diff --git a/docs/api-reference/index.md b/docs/api-reference/index.md
index 8a77ed8c..a8bd1167 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/index.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/index.md
@@ -29,4 +29,29 @@
    uncertainty
 
    external.powgen
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+## ESSdream
+
+### Top-level functions
+
+```{eval-rst}
+.. currentmodule:: ess.dream
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: ../generated/functions
+
+   instrument_view
+```
+
+### Submodules
+
+```{eval-rst}
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: ../generated/modules
+   :template: module-template.rst
+   :recursive:
+
+   data
+   io
+```
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index f7cf1425..f601b83e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     'Thumbs.db',
     '.DS_Store',
     '**.ipynb_checkpoints',
-    'examples/preprocess_files.ipynb',
+    'user-guide/sns-instruments/preprocess_files.ipynb',
 ]
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
diff --git a/docs/examples/index.md b/docs/examples/index.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b1c64c0a..00000000
--- a/docs/examples/index.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Examples
-
-```{toctree}
----
-maxdepth: 2
----
-
-POWGEN_data_reduction
-```
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 5339fce8..61b5b626 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 hidden:
 ---
 
-examples/index
+user-guide/index
 api-reference/index
 developer/index
 about/index
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/dream/dream-instrument-view.ipynb b/docs/user-guide/dream/dream-instrument-view.ipynb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee3b7fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/user-guide/dream/dream-instrument-view.ipynb
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "4852fe41-3f9a-4cdb-8aba-ff7c7f198e6c",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# DREAM instrument view\n",
+    "\n",
+    "This notebook is a simple example of how to use the instrument view for the DREAM instrument.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "- The DREAM-specific instrument view is capable of slicing the data with a slider widget along a dimension (e.g. `tof`) by using the `dim` argument.\n",
+    "- There are also checkboxes to hide/show the different elements that make up the DREAM detectors."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "3f416595-83b4-44d1-b506-9ba73bf0786e",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "import scipp as sc\n",
+    "from ess import dream"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "228a23dc-17f2-4273-a4c9-3e3276db8c54",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## Load the data\n",
+    "\n",
+    "We load a dataset from a Geant4 simulation (stored as a `.csv` file).\n",
+    "In each detector bank, the data is organised by `wire`, `strip`, `module`, `segment`, and `counter`.\n",
+    "The high resolution detector also has an additional `sector` dimension."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "1ef8f35b-815f-436a-80e5-cbe4b3172b58",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "dg = dream.io.load_geant4_csv(\n",
+    "    dream.data.get_path('data_dream_with_sectors.csv.zip')\n",
+    ")\n",
+    "dg = dg['instrument']  # Extract the instrument data\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Construct the pixel positions from event positions\n",
+    "for da in dg.values():\n",
+    "    da.coords['position'] = da.bins.coords['position'].bins.mean()\n",
+    "\n",
+    "dg"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "e8325797-5651-43c1-b601-3db6d4348758",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "nbsphinx": "hidden",
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Only plot half of the pixels to reduce html docs size\n",
+    "dg = dg['counter', 0]"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "49595486-ab4e-4662-86f7-d301aedcf974",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "## Full instrument view\n",
+    "\n",
+    "We first histogram the data along the time-of-flight (`tof`) dimension,\n",
+    "making sure the same bins are used for all elements:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "e85a8364-e0a1-4c10-8cae-c873f297e651",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "tof_edges = sc.linspace('tof', 1.0e7, 1.0e8, 51, unit='ns', dtype=int)\n",
+    "data = dg.hist(tof=tof_edges)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "d08ca911-b1a4-4f17-ba1e-355971531ffe",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "We now use the `instrument_view` function to show the 3D view of the instrument pixels,\n",
+    "specifying that we wish to have a slider along the `tof` dimension:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "43f9ffbc-6bf5-4407-b3ad-5d1626efc43d",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "full_view = dream.instrument_view(data, dim='tof')\n",
+    "full_view"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "a7030d56-a375-47b5-898c-28fd06c2f361",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "nbsphinx": "hidden",
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "full_view[2].controls['tof']['slider'].value = 35"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "c0b29ebf-21ff-4385-bf8b-0e4fa14dfaf9",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "source": [
