Description
VisIt is an open source, turnkey application for large scale simulated and experimental data sets. Its charter goes beyond pretty pictures; the application is an infrastructure for parallelized, general post-processing of extremely massive data sets. Target use cases include data exploration, comparative analysis, visual debugging, quantitative analysis, and presentation graphics.
The first hands-on portion will include how to use the VisIt GUI to perform a variety of visualization tasks, including scalar, and vector field data, using techniques such as iso contouring, volume rendering, and particle advection. It will also included an introduction to VisIt's powerful analysis and expression engine for creating derived quantities. The advanced section will include an introduction to VisIt's python API, how to use the client-server architecture to run VisIt on remote resources, and advanced rendering techniques.
The session will be conducted by Dr. David Pugmire. David is a Research Scientist in the Scientific Data Group, in the Computer Science and Mathematics Division at ORNL. His research interests are in visualization of large scientific data.
