In modeling and simulation of manufacturing processes, complex models are
used to examine and understand the behavior and properties of the product or
process. To save computation time, global approximation models, often
referred to as metamodels, serve as surrogates for the original complex
models. Such metamodels are difficult to interpret, because they usually have
multi\-dimensional input and output domains. We propose a hyperslice\-based
visualization approach, that uses hyperslices in combination with direct
volume rendering, training point visualization, and gradient trajectory
navigation, that helps in understanding such metamodels. Great care was taken
to provide a high level of interactivity for the exploration of the data
space.