Vis5D

Description

Vis5D is a system for interactive visualization of large 5D gridded data sets (three spatial dimensions, time, and enumerated physical variables) such as those produced by numerical weather and climate models.

Vis5D can display isosurfaces, contours, colored slices and volume renderings of time varying data on a 3 dimensional grid, with or without auxiliary map, elevation or bathymetry data. Vis5D has the capability to animate time-varying data. The Vis5D package includes tools for managing data grids and conversion of time varying, 3D data sets into Vis5D format.

Location

/usr/local/bin

Usage

Vis5D data sets are prepared by using calls to the Vis5D data utility functions in your application or post-processing code. Example data preparation and conversion programs and documentation for Vis5D library calls are located in the Vis5D User Guide (see below.)

The Vis5D application can be run from the command line to visualize your data set, for example,

 local> vis5d my_data_set.v5d

Vis5D data sets typically use the .v5d filename extension. The GUI control panel is used to select the visualization methods and characteristics, such as isosurface and contour levels and color map.

Features

• Interactivity: Ease of use via interactive control panel
• Animation: Vis5D allows real time animation of isosurfaces, contours and volumes.
• Data management tools: Example programs for data conversion, and import to Vis5D format are located in /usr/local/pkg/vis5d/current/convert/ and /usr/local/pkg/vis5d/current/util/.
• Sample data: Sample datasets (*.v5d) are available in /usr/local/pkg/vis5d/current/data/ directory.
• Script interface: Tcl scripting interface

More Information

• Online Help: Text and Postscript versions of the Vis5D User Manual are available in /usr/local/pkg/vis5d/current/doc/.
• Hardcopy Documentation: A copy of the Vis5D User Guide is located in the ARSC Library, room 108 of the Butrovich Building on the UAF campus.
• Vis5D Mailing List: Send mail to with 'subscribe' as the first line in the message body.
• Contact: User Support

  Developer Information

  Bill Hibbard
  Space Science and Engineering Center
  University of Wisconsin - Madison
  1225 W. Dayton St.
  Madison, WI 53706
  E-mail:
  WWW: http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis5d.html
  

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