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# Start XQuartz, the Mac X11 application. It automatically starts an xterm window. | # Start XQuartz, the Mac X11 application. It automatically starts an xterm window. | ||
# In the xterm window | # In the xterm window, ssh to the remote machine with X11 tunnelling enabled: | ||
#: <pre>mymac% ssh -X userid@remotehost.uwaterloo.ca</pre> | #: <pre>mymac% ssh -X userid@remotehost.uwaterloo.ca</pre> | ||
# Run VisIt on the remote host. | # Run VisIt on the remote host. | ||
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'''Note:''' The version of XQuartz matters. | '''Note:''' The version of XQuartz matters. | ||
* 2.7.8 | * 2.7.8 works as-is | ||
* 2.7.9 untested | |||
* 2.7.10 (and higher) needs a feature enabled before starting XQuartz | * 2.7.10 (and higher) needs a feature enabled before starting XQuartz | ||
# start the Terminal activity | # start the Terminal activity | ||
# run this command (its effects are persistent across logout/login) | # run this command (its effects are persistent across logout/login) | ||
#: <pre>% defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 enable_iglx -bool true</pre> | #: <pre>% defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 enable_iglx -bool true</pre> | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 28 February 2018
VisIt is a parallel visualization software package. It is useful for rendering 3D images.
See Visualization for details on running Visit on netcdf files of SPINS outputs.
See VisIt Tutorial for a short tutorial.
See also ParaView.
VisIt on Macs
If you want to run VisIt on a remote machine and display it on your Mac, there are two ways to do it.
1. client/server
Run VisIt in server mode on the remote machine and in client mode on your Mac. [Anybody have details?]
2. on remote server with X11
Run VisIt entirely on the remote machine as an X11 application that displays on your Mac's screen.
- Start XQuartz, the Mac X11 application. It automatically starts an xterm window.
- In the xterm window, ssh to the remote machine with X11 tunnelling enabled:
mymac% ssh -X userid@remotehost.uwaterloo.ca
- Run VisIt on the remote host.
remotehost% visit
Note: The version of XQuartz matters.
- 2.7.8 works as-is
- 2.7.9 untested
- 2.7.10 (and higher) needs a feature enabled before starting XQuartz
- start the Terminal activity
- run this command (its effects are persistent across logout/login)
% defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 enable_iglx -bool true