A system for providing three dimensional views of 3D virtual microscope slide information contained in a computer constructed image object, the system comprising: a computer constructed image object comprising a plurality of z-planes that are perpendicular to a focusing axis, wherein the plurality of z-planes include a bottom plane of scanned imagery data having an image thickness of one pixel, wherein if imagery data for the bottom plane does not exist, the imagery data for the bottom plane is interpolated from a nearest one of the plurality of z-planes, a top plane of scanned imagery data having an image thickness of one pixel, wherein if imagery data for the top plane does not exist, the imagery data for the top plane is interpolated from a nearest one of the plurality of z-planes, and two or more planes of scanned imagery data between the top plane of scanned imagery data and the bottom plane of scanned imagery data, wherein the bottom plane of imagery data and a first of the two or more planes of scanned imagery data define a first imagery data free area between them, and wherein the top plane of imagery data and a second of the two or more planes of scanned imagery data define a second imagery data free area between them; and an image library module configured to access the computer constructed image object and provide a three dimensional view of a skewed cross-layer prism within the scanned imagery data by calculating two or more surfaces of the cross-layer prism based on first, second, and third points on said surfaces, identified by one of or a combination of parameters included in a request to said image library module, wherein at least one of the two or more surfaces extends across multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data, and constructing the two or more surfaces of the cross-layer prism and the interior of the cross-layer prism using the multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data and imagery data interpolated from at least one of the multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data. a computer constructed image object comprising a plurality of z-planes that are perpendicular to a focusing axis, wherein the plurality of z-planes include a bottom plane of scanned imagery data having an image thickness of one pixel, wherein if imagery data for the bottom plane does not exist, the imagery data for the bottom plane is interpolated from a nearest one of the plurality of z-planes, a top plane of scanned imagery data having an image thickness of one pixel, wherein if imagery data for the top plane does not exist, the imagery data for the top plane is interpolated from a nearest one of the plurality of z-planes, and two or more planes of scanned imagery data between the top plane of scanned imagery data and the bottom plane of scanned imagery data, wherein the bottom plane of imagery data and a first of the two or more planes of scanned imagery data define a first imagery data free area between them, and wherein the top plane of imagery data and a second of the two or more planes of scanned imagery data define a second imagery data free area between them; and a bottom plane of scanned imagery data having an image thickness of one pixel, wherein if imagery data for the bottom plane does not exist, the imagery data for the bottom plane is interpolated from a nearest one of the plurality of z-planes, a top plane of scanned imagery data having an image thickness of one pixel, wherein if imagery data for the top plane does not exist, the imagery data for the top plane is interpolated from a nearest one of the plurality of z-planes, and two or more planes of scanned imagery data between the top plane of scanned imagery data and the bottom plane of scanned imagery data, wherein the bottom plane of imagery data and a first of the two or more planes of scanned imagery data define a first imagery data free area between them, and wherein the top plane of imagery data and a second of the two or more planes of scanned imagery data define a second imagery data free area between them; and an image library module configured to access the computer constructed image object and provide a three dimensional view of a skewed cross-layer prism within the scanned imagery data by calculating two or more surfaces of the cross-layer prism based on first, second, and third points on said surfaces, identified by one of or a combination of parameters included in a request to said image library module, wherein at least one of the two or more surfaces extends across multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data, and constructing the two or more surfaces of the cross-layer prism and the interior of the cross-layer prism using the multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data and imagery data interpolated from at least one of the multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data. calculating two or more surfaces of the cross-layer prism based on first, second, and third points on said surfaces, identified by one of or a combination of parameters included in a request to said image library module, wherein at least one of the two or more surfaces extends across multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data, and constructing the two or more surfaces of the cross-layer prism and the interior of the cross-layer prism using the multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data and imagery data interpolated from at least one of the multiple z-planes of scanned imagery data.