diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp
index d4ca8f8720..35306d456b 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.cpp
@@ -1,536 +1,549 @@
 /*=========================================================================
 
 Program:   Medical Imaging & Interaction Toolkit
 Language:  C++
 Date:      $Date$
 Version:   $Revision$
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center, Division of Medical and
 Biological Informatics. All rights reserved.
 See MITKCopyright.txt or http://www.mitk.org/copyright.html for details.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
 
 =========================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkImageCropper.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QColorDialog>
 #include <QInputDialog>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSpinBox>
 #include <QSlider>
 
 #include <vtkCommand.h>
 #include <vtkCubeSource.h>
 #include <vtkObjectFactory.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <vtkPlaneWidget.h>
 #include <vtkProperty.h>
 #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
 #include <vtkTransform.h>
 #include <vtkTransformFilter.h>
 
 #include <mitkBoundingShapeInteractor.h>
 #include <mitkBoundingShapeCropper.h>
 #include <mitkDisplayInteractor.h>
 #include <mitkIDataStorageService.h>
 #include <mitkImageCast.h> // Includes for image casting between ITK and MITK: added after using Plugin Generator
 #include <mitkImageAccessByItk.h>
 #include <mitkImageStatisticsHolder.h>
 #include <mitkInteractionConst.h>
 #include <mitkITKImageImport.h>
 #include <mitkLabelSetImage.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateDataType.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateAnd.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateNot.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateProperty.h>
 #include <mitkRenderingManager.h>
 #include <mitkProperties.h>
 
 #include <itkBoundingBox.h>
 #include <itkCommand.h>
 
 #include <usModuleRegistry.h>
 #include <usGetModuleContext.h>
 
 const std::string QmitkImageCropper::VIEW_ID = "org.mitk.views.qmitkimagecropper";
 
 QmitkImageCropper::QmitkImageCropper(QObject *parent)
   : m_ParentWidget(0),
   m_ImageNode(nullptr),
   m_CroppingObject(nullptr),
   m_CroppingObjectNode(nullptr),
   m_BoundingShapeInteractor(nullptr),
   m_CropOutsideValue(0),
   m_Advanced(0),
   m_Active(0),
   m_ScrollEnabled(true)
 {
   CreateBoundingShapeInteractor(false);
 }
 
 QmitkImageCropper::~QmitkImageCropper()
 {
   //delete pointer objects
   m_CroppingObjectNode = nullptr;
   m_CroppingObject = nullptr;
 
   //disable interactor
   if (m_BoundingShapeInteractor != nullptr)
   {
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(nullptr);
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(false);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::SetFocus()
 {
   m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setFocus();
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent)
 {
   // create GUI widgets from the Qt Designer's .ui file
   m_Controls.setupUi(parent);
 
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->SetDataStorage(this->GetDataStorage());
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->SetPredicate(mitk::NodePredicateAnd::New(
     mitk::TNodePredicateDataType<mitk::GeometryData>::New(),
     mitk::NodePredicateNot::New(mitk::NodePredicateProperty::New("helper object"))));
   m_CroppingObjectNode = m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->GetSelectedNode();
 
   connect(m_Controls.buttonCropping, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoCropping()));
   connect(m_Controls.buttonMasking, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoMasking()));
   connect(m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector, SIGNAL(OnSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode*)),
     this, SLOT(OnDataSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode*)));
   connect(m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(DoCreateNewBoundingObject()));
   connect(m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled()));
   connect(m_Controls.spinBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnSliderValueChanged(int)));
 
   m_Controls.spinBox->setValue(-1000);
   m_Controls.spinBox->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(false);
   m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
   m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings->setEnabled(false);
 
   m_Advanced = false;
   this->OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled();
   m_ParentWidget = parent;
 
