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: Generating/Processing data using Python.
: Generating/Processing data using Python.

Revision as of 12:53, 15 September 2008

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The next major version of ParaView (III) includes many significant improvements, including:

  • New Qt interface
  • Much better support for Python scripting
  • Emphasis on quantitative analysis

ParaView III is developed by a team including Kitware, Sandia National Labs and Elemental Technologies.

Win32 Users: If you wish to build ParaView III from source using the GPL'd version of Qt and Visual Studio, see Obtaining GPL'ed Qt for Windows.

Linux/Unix/OS X Users: If you are building from source, you might want to include the FFMPEG encoder. For this, you need to build the encoder from source. Download it here here. Build instructions are included with the package.

If you have questions about licensing, see ParaView III and Qt licensing.

Documentation

Compile/Install

Instructions for downloading source as well as pre-compiled binaries for common platforms.
Compiling and installing ParaView from source.

Server Setup

Configuring your cluster to act as a ParaView server.
Using the ParaView client to start the servers.
Customizing server startup and connection processes using XML-based configuration scripts.

Python Scripting

Scripting ParaView using python
Generating/Processing data using Python.

Animation

Using Animation View to setup animations

GUI Features

Synchronizing filters, clip planes, camera etc.
Loading restarted data for different file formats.
Packaging pipelines into a single composite.
Selecting and focusing on subset of a dataset.
Exporting scenes as VRML, X3D etc.

Plugins

Using and writing new plugins to extend ParaView's functionality.
Including extensions into ParaView at compile time.

Design & Implementation

ParaView GUI Testing framework
Providing details about blocks, hierarchies, assemblies etc. to the client
Details for handling multiple views in client-server framework
Dealing with composite datasets in ParaView
Understanding ParaView's views and representations

Miscellaneous

Tutorials

Documentation specific to ParaView 2.X

Administrative Topics



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