NISVAS: three-dimensional interactive visualization in Java3D

This paper describes the design and implementation of NISVAS, an application for interactive visualization of large three-dimensional datasets produced by scientific applications that was developed in Java/Java3D. Data visualization with NISVAS maps dataset magnitudes into color, symbols and vectors. This paper presents the concepts and requirements for NISVAS graphical processing and user interface. The user interface is easy to use and learn, and supports different levels of user expertise. User reactions to NISVAS showed that all objectives were met, especially those relating to application performance and ease of use. Concluding remarks include directions for future development