Aleksandr V. Grigoriev

5 ParaView: An efficient toolkit for visualizing large datasets

Abstract: In this chapter, we consider a portable open source software package for visualizing scientific datasets: ParaView10. Basic data formats used in the program are described below. We also discuss the preparation of input data on the basis of simple examples. Finally, the feature of parallel visualization is demonstrated.

5.1 An overview

We can download ParaView installation files from the official website (for Windows, Linux, and Mac). Here the focus is on the Ubuntu version. To install the application, we use the following command:

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ParaView allows ...

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