Visualization Software: Avizo 5

Surface Rendering in Avizo. Avizo displays and explores detailed 3D surface models. A multitude of drawing styles and color schemes help to yield even more meaningful and informative visualizations [image courtesy: Mercury Computer Systems]

Mercury Computer Systems has launched Avizo, which is a software product line that provides 3D data visualisation and analysis capabilities within an intuitive workflow and easy-to-use graphical user interface.

Avizo™ software is a powerful, multifaceted tool for visualizing, manipulating, and understanding scientific and industrial data, wherever three-dimensional datasets need to be processed, in material sciences, geosciences or engineering applications.

Avizo offers an application framework that is based on Open Inventor by Mercury, Avizo delivers 3D graphics capabilities, including Flow data, Scalar, Vector and Tensor visualiSation; as well as image segmentation and 3D reconstruction tools; and a Matlab connection module for integrating complex calculus.

Initially marketed under the 'Amira' brand, and widely used in the Life Sciences and biomedical research markets, the Avizo product line is suitable for applications in all visual simulation fields, including computer-aided engineering, materials science, geosciences, and general scientific activities. The new version, Avizo 5 is now available for Linux® and Windows®, 32- and 64-bit environments, with more platforms to be supported soon.

For more details, visit Avizo website.