Drishti - software training
Dr Ajay Limaye (ANU, Australia) creator of the highly successful 3D visualisation software, Drishti, will be running two workshops at the Natural History Museum on 4-5 September after the ToScA symposium.
Created in 2006, Drishti is an open-source volume exploration and presentation tool, which can be used for visualising computed tomography data from a range of techniques (X-ray computed tomography, SEM, CLSM). The word Drishti is Sanskrit for insight, which is exactly what Drishti provides it users with; its intuitive interface allows researchers to produce renders that balance on the boundary of art and science, and can communicate complex scientific stories in ways that are accessible to all.
The first day is reserved for those new to the software and is a chance to see Drishti in action, with Dr Limaye performing a series of demonstrations that will highlight the basic functions (importing data, exploring the histogram and transfer functions). Attendees will then replicate these using simple test datasets (e.g. a tooth), finally applying this new found knowledge to their own datasets. The intermediate workshop on the second day, presents an opportunity for those familiar with Drishti to problem solve current issues and to explore the more advanced rendering techniques.
The workshops are open to students, researchers and people from industry although places are limited to seven on each day.
All details for the symposium and workshops can be found on the Natural History Museum website.