+    "Note that it is possible to use any dimension for the slider instead of `tof`, such as `wavelength` (if present in the data).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "## Displaying individual detector elements\n",
+    "\n",
+    "It is also possible to view a single detector element, selecting e.g. `mantle` from the original data:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "b417011e-0d12-4287-91d5-c1fb6ecc7cac",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "mantle_view = dream.instrument_view(dg['mantle'].hist(wavelength=50), dim='wavelength')\n",
+    "mantle_view"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "299ec404-fb18-4533-ad96-e23bf8ba24d6",
+   "metadata": {
+    "editable": true,
+    "nbsphinx": "hidden",
+    "slideshow": {
+     "slide_type": ""
+    },
+    "tags": []
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "mantle_view[1].controls['wavelength']['slider'].value = 43"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "1df1aa56-5251-4555-a4f4-283145747198",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "The instrument view is designed to be flexible in terms of what it accepts as input.\n",
+    "This means that you can easily inspect, for example, a single module by using the usual slicing notation for data arrays.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Below, we display the first module in the backward end-cap detector:"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "0c86e491-3564-498d-9232-39485f5b95d7",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "dream.instrument_view(dg['endcap_backward']['module', 0].hist(tof=1))"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "codemirror_mode": {
+    "name": "ipython",
+    "version": 3
+   },
+   "file_extension": ".py",
+   "mimetype": "text/x-python",
+   "name": "python",
+   "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
+   "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
+   "version": "3.10.13"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 5
+}
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/dream/index.md b/docs/user-guide/dream/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fa523e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/user-guide/dream/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# DREAM
+
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 1
+---
+
+dream-instrument-view
+```
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/index.md b/docs/user-guide/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8798abe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/user-guide/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# User guide
+
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 1
+---
+
+dream/index
+sns-instruments/index
+```
diff --git a/docs/examples/POWGEN_data_reduction.ipynb b/docs/user-guide/sns-instruments/POWGEN_data_reduction.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/POWGEN_data_reduction.ipynb
rename to docs/user-guide/sns-instruments/POWGEN_data_reduction.ipynb
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/sns-instruments/index.md b/docs/user-guide/sns-instruments/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c1321e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/user-guide/sns-instruments/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SNS instruments
+
+This page contains guides for reducing data from Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) instruments.
+Those instruments are not fully supported by ESSdiffraction and these pages may be removed in the future.
+
+```{toctree}
+---
+maxdepth: 1
+---
+
+POWGEN_data_reduction
+```
diff --git a/docs/examples/preprocess_files.ipynb b/docs/user-guide/sns-instruments/preprocess_files.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/preprocess_files.ipynb
rename to docs/user-guide/sns-instruments/preprocess_files.ipynb
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 2a4e3e5b..08e038fc 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ contourpy==1.2.0
     # via matplotlib
 cycler==0.12.1
     # via matplotlib
-dask==2024.2.0
+dask==2024.2.1
     # via -r base.in
 decorator==5.1.1
     # via ipython
 executing==2.0.1
     # via stack-data
-fonttools==4.48.1
+fonttools==4.49.0
     # via matplotlib
 fsspec==2024.2.0
     # via dask
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ h5py==3.10.0
     #   scippnexus
 idna==3.6
     # via requests
-importlib-metadata==7.0.1
+importlib-metadata==7.0.2
     # via dask
 ipydatawidgets==4.3.5
     # via pythreejs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ kiwisolver==1.4.5
     # via matplotlib
 locket==1.0.0
     # via partd
-matplotlib==3.8.2
+matplotlib==3.8.3
     # via plopp
 matplotlib-inline==0.1.6
     # via ipython
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ numpy==1.26.4
     #   scipp
     #   scippneutron
     #   scipy
-packaging==23.2
+packaging==24.0
     # via
     #   dask
     #   matplotlib
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ pillow==10.2.0
     # via matplotlib
 platformdirs==4.2.0
     # via pooch
-plopp==24.1.1
+plopp==24.2.0
     # via -r base.in
-pooch==1.8.0
+pooch==1.8.1
     # via scippneutron
 prompt-toolkit==3.0.36
     # via
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ pure-eval==0.2.2
     # via stack-data
 pygments==2.17.2
     # via ipython
