Welcome to the SCIRun primer. This tutorial is an interactive introduction to SCIRun for new users. Since SCIRun is a large system, this tutorial provides a broad overview of SCIRun concepts, and a core set of SCIRun user skills. There are seven chapters in this document. By the end of the tutorial, the user will have a grasp of dataflow programming, SCIRun architecture, and the specific modules and datatypes used along the way.

Please take time working through the tutorial. If you have questions at any time, email the scirun-users@sci.utah.edu list for assistance. Notice that hyperlinks exist thoughout this document, each of which points to more comprehensive descriptions about each subject.

The tutorial begins with Chapter 1, which demonstrates the construction of a simple, yet functional SCIRun network. This demonstration is extended in Chapters 2-7, with additional functionality and complexity.