ParaView provides the tools needed by engineers to assess their simulations quickly in terms of:
- Simulation correctness and identifying any issues with the simulation such as accuracy, convergence, etc.
- Product performance evaluation by examining key simulation parameters using state-of-the-art visualization tools
- Improved understanding of a product’s manufacturing process concerning product performance
- Unexpected but potentially beneficial relationships between various simulation parameters
ParaView’s visualization tools are constantly evolving both through its open source community as well as through its use in top research laboratories around the world so the functionality it provides remains the state of the art. Click here to see a list of ParaView’s main filters and supported file formats.
ParaView makes it easy for engineers to present their results to their team or a product manager. You can share informative and polished ray-traced animations to stakeholders by providing various rendering options, image capturing, animation controls, and even VR support to help get the point across.
Download ParaView
ParaView is a great tool for mechanical, civil, automotive, and other domains that use FEM. Download ParaView to visualize and analyze your data effectively. You can also contact Kitware if you need customization.
See ParaView in Action
SC21 Fuel Sloshing Automotive Simulation
Fuel sloshing under acceleration plotting velocity contours. The graph shows transient force magnitude on the fuel tank.
SC21 Sparges Gas Bubbles Simulation
Mass transfer and mixing across the free surface and forms sparges gas bubbles in a lab-scale bioreactor.
Collaborator: M-Star CFD
SC21 Particle Dispersion Simulation
Particle dispersion, energy dissipation, and free-surface mechanics in a lab-scale agitated tank.
Collaborator: M-Star CFD
SC21 Particle-laden Flow Simulation
Simulation of particle-laden flow.
Collaborator: M-Star CFD
SC21 Injection Molding Simulation
Injection molding simulation of a ‘dogbone’ test specimen with openInjMoldSim solver for OpenFOAM. The figure is filled with a melt polymer using a CFD approach. In the video, you can see (from top to bottom) the polymer shear rate to evaluate any possible degradation region, the temperature of both the melt polymer and air inside the cavity, and the polymer flow and pressure.
Collaborator: ARGO srl in Italy
Notional Missile Warhead Detonation
Analysis performed with Velodyne hydrostructural solver, visualized with ParaView/OSPRay pathtracing engine. Video courtesy of Corvid Technologies.
BMW X5 in Augmented Reality: Virtual Wind Tunnel & Aerodynamics
BMW X5 External Aerodynamics (Virtual Wind Tunnel) at 90 km/hr in Augmented Reality. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation with OpenFOAM in Augmented Reality (AR).
CFD results are post-processed with Paraview and Blender. ARCore SDK and Unity3D are then used to visualize the results in AR.
In this video, turbulence (Lambda2 iso-surface, streamlines and cross-sections) are countured by velocity. Special attention has been given to the reflection of the virtual content on the real mirrors.
By using 3D cross-section, a 3D-eye reconstructed turbulence is achieved.
High quality visualization with ParaView 5.6 and OSPRay
High-quality virtual tour of a power plant room with ParaView 5.6 and OSPRay. Data are (c) EDF.
Simulation credits: Modal analysis of a pump with code_aster.
Kitware’s ParaView on the Looking Glass Display
