ParaView

Description

ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application based on the Visualization Toolkit (VTK).

ParaView and Catalyst form the backbone of DOE’s production visualization at scale capability. Together they provide a set of C++ libraries for general-purpose visualization, a production visualization tool designed to support visualization at scale, and an in situ visualization infrastructure designed to be integrated with applications to reduce I/O overhead.

Impact, Sustainability, and Quality

Property	State
Impact	ParaView forms the backbone of DOE’s production visualization at scale capability. It is deployed at all major DOE computing facilities and is used daily for analysis and visualization.
Sustainability	The fundamental capabilities that ParaView provides are widely used and have a fairly sustainable funding stream. On the other hand, the next-generation capabilities that ParaView provides, ranging from support for accelerators to distributed visualization at scale, are highly dependent on DOE funding.
Quality	ParaView has well-established quality metrics, software, and testing processes.

Software Quality Characteristics

Website	Documentation	Repository	Test Suite	Spack	E4S	Smoke Test
ParaView	Documentation	Repository	✅	Spack	✅	✅

Note: Working with the OASIS leadership to refine metrics and identify methods to demonstrate how project efforts lead to measurable increases in software quality.