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnDataSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode* node)
 {
   m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
   m_CroppingObjectNode = m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->GetSelectedNode();
 
   if (m_CroppingObjectNode.IsNotNull() && dynamic_cast<mitk::GeometryData*>(this->m_CroppingObjectNode->GetData()))
   {
     m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setText(QString::fromStdString(""));
     m_CroppingObject = dynamic_cast<mitk::GeometryData*>(m_CroppingObjectNode->GetData());
     m_Advanced = true;
 
     mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews();
     mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   }
   else
   {
     m_Controls.buttonAdvancedSettings->setEnabled(false);
     m_CroppingObject = nullptr;
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(false);
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(nullptr);
     m_Advanced = false;
     this->OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled();
   }
 
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled()
 {
   m_Controls.groupImageSettings->setVisible(m_Advanced);
   m_Advanced = !m_Advanced;
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::CreateBoundingShapeInteractor(bool rotationEnabled)
 {
   if (m_BoundingShapeInteractor.IsNull())
   {
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor = mitk::BoundingShapeInteractor::New();
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->LoadStateMachine("BoundingShapeInteraction.xml", us::ModuleRegistry::GetModule("MitkBoundingShape"));
     m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetEventConfig("BoundingShapeMouseConfig.xml", us::ModuleRegistry::GetModule("MitkBoundingShape"));
   }
   m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetRotationEnabled(rotationEnabled);
 }
 
 
 mitk::Geometry3D::Pointer QmitkImageCropper::InitializeWithImageGeometry(mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer geometry)
 {
   // convert a basegeometry into a Geometry3D (otherwise IO is not working properly)
   if (geometry == nullptr)
     mitkThrow() << "Geometry is not valid.";
 
   auto boundingGeometry = mitk::Geometry3D::New();
   boundingGeometry->SetBounds(geometry->GetBounds());
   boundingGeometry->SetImageGeometry(geometry->GetImageGeometry());
   boundingGeometry->SetOrigin(geometry->GetOrigin());
   boundingGeometry->SetSpacing(geometry->GetSpacing());
   boundingGeometry->SetIndexToWorldTransform(geometry->GetIndexToWorldTransform());
   boundingGeometry->Modified();
   return boundingGeometry;
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::DoCreateNewBoundingObject()
 {
   if (m_ImageNode.IsNotNull())
   {
     bool ok = false;
     QString name = QInputDialog::getText(QApplication::activeWindow()
       , "Add cropping shape...", "Enter name for the new cropping shape", QLineEdit::Normal, "BoundingShape", &ok);
     if (!ok)
       return;
 
 	if (name == "")
 	{
 		name = "Bounding Shape";
 	}
     m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(true);
     m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
 
     // get current timestep to support 3d+t images
     auto renderWindowPart = this->GetRenderWindowPart(OPEN);
     int timeStep = renderWindowPart->GetTimeNavigationController()->GetTime()->GetPos();
     mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer imageGeometry = static_cast<mitk::BaseGeometry*>(m_ImageNode->GetData()->GetGeometry(timeStep));
 
     m_CroppingObject = mitk::GeometryData::New();
     m_CroppingObject->SetGeometry(static_cast<mitk::Geometry3D*>(this->InitializeWithImageGeometry(imageGeometry)));
     m_CroppingObjectNode = mitk::DataNode::New();
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetData(m_CroppingObject);
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("name", mitk::StringProperty::New(name.toStdString()));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("color", mitk::ColorProperty::New(1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("opacity", mitk::FloatProperty::New(0.6));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetProperty("layer", mitk::IntProperty::New(99));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->AddProperty("handle size factor", mitk::DoubleProperty::New(1.0 / 40.0));
     m_CroppingObjectNode->SetBoolProperty("pickable", true);
 
     if (!this->GetDataStorage()->Exists(m_CroppingObjectNode))
     {
       GetDataStorage()->Add(m_CroppingObjectNode, m_ImageNode);
       m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->SetSelectedNode(m_CroppingObjectNode);
       m_CroppingObjectNode->SetVisibility(true);
       m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(true);
       m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(this->m_CroppingObjectNode);
       this->OnDataSelectionChanged(m_CroppingObjectNode);
     }
   }
   // Adjust coordinate system by doing a reinit on
   auto tempDataStorage = mitk::DataStorage::SetOfObjects::New();
   tempDataStorage->InsertElement(0, m_CroppingObjectNode);
 
