My favorite visualization app has just hit a new version that adds a slew of new features. To get started:
There are several usability enhancements in ParaView 3.14. To simplify the process of working with many views simultaneously, ParaView now supports creating multiple tabs for placing views, which enables rapid switching of views laid out on a tile-display by simply switching the active tab. The view layout framework has also been improved, and now allows users to change the layout of views using Python. Other usability improvements include the ability to easily copy values such as ranges, bounds, etc. from the information tab, statics inspector, and spreadsheet view, to the clipboard; a new search feature using Ctrl+F to find items in variables, lists and trees within the selected widget; and dockable inspector panels such as the information or properties tab.
But that’s nowhere near all.. In addition:
- netcdf4 4.1.2 support for large files
- A new Find Data dialog with support for complex queries & boolean operations
- A New Color Editor separating color and opacity
- A new Scatter Plot Matrix View for multidimensional data
- a new Memory Inspector panel for debugging problems on clusters
- A new Plugin Framework that adds support for user documentation
- and multi-user collaboration support with their new “multi-servers” function (Multiple users can connect to the same server simultaneously).
3.14 also allows you to connect to multiple servers at the same time. Allowing you to connect to multiple servers each which could have multiple users connected to it.
I saw that.. But I’m kinda puzzled by how that would work.. Can I load two different datasets from 2 different servers simultaneously and view them overlaid? Use one to query the other? Or do they load in separate viewpanels?
They are loaded into separate views.
If that’s the case, what’s the benefit over just running 2 ParaView instances? Aside from the ability to crash once and lose both 🙂