
     Name += "0";
   }
   m_Controls->m_NavigationToolCreationWidget->Initialize(GetDataStorage(), Identifier.toStdString(), Name.toStdString());
   m_Controls->m_NavigationToolCreationWidget->SetTrackingDeviceType(m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice()->GetType(), false);
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsWidget->setCurrentIndex(1);
 
   //disable tracking volume during tool editing
   lastTrackingVolumeState = m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->isChecked();
   if (lastTrackingVolumeState) m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->click();
   GlobalReinit();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnAddSingleToolFinished()
 {
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
   if (this->m_toolStorage.IsNull())
   {
     //this shouldn't happen!
     MITK_WARN << "No ToolStorage available, cannot add tool, aborting!";
     return;
   }
   m_toolStorage->AddTool(m_Controls->m_NavigationToolCreationWidget->GetCreatedTool());
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->PreShowTools(m_toolStorage);
   m_Controls->m_ToolLabel->setText("<manually added>");
 
   //displya in tool selector
  // m_Controls->m_toolselector->addItem(QString::fromStdString(m_Controls->m_NavigationToolCreationWidget->GetCreatedTool()->GetToolName()));
 
 
   //auto save current storage for persistence
   MITK_INFO << "Auto saving manually added tools for persistence.";
   AutoSaveToolStorage();
 
   //enable tracking volume again
   if (lastTrackingVolumeState) m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->click();
   GlobalReinit();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnAddSingleToolCanceled()
 {
   m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
 
   //enable tracking volume again
   if (lastTrackingVolumeState) m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->click();
   GlobalReinit();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::GlobalReinit()
 {
   // get all nodes that have not set "includeInBoundingBox" to false
   mitk::NodePredicateNot::Pointer pred = mitk::NodePredicateNot::New(mitk::NodePredicateProperty::New("includeInBoundingBox", mitk::BoolProperty::New(false)));
 
   mitk::DataStorage::SetOfObjects::ConstPointer rs = this->GetDataStorage()->GetSubset(pred);
   // calculate bounding geometry of these nodes
   auto bounds = this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(rs, "visible");
 
   // initialize the views to the bounding geometry
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(bounds);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::DisableLoggingButtons()
 {
   m_Controls->m_StartLogging->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_ChooseFile->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_LoggingLimit->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_LoggedFramesLimit->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_CsvFormat->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_XmlFormat->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_SkipInvalidData->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_StopLogging->setEnabled(true);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::EnableLoggingButtons()
 {
   m_Controls->m_StartLogging->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_LoggingFileName->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_ChooseFile->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_LoggingLimit->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_LoggedFramesLimit->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_CsvFormat->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_XmlFormat->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_SkipInvalidData->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_StopLogging->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::DisableOptionsButtons()
 {
   m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_UseDifferentUpdateRates->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_UpdateRate->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_OptionsUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_RenderUpdateRate->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_OptionsRenderUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_LogUpdateRate->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_OptionsLogUpdateRateLabel->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_DisableAllTimers->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_OtherOptionsGroupBox->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_OpenIGTLinkDataFormat->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::EnableOptionsButtons()
 {
   m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_UseDifferentUpdateRates->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_DisableAllTimers->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_OtherOptionsGroupBox->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_OpenIGTLinkDataFormat->setEnabled(true);
   OnToggleDifferentUpdateRates();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::EnableTrackingControls()
 {
   m_Controls->m_TrackingControlsFrame->setEnabled(true);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::DisableTrackingControls()
 {
   m_Controls->m_TrackingControlsFrame->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::EnableTrackingConfigurationButtons()
 {
   m_Controls->m_AutoDetectTools->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_AddSingleTool->setEnabled(this->m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->GetTrackingDevice()->AddSingleToolIsAvailable());
   m_Controls->m_LoadTools->setEnabled(true);
   m_Controls->m_ResetTools->setEnabled(true);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::DisableTrackingConfigurationButtons()
 {
   m_Controls->m_AutoDetectTools->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_AddSingleTool->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_LoadTools->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls->m_ResetTools->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::ReplaceCurrentToolStorage(mitk::NavigationToolStorage::Pointer newStorage, std::string newStorageName)
 {
   //first: get rid of the old one
   //don't reset if there is no tool storage. BugFix #17793
   if (m_toolStorage.IsNotNull()){
     m_toolStorage->UnLockStorage(); //only to be sure...
     m_toolStorage->UnRegisterMicroservice();
     m_toolStorage = nullptr;
   }
 
