ParaView

ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of size varying from small to very large. The goals of the ParaView project include developing an open-source, multi-platform visualization application that support distributed computational models to process large data sets. It has an open, flexible, and intuitive user interface. Furthermore, ParaView is built on an extensible architecture based on open standards. ParaView runs on distributed and shared memory parallel as well as single processor systems and has been succesfully tested on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, IBM Blue Gene, Cray XT3 and various Unix workstations and clusters. Under the hood, ParaView uses the Visualization Toolkit as the data processing and rendering engine and has a user interface written using the Qt cross-platform application framework.

The goal of this Wiki is to provide up-to-date documentation maintained by the developer and user communities. As such, we welcome volunteers that would like to contribute. If you are interested in contributing, please contact us on the ParaView mailing list http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview.

Documentation


Compile/Install Download ParaView Instructions for downloading source as well as pre-compiled binaries for common platforms. Building and Installation instructions Compiling and installing ParaView from source. Server Setup ParaView Server Setup Configuring your cluster to act as a ParaView server. ParaView Server Startup Using GUI Using the ParaView client to start the servers. Server Configuration Customizing server startup and connection processes using XML-based configuration scripts. Python Scripting Python Scripting Scripting ParaView using python Python Programmable Filter Generating/Processing data using python.		Animation Animating legacy VTK file series Disconnecting from server while still saving an animation Animation View Using Animation View to setup animations Plugins Extending ParaView Using Plugins Using and writing new plugins to extend ParaView's functionality. Extending ParaView at Compile Time Including extensions into ParaView at compile time. Other Features Camera and Property Linking Synchronizing filters, clip planes, camera etc. Restarted Simulation Readers Loading restarted data for different file formats. Custom Filters Packaging pipelines into a single composite. Data Selection Selecting and focusing on subset of a dataset. Exporting Scenes Exporting scenes as VRML, X3D etc.		Design & Implementation Testing design ParaView GUI Testing framework Block Hierarchy Meta Data Providing details about blocks, hierarchies, assemblies etc. to the client Multiple views Details for handling multiple views in client-server framework Composite Datasets Dealing with composite datasets in ParaView Representations and Views Understanding ParaView's views and representations Selection Implementation in VTK and ParaView III Cross-compiling ParaView Miscellaneous Book Errata More information about ParaView Tutorials SC08 ParaView Tutorial SC07 ParaView Tutorial Documentation specific to ParaView 2.X Frequently asked questions ParaView 2.X documentation and tutorials Administrative Topics ParaView III and Qt licensing