There have been new features added to the color map editor (View -> Color Map Editor) of ParaView. These changes are available in ParaView nightly … Read More

Data Structure An explicit structured grid is a new data structure in VTK sharing properties of both structured and unstructured grids. This new dataset is … Read More

Introduction Until VTK 8.2, surface shading through the vtkPolyDataMapper is computed using the Phong reflectance model. While it achieves plausible results, it requires the user … Read More

Context Nowadays, it is quite common to have access to a device capable of displaying 360° scenes like VR headsets, planetarium/dome screens or a simple … Read More

The glTF file format glTF is an API-neutral royalty-free specification for the efficient transmission and loading of 3D scenes and models by applications. It is … Read More

Context There are two common techniques in computer graphics to render surface geometries: Rasterization and Raytracing. By default, ParaView uses the Rasterization technique with OpenGL to … Read More

The molecule framework in VTK and ParaView has recently been improved. In this blog we quickly introduce the new features. Note that the features presented … Read More

Context Besides being large, climate simulations are usually comprised of many different variables and quantities that often need to be visualized side by side. The … Read More

Visualization of salient features in volume data is not straightforward. A popular method is to extract and visualize some contours of the data that is … Read More

During the first week of October took place IEEE Vis 2017 in Phoenix, AZ. Kitware supported this event and was involved in at least 3 … Read More