AVS: A Scientific Visualization Tool

Advanced Visual Systems, Inc.

AVS is a tool for taking a large amount of numerical data and converting it into a visual image that can be manipulated.

BASIC COMPONENTS:

1. Modules: a routine written in Fortran of C that does one function
   

                      Examples:     read image                           generate colormap

   • modules are one of four types: data input, filtering, mapping, data output
2. Network: a collection of modules linked together to perform a task
3. Viewers: Image, Graph, and Geometry.
   • the viewers allow the user to create and/or manipulate images