The f3d tools for processing and visualization of volumetric data

In this paper we introduce the f3d format for storage of volumetric data together with a suite of tools for processing, segmentation and visualization of such data. Both the format and tools were developed for a highly variable and rapidly evolving academic environment, where new data processing and visualization tasks emerge very often. The tools address all the steps of a volume visualization pipeline: starting with import of external formats, over preprocessing, filtering, segmentation to interactive visualization.