   //// initialize the views to the bounding geometry
   //mitk::TimeGeometry::Pointer bounds = this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(tempDataStorage);
   //mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(bounds);
   //mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 }
+void QmitkImageCropper::setDefaultGUI()
+{
+	m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
+	m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("Select an image."));
+	m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
+	m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setText(QString::fromStdString("Create a bounding shape below."));
+	m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(false);
+	m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
+	m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(false);
+	m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
+}
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnSelectionChanged(berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer /*part*/,
   const QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer>& nodes)
 {
   bool rotationEnabled = false;
   if (nodes.empty())
   {
-    m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
-    m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("Select an image."));
-    m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
-    m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setText(QString::fromStdString("Create a bounding shape below."));
-    m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(false);
-    m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
-    m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(false);
-    m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
+	  setDefaultGUI();
     return;
   }
   m_ParentWidget->setEnabled(true);
 
   foreach(mitk::DataNode::Pointer node, nodes)
   {
     if (node.IsNotNull() && dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(node->GetData()))
     {
       m_ImageNode = nodes[0];
       m_Controls.groupBoundingObject->setEnabled(true);
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(0, 0, 0) }");
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("File name: " + m_ImageNode->GetName()));
       m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(true);
 
       mitk::Image::Pointer image = dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(m_ImageNode->GetData());
       if (image != nullptr)
       {
+		  if (image->GetDimension() < 3) {
+			  QMessageBox::warning(nullptr,
+				  tr("Invalid image selected"),
+				  tr("ImageCropper only works with 3 or more dimensions."),
+				  QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton, QMessageBox::NoButton);
+			  setDefaultGUI();
+			  return;
+		  }
+
         vtkSmartPointer<vtkMatrix4x4> imageMat = image->GetGeometry()->GetVtkMatrix();
         // check whether the image geometry is rotated, if so, no pixel aligned cropping or masking can be performed
         if ((imageMat->GetElement(1, 0) == 0.0) && (imageMat->GetElement(0, 1) == 0.0) &&
           (imageMat->GetElement(1, 2) == 0.0) && (imageMat->GetElement(2, 1) == 0.0) &&
           (imageMat->GetElement(2, 0) == 0.0) && (imageMat->GetElement(0, 2) == 0.0))
         {
           rotationEnabled = false;
           m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
         }
         else
         {
           rotationEnabled = true;
           m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
           m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(true);
         }
 
         this->CreateBoundingShapeInteractor(rotationEnabled);
         m_CroppingObjectNode = m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->GetSelectedNode();
         if (m_CroppingObjectNode != nullptr)
         {
           this->OnDataSelectionChanged(m_CroppingObjectNode);
           m_BoundingShapeInteractor->EnableInteraction(true);
           m_BoundingShapeInteractor->SetDataNode(this->m_CroppingObjectNode);
           m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
         }
 
         if (image->GetPixelType().GetPixelType() == itk::ImageIOBase::SCALAR)
         {
           // Might be changed with the upcoming new image statistics plugin
           int minPixelValue = static_cast<int>(image->GetScalarValueMinNoRecompute());
           //static_cast<int>image->GetStatistics()->GetScalarValueMinNoRecompute();
           int maxPixelValue = static_cast<int>(image->GetScalarValueMaxNoRecompute());
           //static_cast<int>image->GetStatistics()->GetScalarValueMaxNoRecompute();
           m_Controls.spinBox->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.spinBox->setMaximum(maxPixelValue);
           m_Controls.spinBox->setMinimum(minPixelValue);
           m_Controls.spinBox->setValue(minPixelValue);
         }
         else
           m_Controls.spinBox->setEnabled(false);
 
