Scenaven Help

Scenaven
Scenaven

Welcome to Scenaven — a browser-based visualization tool for simulation and engineering data. Load VTK or HDF volumes, inspect scalar fields on the mesh, step through time, and apply filters while the heavy work stays on the server.

VTK / HDF VTK / HDF
OpenUSD OpenUSD
Three.js Three.js
Docker Docker
Google Cloud Google Cloud

What Scenaven does

Scenaven connects three layers into one workflow:

Layer What you see
VTK / HDF Your simulation source — meshes, fields, and time steps
OpenUSD A lightweight scene contract streamed to the browser
WebGL viewport Interactive 3D rendering, camera, probes, and legends

You work in a full-screen 3D viewport with floating controls. Simulation conversion and filter compilation run on mesh-api; the browser focuses on rendering and interaction.

For the design rationale behind WebGL vs WASM, see Why Three.js?.

Common tasks

I want to… Start here
Load my first file Quick tour → Load simulation data
Cut or deform a mesh Filters & compile
Try a sample dataset Examples gallery
Switch cloud / on-prem Cloud or On-prem
Understand the pipeline System overview

The interface at a glance

  • Top center — Align, legend, tools, and time controls
  • Top right — Open file, Examples, Help, Infrastructure, Account
  • Left — Scene, Rendering, Filters, and Viewport cards (floating panels)
  • Right — Agent rail with amAIra chat and Python session (when enabled)
  • Bottom — Selection breadcrumb, field legend, probe readout

Use the navigation on the left to browse topics, or open Documentation from the Scenaven home page.

Deployment modes

Scenaven runs the same viewer in two places:

  • Cloud — Hosted mesh-api and viewer on Google Cloud (GCS storage)
  • On-prem — The same Docker images on your network with local volumes
Cloud Cloud
On-prem On-prem

Use the Infrastructure button (top right) to check connection health and switch modes. See Connection topics for details.