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VisIT - general purpose visualization tool
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Introduction
VisIT is a general purpose scientific visualization tool that can be used to explore and analyze large 2D and 3D scalar or vector (possibly time-varying) data sets. It can be used interactively or through Python scripting.
Parallel is the most likely system on which VisIT will be used within WestGrid, in order to make use of the graphics processing units (GPUs) on that cluster.
Restrictions / License Information
VisIT is provided by its developers for free.
Running Instructions on Parallel
If you have set up an X Windows graphics environment as described in the QuickStart Guide for New Users, you can run VisIT directly on Parallel with
/global/software/visit/visit271/bin/visit
However, you are likely to have a more satisfactory experience with interactive use of VisIT if you follow the instructions given on the WestGrid remote visualization page.
Note that Parallel accounts are not set up automatically, but, require a special request. See the Parallel QuickStart Guide for more information.
For More Information
Created 2014-01-28 - Initial installation of VisIT on Parallel.