The 3DVisualizer software is used for exploring and analyzing 3D gridded data sets.

https://github.com/KeckCAVES/3DVisualizer/tags

If you've installed Vrui via Homebrew, there is a formula available for 3DVisualizer:

brew install visualizer

If your graphics card is weaker and is having problems with 3DVisualizer's use of GLSL shaders, you may disable them by using:

brew install visualizer --no-shaders

• Release Manual (pdf file)
• Short installation instructions
• 3DVisualizer trouble shooting
• Visualization Elements
• Using 3DVisualizer

Here are some useful commands for loading Paleoceanography data.

3D Bathymetry:

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Points at core locations:

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Gridded δ¹³C:

   
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Load a spherical paleoceanography data set:

3DVisualizer <filename.in>

where <filename.in> is one of the input files (.in extension) under the /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography directory. For example:

3DVisualizer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/JakeData/datasets/LGM_2015.in

To add a (vertically exaggerated) bathymetry surface, append to the above command line:

-vislet BathymetryViewer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/gebco_bathy.21601x10801.bin -s 21601 10801 -sf 10 -r 6371000 -f 0 \;

Full example command line:

3DVisualizer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/JakeData/datasets/LGM_2015.in -vislet BathymetryViewer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/gebco_bathy.21601x10801.bin -s 21601 10801 -sf 10 -r 6371000 -f 0 \;

To add points at core locations, append to the above command line:

-vislet SceneGraphViewer <VRML file name.wrl> \;

where <VRML file name.wrl> is the name of a VRML file (.wrl extension) under the /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography directory. For example:

-vislet SceneGraphViewer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/LGMpoints.wrl \;

Full example command line:

3DVisualizer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/JakeData/datasets/LGM_2015.in -vislet BathymetryViewer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/gebco_bathy.21601x10801.bin -s 21601 10801 -sf 10 -r 6371000 -f 0 \; -vislet SceneGraphViewer /shared/Projects/Paleoceanography/LGMpoints.wrl \;

In the cave:

ocean

On the cave computer (caveman), in desktop mode:

ocean -rootSection Desktop