IEEE Visualization 2004

Hierarchy Based 3D Visualization of Large Software Structures

M. Balzer, O. Deussen

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Abstract

Modern object-oriented programs are hierarchical systems with many thousands of interrelated subsystems. Visualization helps developers to better comprehend these large and complex systems. This work presents a three-dimensional visualization technique that represents the static structure of object-oriented software using distributions of threedimensional objects on a two-dimensional plane. The visual complexity is reduced by adjusting the transparency of object surfaces to the distance of the viewpoint. An approach called Hierarchical Net is proposed for a clear representation of the relationships between the subsystems.

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Balzer2004HierarchyBased3D,
  author    = {M. Balzer, O. Deussen},
  booktitle = {IEEE Visualization 2004},
  doi       = {10.1109/VISUAL.2004.39},
  keywords  = {Application software;Data mining;Data visualization;Hierarchical systems;Java;Object oriented modeling;Packaging;Software maintenance;Software packages;Software systems},
  month     = {oct},
  pages     = {4p-4p},
  title     = {Hierarchy Based 3D Visualization of Large Software Structures},
  url       = {http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/publikationen/Balzer2004HierarchyBased3D},
  year      = {2004}
}