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There is not much documentation right now, but some of the documentation for an older version of the system is still useful: [http://www.sci.utah.edu/~vgc/vistrails/pub/vistrails-tutorial.pdf]. Also, our older webpage has links to a number of papers that contain information on the various features of the system: [http://www.sci.utah.edu/~vgc/vistrails/old.html].
If you are using, or planning to use, VisTrails, please subscribe to the [[MailingLists|vistrails users mailing list]].


Alternatively, you can subscribe to the vistrails users mailing list. Details are on how to do that, are available [http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/Downloads here].
Up-to-date user's guides in online and pdf versions are available here:


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|v2.2 (Current Release)
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v2.2/html html]
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v2.2/html/VisTrails.pdf pdf]
|-
|dev (Master Branch)
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/dev/html html]
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/dev/html/VisTrails.pdf pdf]
|}


 
Older Releases:
== Getting_Started ==
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|v2.1
VisTrails is available on Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux. These
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v2.1/html html]
versions all have the same functionality and only differ in user
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v2.1/html/VisTrails.pdf pdf]
interface as noted throughout this document.  
|-
 
|v2.0
There are different download options, available
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v2.0/html html]
[http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/Downloads here]. It is substantially
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v2.0/html/VisTrails.pdf pdf]
easier to start with a binary version, and this is encouraged for first-time
|-
users. If you decided on a source version (maybe because a binary version
|v1.7
for your architecture is not available at this time), please follow the
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v1.7/html html]
instructions on building the software from source available
|[https://vistrails.org/usersguide/v1.7/html/VisTrails.pdf pdf]
[http://www.vistrails.org/index.php/Building_From_Source here].
|}
 
Starting up the binary version is system depended. On Windows XP and Mac OS X, it requires clicking on the application icon. To start the binary version on any system, you should change directory to "src/vistrails/trunk/vistrails/", where the "vistrails.py" file is available. You can start VisTrails with the following command: "python vistrails.py -l".
 
Depending on a number of factors, it can take a few seconds for the system to start up. You will see a splash screen while that happens. On the console, you will see some messages that show the packages being loaded. On my Mac OS X system, I get the following:
 
  Initializing  vtk
  Initializing  pythonCalc
  Initializing  spreadsheet
  Loading Spreadsheet widgets...
    ==> Successfully import <Basic Widgets>
    ==> Successfully import <Image Viewer>
    ==> Successfully import <VTK Viewer>
    ==> Successfully import <HTML Viewer>
    ==> Successfully import <SVG Widgets>
 
 
Also, I get two separate windows, the VisTrails Builder:
 
[[Image:VisTrails_Builder.png | 750px]]
 
And the VisTrails Spreadsheet:
 
[[Image:VisTrails_Spreasheet.png | 750px]]
 
 
You are now ready to load a vistrail inside the system. Go to the Builder, and under "File",
there will be an "Open" option. After clicking it, you will be giving a list of files, and you can
load any of the vistrails there. For instance, if you load the "vtk_book_3rd_p189.xml", your
screen will look like this:
 
[[Image:VisTrails_Builder_with_vtk_book_3rd_p189.xml.png | 750px]]
 
Each "oval" correspond to a different workflow. If you click on "final", you can "execule" that workflow
either by clicking on the execute the workflow icon: [[Image:execute_workflow_icon.png | 50px]].
 
More details on interacting with the components of VisTrails are available below.
 
== Using_the_VisTrails_Builder ==
 
== Using_the_VisTrails_Spreadsheet ==
 
== Examples ==
 
=== [[Visualizing_Quadrics]] ===

Latest revision as of 21:01, 3 May 2022

If you are using, or planning to use, VisTrails, please subscribe to the vistrails users mailing list.

Up-to-date user's guides in online and pdf versions are available here:

v2.2 (Current Release) html pdf
dev (Master Branch) html pdf

Older Releases:

v2.1 html pdf
v2.0 html pdf
v1.7 html pdf
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