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Introduction to AVS/Express Visualization Edition | |
Overview
AVS/Express is Advanced Visual System's new visualization development tool. It is a modular, hierarchical, open and extensible system, with hundreds of predefined components for visualizing data. The introductory course is suitable for users unfamiliar with AVS5.
Description
By the end of the course the attendees will have a basic understanding of:
- Using the AVS/Express system.
- Constructing applications.
- The new data model and system architecture.
- How to import data.
- How to visualize different types of data.
The course content will cover:
- Overview of Express.
- Network editor.
- Data viewer.
- AVS/Express data model.
- Importing data.
- The AVS field file format.
- Visualizing 2D data.
- Visualizing 3D data.
Pre-requisites
This course is only suitable for those users who are not familiar with any AVS product. Experience of UNIX and using X applications would be an advantage.
Course Materials (in compressed Postscript)
Overheads:
- Title: US-Letter.
- About MVC: or US-Letter.
- Network Editor: US-Letter.
- Importing Data: US-Letter.
- 2D datasets: US-Letter.
- 3D datasets: US-Letter.
- Conclusions: US-Letter.
Workbook:
- Table of Contents: US-Letter.
- Title Page: US-Letter.
- Chapter 1: US-Letter.
- Chapter 2: US-Letter.
- Chapter 3: US-Letter.
- Chapter 4: US-Letter.
- Chapter 5: US-Letter.
- Chapter 6: US-Letter.
- Appendix 1: US-Letter.
- Appendix 2: US-Letter.
Data:
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Moving from AVS5 to AVS/Express | |
Overview
This course is aimed at existing users of AVS5 who wish to learn about the differences between AVS5 and AVS/Express, with a view to moving their AVS5 applications to the AVS/Express environment.
Description
By the end of the course the attendees will have a basic understanding of:
- Using the AVS/Express system.
- The new data model and system architecture.
- How to migrate existing AVS5 modules.
- How to develop new modules and macros.
The course content will cover:
- Different versions of AVS/Express.
- Architecture Overview.
- AVS/Express data model.
- New data viewers and modules.
- The V interface.
- Migrating from AVS5.
- AVS5 compatibility kit.
- Importing data.
- Integrating code.
Pre-requisites
This course is only suitable for those users who are already familiar with AVS5, and have some experience of C programming.
Course Material (in compressed Postscript)
Overheads:
- Title Page: US-Letter.
- Introduction: US-Letter.
- Introduction: US-Letter.
- Migrating from AVS5: US-Letter.
- Importing Data: US-Letter.
- Module Writing: US-Letter.
- Conclusions: US-Letter.
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Module Writing for AVS/Express | |
Overview
The AVS/Express system is a highly modular, hierarchical and extensible, and hence its development environment is quite complex. The course is aimed at those users already familiar with the use of AVS/Express as a visualization tool, and who now wish to implement their own modules and macros to extend the functionality of the system.
Description
By the end of the course the attendees will have a basic understanding of:
- Developing modules and macros to extend the AVS/Express environment.
- Using the visual tools for development.
- Introduction to using V code.
The course content will cover:
- Generating modules and macros using the visual network editor interface.
- Imposing a suitable structure on the library and file hierarchies.
- Specifying useful and important properties and attributes.
- Producing a finished example project.
Pre-requisites
This course is only suitable for those users who are already familiar with AVS/Express.
Course Material
Overheads:
- All Slides: US-Letter.
Workbook:
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