On the visualization of three-dimensional datasets

The effective visualization of three-dimensional (3D) datasets, both observ ationally and computationally sourced, is becoming common in solar physics. We present example plots of data from a 3D magnetohydrodynamical simulatio n, where depth perception is simulated using chromostereoscopy. The depth i nformation is coded into the images using colours. When such images are vie wed with double prism refraction ChromaDepth(TM) 3D glasses, a pronounced 3 D effect is achieved. This visualization method is especially suited for wo rking with and presenting computationally derived 3D datasets.