Rhys Taylor presents scientific work on the visualization of radio astronomy data using Blender.
Rhys writes:
This is my second significant (for me, anyway) piece of scientific coding - the first was an automatic HI source finder, GLADOS (Galaxy Line Analysis for Detection Of Sources). FRELLED is a set of Python scripts for Blender to let it view 3D FITS files in the realtime display. I've already described my Blender FITS-viewing efforts - the difference with this script is that it's designed to be robust and user-friendly (or at least non-hostile). It has a GUI and everything !
I've seen a few attempts at realtime medical imaging in Blender, but most efforts seem to have concentrated on rendering rather than the realtime display. Which is fine, but such viewers already exist. I wanted to be able to freely examine my data sets from any angle, mostly because it's cool. I was also vaguely hoping that it might reveal new faint extended features that would be difficult to spot in two dimensions.
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Hah, GLADOS, hummm, delja vu!
Nice. Blender is a great 'portal' for data reduction and visualization.
subtle ;)
Well done! I hope to find time to experiment with this.
Unbelievable. You, *subject name here,* must be the pride of *subject hometown here.*
That sounds a little sarcastic?
I guess it is sarcastic, but so is GladOS when it/(she?) utters these lines. :)
Just jumping on the "portal" bandwagon from the previous replies.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127708/quotes
Honestly I am always happy to see more researchers use Blender.
Ah, well as you didn't reply to them but to the post it sounded like you were being sarcastic about Rhys' work.
Replying to the portal comments would have been best, you are right.
In a sense, I thought I did, but maybe I made a mistake...
I clicked on "reply".
Then I had to sign in.
Then I forgot my password.
Combined with the lack of morning caffein...
/!pas op/!
No worries :) A lack of caffein is always accepted as an excuse ;-)