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= Name =
make_average_surface

= Description =
Creates average surfaces and curvatures from a set of subjects. Calls mris_average_curvature, mris_make_average_surface, mris_smooth, mris_inflate, and mris_curvature.

= Synopsis =
make_average_surface [options] --subjects <subjects> --fsgd fsgdfile 

= Arguments =

== Required Flagged Arguments ==
|| --subjects <subj1> <subj2> ... || Also can declare subjects in SUBJECTS env variable ||
|| --fsgd fsgdfile || Get subject list from fsgd ||

== Optional Flagged Arguments ==
|| --out <average subject name> || Default name is 'average' ||
|| --sdir <SUBJECTS_DIR to use instead of the one in the env> || ||
|| --sd || Same as -sdir ||
|| --sd-out topdir || Put data here ||
|| --xform <transform_fname> || Filename of transform file ||
|| --ico <number> || Specify icosahedron number, default is 7 (ic7.tri) ||
|| --surf-reg <surface name> || Alternative registration surface ||
|| --lh || Only do left hemi (default is to do both) ||
|| --rh || Only do right hemi (default is to do both) ||
|| --force || Overwrite existing average subject data ||
|| --no-annot || Do not use annotation when making template tif ||
|| --template-only || Useful when creating iterative atlases ||
|| --no-symlink || Do not use symbolic links (just copy files) ||
|| --no-lik || Same as --no-symlink ||
|| --help || Short descriptive help ||
|| --version || Script version info ||
|| --echo || Enable command echo, for debugging ||
|| --debug || Same as --echo ||

= Examples =
== Example 1 ==
{{{
make_average_surface --out avgsubject --subjects subj1 subj2 subj3 subj4
}}}
Will create $SUBJECTS_DIR/avgsubject with average surfaces for orig, white, pial, inflated for each hemi.

= See Also =
[[make_average_subject]], [[make_average_volume]]

= Reporting Bugs =
Report bugs to freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu