Visulab 4.0

Visulab is a scientific visualization and analysis environment developed by the Institute for Computational Science, ETH Zurich. It transforms large, multidimensional simulation and observational data into clear, interactive visuals, enabling researchers to explore complex structures, validate models, and communicate results with confidence.

Designed for performance and reproducibility, Visulab pairs fast rendering with a scripting-friendly workflow. From volumetric fields and particle sets to structured and unstructured meshes, it integrates smoothly into existing pipelines and supports the full journey from raw data to publication-quality output.

Key capabilities:

• Interactive 2D/3D visualization, including volume rendering, isosurfaces, slicing, streamlines, and particle/mesh rendering
• Optimized handling of large datasets to maintain responsiveness as data scales
• Broad data I/O support for common scientific formats (e.g., HDF5, NetCDF, FITS, VTK, CSV)
• Python-based scripting and notebook integration for automated, repeatable analysis
• Built-in analysis tools for filtering, statistics, derived fields, and time-series exploration
• High-quality export of figures, animations, and interactive scenes for presentations and publications
• Extensible architecture for custom readers, filters, and rendering modules
• Cross-platform support on major operating systems

Visulab brings modern, reliable visualization to computational science, helping teams move quickly from data to insight.

Visulab is developed by Institute for Computational Science, ETH Zurich. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 1.1, 2.0 and 4.0. The name of the program executable file is VisuLAB.exe.