The table below contains links to information about visualization software supported by the visualization team on Livermore Computing's high-performance computing platforms. Click on the package names in the first column for information on how to set up your user environment, run the software, and acquire the software for local installation.
| Software | Description | Installed versions on OCF Linux clusters (bold is default) | Installed versions on SCF Linux clusters (bold is default) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnSight | Powerful commercial 3D visualization package. | 22.2 | 22.2 |
| GMT | Generic Mapping Tools | 5.4.5, 6.1.1 | 5.4.5, 6.1.1 |
| gnuplot | Popular 2D plotting utility | 5.2.7 | 5.2.7 |
| Grace | Open source venerable 2D plotting package | 5.1.25 | 5.1.25 |
| IDL | Interactive Display Language for scientific visualization | 8.8.0, 8.8.1, 8.8.2, 8.8.3 | 8.8.0, 8.8.1, 8.8.2, 8.8.3 |
| NCAR | Fortran and C based software package for scientific visualization from National Center for Atmospheric Research | 6.6.2 | 6.6.2 |
| NICE DCV | VNC with hardware accelerated OpenGL support, running on the batch nodes | 2022.2 | 2022.2 |
| ParaView | Highly scalable parallel scientific visualization program | 5.4.0, 5.9.1, 5.10.1, 5.11.0 | 5.4.0, 5.9.1, 5.10.1, 5.11.0 |
| SM Tools | Streaming movie toolkit for making high-resolution movies for LLNL Powerwalls. | 2.8.7a | 2.8.7a |
| Tecplot 360 | Commercial package to analyze complex data, arrange multiple layouts, and show CFD results | 2021.2.1, 2022.1.0, 2022.2.0, 2023.1.0 | 2021.2.1, 2022.1.0, 2022.2.0, 2023.1.0 |
| VisIt | LLNL-friendly, powerful, versatile, highly parallel and scalable 3D scientific visualization package. | ..., 3.3.3, ... | ..., 3.3.3, ... |
| VMD | Visualize your Molecular Dynamics | 1.9.3 | 1.9.3 |
| VNC: RealVNC | VNC without OpenGL hardware acceleration, running on the login nodes | 7.6.1 | 7.6.1 |
The following visualization software is either no longer in use or is now a part of the standard TOSS installation. These packages include (but may not be limited to):