Software Guide

IRIS Explorer

Version: 2.2
Operating System: IRIX 5.2
Machines: All Silicon Graphics

Getting Started

Manual Blurb

IRIS Explorer can be defined as a scientific visualisation system, a modular visualisation system (MVS) or an application building system. IRIS Explorer is an interactive environment for the construction of applications from pre-built modules. Modules may be constructed/linked by the user either from existing modules or from external user-supplied code. IRIS Explorer applications can be easily run in a distributed manner across heterogeneous networks of computers.

IRIS Explorer has 3 components:

The explorer utility (Map Editor) is the primary way to interact with modules that are cooperating as an aggregate Explorer application. The Map Editor creates and destroys modules, makes and breaks connections between modules, and operates controls for the modules.

The mbuilder utility (Module Builder) builds new Explorer modules from existing subroutines written in C, C++, or Fortran (even without source). With the Module Builder, you can create graphical user interfaces for modules without reprogramming their source code.

The dscribe utility (DataScribe) helps you make modules to convert your data files to and from Explorer's internal formats without programming. You can also use the DataScribe to write out data from Explorer modules to disk without programming.

Help

Documentation

The following guides exist but, unfortunately, we don't have physical copies for check-out, nor are they available online via Insight. (However, PostScript versions of the documentation can be found in /usr/explorer/doc.)

See Also...

Mail general questions to help@gvu.gatech.edu