1. Introduction

This is the User Manual of Vision (DestinE data visualization application) Version 6, available for desktop platforms.

1.1. Purpose and Scope

The aim of this document is to provide the end-user with an overview of all the features available in the application. This is a client application, designed to facilitate the creation of 3D interactive Shows and Stories depicting meteorological phenomena. It achieves this by representing data from satellites and other instruments, including in-situ measurements, such as those related to energy production. The current version of this document is aligned with Version 6.

1.2. Document Structure

This document consists of the following main sections:

Chapter Number	Title	Objectives and Contents of the chapter
1	INTRODUCTION	Presents the scope of the document, introducing its contents and providing the reader with an overview of it
2	SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS	Provides the minimum and recommended requirements to effectively run the application, for Windows and MacOS
3	USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW	Provides an overall view of the User Interface for the Desktop version of the DestinE Visualization client
4	LAYER MENU	Explores the management of layers, such addition and removal, and how the presence of layers has effect on the UI
5	CANVASES, LAYERS AND DATA SOURCES	Describes Canvases, Layers and related Data Sources, exploring in detail each type and their properties
6	SHOWS	Describes what is a Show and how to create, save and load it
7	STORIES	Describes what stories are and how to record, reproduce and edit them
8	MIXED REALITY APPLICATION	Provides an overview of the mixed reality counterpart of DestinE application

Each one of the above listed main sections is further divided into subsections in order to better address their specific issues.