   //now: replace by the new one
   m_toolStorage = newStorage;
   m_toolStorage->SetName(newStorageName);
   m_toolStorage->RegisterAsMicroservice();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnTimeOut()
 {
   MITK_WARN << "TimeOut. Quitting the thread...";
   m_WorkerThread->quit();
   //only if we can't quit use terminate.
   if (!m_WorkerThread->wait(1000))
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Can't quit the thread. Terminating... Might cause further problems, be careful!";
     m_WorkerThread->terminate();
     m_WorkerThread->wait();
   }
   m_TimeoutTimer->stop();
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::OnToolStorageChanged(const ctkServiceEvent event)
 {
   //don't listen to any changes during connection, toolStorage is locked anyway, so this are only changes of e.g. sourceID which are not relevant for the widget.
   if (!m_connected && (event.getType() == ctkServiceEvent::MODIFIED))
   {
     m_Controls->m_ConfigurationWidget->OnToolStorageChanged();
 
     m_Controls->m_toolselector->clear();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < m_toolStorage->GetToolCount(); i++)
     {
       m_Controls->m_toolselector->addItem(QString::fromStdString(m_toolStorage->GetTool(i)->GetToolName()));
     }
   }
 }
 
 //! [StoreUISettings]
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::StoreUISettings()
 {
   // persistence service does not directly work in plugins for now
   // -> using QSettings
   QSettings settings;
 
   settings.beginGroup(QString::fromStdString(VIEW_ID));
   MITK_DEBUG << "Store UI settings";
   // set the values of some widgets and attrbutes to the QSettings
   settings.setValue("ShowTrackingVolume", QVariant(m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->isChecked()));
   settings.setValue("toolStorageFilename", QVariant(m_ToolStorageFilename));
   settings.setValue("VolumeSelectionBox", QVariant(m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->currentIndex()));
   settings.setValue("SimpleModeEnabled", QVariant(m_SimpleModeEnabled));
   settings.setValue("OpenIGTLinkDataFormat", QVariant(m_Controls->m_OpenIGTLinkDataFormat->currentIndex()));
   settings.setValue("EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService", QVariant(m_Controls->m_EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService->isChecked()));
   settings.endGroup();
 }
 //! [StoreUISettings]
 
 //! [LoadUISettings]
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::LoadUISettings()
 {
   // persistence service does not directly work in plugins for now -> using QSettings
   QSettings settings;
 
   settings.beginGroup(QString::fromStdString(VIEW_ID));
 
   // set some widgets and attributes by the values from the QSettings
   m_Controls->m_ShowTrackingVolume->setChecked(settings.value("ShowTrackingVolume", false).toBool());
   m_Controls->m_EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService->setChecked(settings.value("EnableOpenIGTLinkMicroService", true).toBool());
   m_Controls->m_VolumeSelectionBox->setCurrentIndex(settings.value("VolumeSelectionBox", 0).toInt());
   m_Controls->m_OpenIGTLinkDataFormat->setCurrentIndex(settings.value("OpenIGTLinkDataFormat", 0).toInt());
   m_ToolStorageFilename = settings.value("toolStorageFilename", QVariant("")).toString();
   if (settings.value("SimpleModeEnabled", false).toBool()) { this->OnToggleAdvancedSimpleMode(); }
   settings.endGroup();
   //! [LoadUISettings]
 
   //! [LoadToolStorage]
   // try to deserialize the tool storage from the given tool storage file name
   if (!m_ToolStorageFilename.isEmpty())
   {
     // try-catch block for exceptions
     try
     {
       mitk::NavigationToolStorageDeserializer::Pointer myDeserializer = mitk::NavigationToolStorageDeserializer::New(GetDataStorage());
       m_toolStorage->UnRegisterMicroservice();
       m_toolStorage = myDeserializer->Deserialize(m_ToolStorageFilename.toStdString());
       m_toolStorage->RegisterAsMicroservice();
 
       //update label
       UpdateToolStorageLabel(m_ToolStorageFilename);
 
       //update tool preview
       m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->RemoveStatusLabels();
       m_Controls->m_TrackingToolsStatusWidget->PreShowTools(m_toolStorage);
     }
     catch (mitk::IGTException e)
     {
       MITK_WARN("QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolBoxView") << "Error during restoring tools. Problems with file (" << m_ToolStorageFilename.toStdString() << "), please check the file? Error message: "<<e.GetDescription();
       this->OnResetTools(); //if there where errors reset the tool storage to avoid problems later on
     }
   }
   //! [LoadToolStorage]
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::UpdateToolStorageLabel(QString pathOfLoadedStorage)
 {
   QFileInfo myPath(pathOfLoadedStorage); //use this to seperate filename from path
   QString toolLabel = myPath.fileName();
   if (toolLabel.size() > 45) //if the tool storage name is to long trimm the string
   {
     toolLabel.resize(40);
     toolLabel += "[...]";
   }
   m_Controls->m_ToolLabel->setText(toolLabel);
 }
 
 void QmitkMITKIGTTrackingToolboxView::AutoSaveToolStorage()
 {
   m_ToolStorageFilename = m_AutoSaveFilename;
   mitk::NavigationToolStorageSerializer::Pointer mySerializer = mitk::NavigationToolStorageSerializer::New();
   mySerializer->Serialize(m_ToolStorageFilename.toStdString(), m_toolStorage);
 }