         unsigned int dim = image->GetDimension();
         if (dim < 2 || dim > 4)
         {
           m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
           m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("Select an image."));
           m_ParentWidget->setEnabled(false);
         }
         if (m_CroppingObjectNode != nullptr)
         {
           m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(true);
           m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setVisible(false);
         }
         else
         {
           m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
           m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(false);
           m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(false);
           m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
           m_Controls.labelWarningBB->setText(QString::fromStdString("Create a bounding shape below."));
         }
         return;
       }
       //  iterate all selected objects, adjust warning visibility
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setStyleSheet(" QLabel { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) }");
       m_Controls.labelWarningImage->setText(QString::fromStdString("Select an image."));
       m_Controls.buttonCropping->setEnabled(false);
       m_Controls.buttonMasking->setEnabled(false);
       m_Controls.buttonCreateNewBoundingBox->setEnabled(false);
       m_Controls.boundingShapeSelector->setEnabled(false);
       m_ParentWidget->setEnabled(true);
       m_Controls.labelWarningRotation->setVisible(false);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnComboBoxSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode* node)
 {
   mitk::DataNode* selectedNode = const_cast<mitk::DataNode*>(node);
   if (selectedNode != nullptr)
   {
     if (m_ImageNode.IsNotNull())
       selectedNode->SetDataInteractor(m_ImageNode->GetDataInteractor());
     // m_ImageNode->GetDataInteractor()->SetDataNode(selectedNode);
     m_ImageNode = selectedNode;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::OnSliderValueChanged(int slidervalue)
 {
   m_CropOutsideValue = slidervalue;
 }
 
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::DoMasking()
 {
   this->ProcessImage(true);
 }
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::DoCropping()
 {
   this->ProcessImage(false);
 }
 
 
 void QmitkImageCropper::ProcessImage(bool mask)
 {
   // cropping only possible if valid bounding shape as well as a valid image are loaded
   QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer> nodes = this->GetDataManagerSelection();
 
   auto renderWindowPart = this->GetRenderWindowPart(OPEN);
   int timeStep = renderWindowPart->GetTimeNavigationController()->GetTime()->GetPos();
 
  
   if (nodes.empty()) return;
 
   mitk::DataNode* node = nodes[0];
 
   if (node == nullptr)
   {
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Warning", "Please load and select an image before starting image processing.");
     return;
   }
   if (m_CroppingObject == nullptr)
   {
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Warning", "Please load and select a cropping object before starting image processing.");
     return;
   }
 
   mitk::BaseData* data = node->GetData(); //get data from node
   if (data != nullptr)
   {
     QString imageName;
     if (mask)
       imageName = QString::fromStdString(node->GetName() + "_masked");
     else
       imageName = QString::fromStdString(node->GetName() + "_cropped");
 
     if (m_Controls.checkBoxCropTimeStepOnly->isChecked())
       imageName = imageName + "_T" + QString::number(timeStep);
 
     // image and bounding shape ok, set as input
     auto croppedImageNode = mitk::DataNode::New();
     auto cutter = mitk::BoundingShapeCropper::New();
     cutter->SetGeometry(m_CroppingObject);
 
     // adjustable in advanced settings
     cutter->SetUseWholeInputRegion(mask); //either mask (mask=true) or crop (mask=false)
     cutter->SetOutsideValue(m_CropOutsideValue);
     cutter->SetUseCropTimeStepOnly(m_Controls.checkBoxCropTimeStepOnly->isChecked());
     cutter->SetCurrentTimeStep(timeStep);
 
     // TODO: Add support for MultiLayer (right now only Mulitlabel support)
     mitk::LabelSetImage* labelsetImageInput = dynamic_cast<mitk::LabelSetImage*>(data);
     if (labelsetImageInput != nullptr)
     {
         cutter->SetInput(labelsetImageInput);   
         // do the actual cutting
         try
         {
           cutter->Update();
         }
         catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& e)
         {
           std::string message = std::string("The Cropping filter could not process because of: \n ") + e.GetDescription();
           QMessageBox::warning(nullptr,
             tr("Cropping not possible!"),
             tr(message.c_str()),
             QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton, QMessageBox::NoButton);
           return;
         }
 
         auto labelSetImage = mitk::LabelSetImage::New();
         labelSetImage->InitializeByLabeledImage(cutter->GetOutput());
 
         for (int i = 0; i < labelsetImageInput->GetNumberOfLayers(); i++)
         {
           labelSetImage->AddLabelSetToLayer(i, labelsetImageInput->GetLabelSet(i));
         }
 
         croppedImageNode->SetData(labelSetImage);
         croppedImageNode->SetProperty("name", mitk::StringProperty::New(imageName.toStdString()));
 
