[vtk-developers] ANN: VTK 5.6.1 available for download

[Dave Partyka]

Hello All,

The VTK team is pleased to announce the availability of VTK 5.6.1 for
download on the VTK download page (
http://vtk.org/VTK/resources/software.html).

VTK 5.6.1 is a patch release over 5.6.0 with a small set of improvements.
Some of noteworthy improvements/fixes are:

VTK now includes NetCDF 4.1.1 allowing users to take advantage of the latest
enhancements to NetCDF. Additionally the C++ version of the library is now
also included.

A new file format called MPAS has been added. It is a netcdf based reader
for ocean and atmosphere data sets.

Charts have significant improvements when plotting data on multiple axes in
the same plot (up to four), and improved layout of the axes. Initial support
for linked selection has also been added to the charts in VTK and ParaView.
Support for alpha blending in parallel coordinates plots has also been
added.

We also cleaned up VTK's build and install rules so that developers
shouldn't have to worry about 'rpath' anymore. Also "make install" has been
vastly improved on all platforms.

As always, we value your feedback. Please report any issues on the VTK
mailing list (http://www.vtk.org/VTK/help/mailing.html) or the vtk bug
tracker (vtk.org/Bug).

Thanks!
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