Introduction to AVS/Express
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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.
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.
Prerequisites
This course is suitable for those users who are not familiar with any AVS product.
Duration
A one day training course - running 10am-4pm.
Topics Covered
- Overview of AVS/Express.
- Network editor.
- Data viewer.
- AVS/Express data model.
- Importing data.
- The AVS field file format.
- Visualizing 2D data.
- Visualizing 3D data.
How to apply
To apply for a place on any of these courses please send an e-mail to rcs-training@manchester.ac.uk with the following information:
- Name:
- Phone number:
- ID card number:
- Staff or postgrad:
- Department:
- Supervisor/PI’s name:
- Have you received your supervisor/PI’s approval to attend this course (yes or no)?
- Name of course:
- Up to 50 words about why you would like to attend this course:
- Link to your research profile page (if applicable):
Please note that without all of this information we will unable to consider your application. Only e-mails sent from University of Manchester accounts will be read.