         //add cropping result to the current data storage as child node to the image node
         if (!m_Controls.checkOverwriteImage->isChecked())
         {
           if (!this->GetDataStorage()->Exists(croppedImageNode))
           {
             this->GetDataStorage()->Add(croppedImageNode, m_ImageNode);
           }
         }
         else // original image will be overwritten by the result image and the bounding box of the result is adjusted
         {
           node->SetData(labelSetImage);
           node->Modified();
           // Adjust coordinate system by doing a reinit on
           auto tempDataStorage = mitk::DataStorage::SetOfObjects::New();
           tempDataStorage->InsertElement(0, node);
 
           // initialize the views to the bounding geometry
           mitk::TimeGeometry::Pointer bounds = this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(tempDataStorage);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(bounds);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
         }
     }
     else
     {
       mitk::Image::Pointer imageInput = dynamic_cast<mitk::Image*>(data);
       if (imageInput != nullptr)
       {
         cutter->SetInput(imageInput);
         // do the actual cutting
         try
         {
           cutter->Update();
         }
         catch (const itk::ExceptionObject& e)
         {
           std::string message = std::string("The Cropping filter could not process because of: \n ") + e.GetDescription();
 
           QMessageBox::warning(nullptr,
             tr("Cropping not possible!"),
             tr(message.c_str()),
             QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton, QMessageBox::NoButton);
           return;
         }
 
         //add cropping result to the current data storage as child node to the image node
         if (!m_Controls.checkOverwriteImage->isChecked())
         {
           croppedImageNode->SetData(cutter->GetOutput());
           croppedImageNode->SetProperty("name", mitk::StringProperty::New(imageName.toStdString()));
           croppedImageNode->SetProperty("color", mitk::ColorProperty::New(1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
           croppedImageNode->SetProperty("layer", mitk::IntProperty::New(99)); // arbitrary, copied from segmentation functionality
           if (!this->GetDataStorage()->Exists(croppedImageNode))
           {
             this->GetDataStorage()->Add(croppedImageNode, m_ImageNode);
           }
         }
         else // original image will be overwritten by the result image and the bounding box of the result is adjusted
         {
           node->SetData(cutter->GetOutput());
           node->Modified();
           // Adjust coordinate system by doing a reinit on
           auto tempDataStorage = mitk::DataStorage::SetOfObjects::New();
           tempDataStorage->InsertElement(0, node);
 
           // initialize the views to the bounding geometry
           mitk::TimeGeometry::Pointer bounds = this->GetDataStorage()->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D(tempDataStorage);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(bounds);
           mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
         }
       }
     }
   }
   else
   {
     QMessageBox::information(nullptr, "Warning", "Please load and select an image before starting image processing.");
   }
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.h b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.h
index 0a5972dfba..939f852216 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.h
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.imagecropper/src/internal/QmitkImageCropper.h
@@ -1,168 +1,176 @@
 /*=========================================================================
 
 Program:   Medical Imaging & Interaction Toolkit
 Language:  C++
 Date:      $Date$
 Version:   $Revision$
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center, Division of Medical and
 Biological Informatics. All rights reserved.
 See MITKCopyright.txt or http://www.mitk.org/copyright.html for details.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
 
 =========================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef QmitkImageCropper_h
 #define QmitkImageCropper_h
 
 #include <QmitkAbstractView.h>
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 #pragma warning( disable : 4250 )
 #endif
 
 #include <QProgressDialog>
 #include "QVTKWidget.h"
 #include "QmitkRegisterClasses.h"
 
