Visualization

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This element includes evaluating the software toolkits that can be used to create graphics objects and to render 2D and 3D interactive physics event displays, detector representations and other visual displays of HEP data. Additionally, this element includes plans to contribute to HEP- specific libraries of extensions to a commercial toolkit. This will provide a fully programmable environment such that dedicated and very powerful visualization tools can be easily constructed from a shared core library. This element also includes participation in using the Computing Division Virtual Reality (VR) hall.

Project Scope and Deliverables

This project includes

Promote and support the use of Open Inventor (OI), available from Template Graphics System (TGS) or Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI).
Evaluate and support supplemental software. Some examples would include software needed to produce hardcopy, GUI builders, and auxilliary tools for increasing availability to the desktops (e. g. Mesa, eXceed3D).
Contribute to the HEPVis library, a collection of HEP-specific extentions to OI. This will include contributing code to the libary, maintaining the cvs repository, and porting to relevant platforms.
Provde infrastructure support. This will include hosting workshops and training classes in the use of OI and VR, and on installing and using a system of graphics software for use on the experiments' desktops.
Support the integration of the above technologies to provide a "Visualization Framework", whereby users will be able to make use of a variety of desktops and the RunII platforms and operating systems to view their data at various levels of display.
Make use of Virtual Reality. This will include maintaining a VR center, and assisting in development of useful 3D representations for use with the VR equipment.

Project Status

Ongoing in terms of support.

Project Manager

Jeff Kallenbach

Project Liaisons

Amber Boehnlein(D0), Mike Shupe(D0), Joe Boudreau (CDF)

Procurement Profile

Some software will be procured under this project e.g Openinventor port to KAI C++ compiler.