Designing your workflow IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

Designing your workflowDesigning your workflow

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

Your ProjectYour Project

Describe your work in visual / geometric way? What is goal, e.g., web, publication, presentation? What is the time line? How much learning time can you invest? How much do you expect to use?

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

Example using IDLExample using IDL

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

Many possible workflowsMany possible workflows

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

Data Matlab VTK OpenGL Maya

IDL Paraview OSG Photoshop

Gnuplot DAFFIE Performer Premier

Xmgrace

Excel

Example workflow – molecular Example workflow – molecular dynamicsdynamics

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Simulation creates data files Molecule x,y,z + type

colored spheres (C program) Electron density as volume data

isosurfaces (IDL) .obj files Rendered in Maya

Example workflow –Example workflow –pressure on turbinepressure on turbine

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Simulation run on supercomputerProduced many Plot3d filesC code transforms data to .obj filesRendered in MayaProcessed using Imagemagick for

DVD Wall movies

Example workflow –Example workflow –showing entropyshowing entropy

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Isosurfaces in IDLConvert output into .objRender in Maya, with transparencyView in 3D on Wall

Example workflow –Example workflow –stretched waterstretched water

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Given positions of atoms in waterHow to show “holes”?Construct volume data of distanceUse volume visualization

Example workflow –Example workflow –CISMCISM

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Researchers used OpenDXSCV staff modified OpenDX networksProduced wall movies and demos

Example workflow –Example workflow –Corporate ConnectionsCorporate Connections

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Researchers provided dataSCV staff wrote custom viewing code

Artworld “family portrait”Artworld “family portrait”

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IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010