 #include "itkCommand.h"
 #include <itkImage.h>
 #include <itksys/SystemTools.hxx>
 
 #include <vtkEventQtSlotConnect.h>
 #include <vtkObjectFactory.h>
 #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
 #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
 
 #include <mitkBoundingShapeInteractor.h>
 #include <mitkDataStorage.h>
 #include <mitkEventConfig.h>
 #include <mitkGeometryData.h>
 #include <mitkPointSet.h>
 #include <mitkWeakPointer.h>
 
 #include "ui_ImageCropperControls.h"
 
 #include "usServiceRegistration.h"
 
 
 
 /*!
 @brief QmitkImageCropperView
 \warning  This class is not yet documented. Use "git blame" and ask the author to provide basic documentation.
 
 \sa QmitkFunctionality
 \ingroup ${plugin_target}_internal
 */
 class QmitkImageCropper : public QmitkAbstractView
 {
   // this is needed for all Qt objects that should have a Qt meta-object
   // (everything that derives from QObject and wants to have signal/slots)
 private:
 
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
   /*!
   @brief Constructor. Called by SampleApp (or other apps that use functionalities)
   */
   QmitkImageCropper(QObject *parent = 0);
 
   virtual ~QmitkImageCropper();
 
   static const std::string VIEW_ID;
 
   virtual void CreateQtPartControl(QWidget *parent);
 
   virtual void SetFocus() override;
 
   /*!
   @brief Creates the Qt connections needed
   */
 
   QWidget* GetControls();
 
   /// @brief Called when the user clicks the GUI button
   protected slots:
   /*!
   * @brief Creates a new bounding object
   */
   virtual void DoCreateNewBoundingObject();
   /*!
   * @brief Whenever Crop button is pressed, issue a cropping action
   */
   void DoCropping();
   /*!
   * @brief Whenever Mask button is pressed, issue a masking action
   */
   void DoMasking();
   /*!
   * @brief Dis- or enable the advanced setting section
   */
   void OnAdvancedSettingsButtonToggled();
   /*!
   * @brief Updates current selection of the bounding object
   */
   void OnDataSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode* node);
   /*!
   * @brief Sets the scalar value for outside pixels in case of masking
   */
   void OnSliderValueChanged(int slidervalue);
 
 protected:
 
   /*!
  @brief called by QmitkFunctionality when DataManager's selection has changed
   */
   void OnSelectionChanged(berry::IWorkbenchPart::Pointer part, const QList<mitk::DataNode::Pointer>& nodes) override;
   /*!
   @brief Sets the selected bounding object as current bounding object and set up interactor
   */
   void OnComboBoxSelectionChanged(const mitk::DataNode* node);
   /*!
   * @brief Initializes a new bounding shape using the selected image geometry.
   */
   mitk::Geometry3D::Pointer InitializeWithImageGeometry(mitk::BaseGeometry::Pointer geometry);
 
+ 
+
   void CreateBoundingShapeInteractor(bool rotationEnabled);
 
 private:
+
   /*!
   * The parent QWidget
   */
   QWidget* m_ParentWidget;
   /*!
   * @brief A pointer to the node of the image to be cropped.
   */
   mitk::WeakPointer<mitk::DataNode> m_ImageNode;
   /*!
   * @brief The cuboid used for cropping.
   */
   mitk::GeometryData::Pointer m_CroppingObject;
 
   /*!
   * @brief Tree node of the cuboid used for cropping.
   */
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer m_CroppingObjectNode;
 
   /*!
   * @brief Interactor for moving and scaling the cuboid
   */
   mitk::BoundingShapeInteractor::Pointer m_BoundingShapeInteractor;
 
   void ProcessImage(bool crop);
 
+  /*!
+  * @brief Resets GUI to default  
+  */
+  void setDefaultGUI();
+
   // cropping parameter
   mitk::ScalarType m_CropOutsideValue;
   bool m_Advanced;
   bool m_Active;
   bool m_ScrollEnabled;
 
   Ui::ImageCropperControls m_Controls;
 };
 
 
 #endif // QmitkImageCropper_h
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