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

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

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

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

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

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

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

Example workflow –Example workflow –stretched waterstretched water

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

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

Example workflow –Example workflow –CISMCISM

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

Researchers used OpenDXSCV staff modified OpenDX networksProduced wall movies and demos

Example workflow –Example workflow –Corporate ConnectionsCorporate Connections

IS&T Scientific Visualization Tutorial - Summer 2010

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