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Partiview User's Guide

• Contents
• Introduction
  • What is Partiview?
  • About This Guide
  • Partiview License
  • Help and Support
  • Acknowledgments
• Installing and Testing
  • Program Requirements
  • Installing Partiview
  • Testing Partiview
• Using Partiview
  • Starting and Quitting
  • Flight Controls
  • Partiview's User Interface
  • Data Format and Input
  • Using Data Groups
  • Global View Attributes
  • Changing the Group Display
  • Drawing Objects
  • Subsetting Particle Data
  • Statistical Information
  • Importing Your Data
• Reference
  • Keyboard Controls
  • Partiview Commands
• Index

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Program Requirements

Installing and Testing Partiview

Testing Partiview

Installing Partiview

You can install Partiview using one of two methods:

Downloading the application:

If you're just using Partiview to view data, this is probably the best option for you. Downloading a pre-compiled executable application should be sufficient for most users. Visit:

Digital Universe Website

Available in Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and IRIX along with the Digital Universe.

Partiview Website

Available in Windows and Linux without data.

Downloading source code:

Use this option if you wish to build Partiview from the source code. Only expert users will need to do this. The Partiview source code exists on a concurrent versions system (CVS) server at the University of Maryland hosted by Peter Teuben. Instructions for downloading and installing the code are on the Partiview web site.

Partiview is completely self-contained; it will not add files or change settings on your computer outside of the directory in which you install the program.