-pyparsing==3.1.1
+pyparsing==3.1.2
     # via matplotlib
-python-dateutil==2.8.2
+python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   scippnexus
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pyyaml==6.0.1
     # via dask
 requests==2.31.0
     # via pooch
-sciline==24.2.0
+sciline==24.2.1
     # via -r base.in
 scipp==24.2.0
     # via
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ scipp==24.2.0
     #   scippnexus
 scippneutron==24.1.0
     # via -r base.in
-scippnexus==23.12.1
+scippnexus==24.3.1
     # via
     #   -r base.in
     #   scippneutron
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ traitlets==5.14.1
     #   traittypes
 traittypes==0.2.1
     # via ipydatawidgets
-urllib3==2.2.0
+urllib3==2.2.1
     # via requests
 wcwidth==0.2.13
     # via prompt-toolkit
diff --git a/requirements/basetest.txt b/requirements/basetest.txt
index d12fb793..9066abeb 100644
--- a/requirements/basetest.txt
+++ b/requirements/basetest.txt
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ iniconfig==2.0.0
     # via pytest
 numpy==1.26.4
     # via pandas
-packaging==23.2
+packaging==24.0
     # via pytest
-pandas==2.2.0
+pandas==2.2.1
     # via -r basetest.in
 pluggy==1.4.0
     # via pytest
-pytest==8.0.0
+pytest==8.1.1
     # via -r basetest.in
-python-dateutil==2.8.2
+python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via pandas
 pytz==2024.1
     # via pandas
diff --git a/requirements/ci.txt b/requirements/ci.txt
index d6f215e2..2f27a0eb 100644
--- a/requirements/ci.txt
+++ b/requirements/ci.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 #    pip-compile-multi
 #
-cachetools==5.3.2
+cachetools==5.3.3
     # via tox
 certifi==2024.2.2
     # via requests
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ filelock==3.13.1
     #   virtualenv
 gitdb==4.0.11
     # via gitpython
-gitpython==3.1.41
+gitpython==3.1.42
     # via -r ci.in
 idna==3.6
     # via requests
-packaging==23.2
+packaging==24.0
     # via
     #   -r ci.in
     #   pyproject-api
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ tomli==2.0.1
     # via
     #   pyproject-api
     #   tox
-tox==4.12.1
+tox==4.14.1
     # via -r ci.in
-urllib3==2.2.0
+urllib3==2.2.1
     # via requests
-virtualenv==20.25.0
+virtualenv==20.25.1
     # via tox
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 7f65df8a..6a601813 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 -r wheels.txt
 annotated-types==0.6.0
     # via pydantic
-anyio==4.2.0
+anyio==4.3.0
     # via
     #   httpx
     #   jupyter-server
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cffi==1.16.0
     # via argon2-cffi-bindings
 copier==9.1.1
     # via -r dev.in
-dunamai==1.19.1
+dunamai==1.19.2
     # via copier
 fqdn==1.5.1
     # via jsonschema
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ funcy==2.0
     # via copier
 h11==0.14.0
     # via httpcore
-httpcore==1.0.2
+httpcore==1.0.4
     # via httpx
-httpx==0.26.0
+httpx==0.27.0
     # via jupyterlab
 isoduration==20.11.0
     # via jsonschema
 jinja2-ansible-filters==1.3.2
     # via copier
-json5==0.9.14
+json5==0.9.22
     # via jupyterlab-server
 jsonpointer==2.4
     # via jsonschema
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ jsonschema[format-nongpl]==4.21.1
     #   nbformat
 jupyter-events==0.9.0
     # via jupyter-server
-jupyter-lsp==2.2.2
+jupyter-lsp==2.2.4
     # via jupyterlab
-jupyter-server==2.12.5
+jupyter-server==2.13.0
     # via
     #   jupyter-lsp
     #   jupyterlab
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ jupyter-server==2.12.5
     #   notebook-shim
 jupyter-server-terminals==0.5.2
     # via jupyter-server
-jupyterlab==4.1.1
+jupyterlab==4.1.4
     # via -r dev.in
-jupyterlab-server==2.25.2
+jupyterlab-server==2.25.3
     # via jupyterlab
-notebook-shim==0.2.3
+notebook-shim==0.2.4
     # via jupyterlab
 overrides==7.7.0
     # via jupyter-server
@@ -79,17 +79,17 @@ pathspec==0.12.1
     # via copier
 pip-compile-multi==2.6.3
     # via -r dev.in
-pip-tools==7.3.0
+pip-tools==7.4.1
     # via pip-compile-multi
 plumbum==1.8.2
     # via copier
-prometheus-client==0.19.0
+prometheus-client==0.20.0
     # via jupyter-server
 pycparser==2.21
     # via cffi
-pydantic==2.6.1
+pydantic==2.6.3
     # via copier
-pydantic-core==2.16.2
+pydantic-core==2.16.3
     # via pydantic
 python-json-logger==2.0.7
     # via jupyter-events
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ rfc3986-validator==0.1.1
     #   jupyter-events
 send2trash==1.8.2
     # via jupyter-server
-sniffio==1.3.0
+sniffio==1.3.1
     # via
     #   anyio
     #   httpx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ terminado==0.18.0
     #   jupyter-server-terminals
 toposort==1.10
     # via pip-compile-multi
-types-python-dateutil==2.8.19.20240106
+types-python-dateutil==2.8.19.20240311
     # via arrow
 uri-template==1.3.0
     # via jsonschema
diff --git a/requirements/docs.in b/requirements/docs.in
index d23bab31..813dd56f 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.in
+++ b/requirements/docs.in
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ ipympl
 ipython!=8.7.0  # Breaks syntax highlighting in Jupyter code cells.
 myst-parser
 nbsphinx
+pandas
 pydata-sphinx-theme>=0.14
 sphinx
 sphinx-autodoc-typehints
 sphinx-copybutton
 sphinx-design
+
+# needed by pandas < 3.0
+pyarrow
diff --git a/requirements/docs.txt b/requirements/docs.txt
index 903e9664..eb9f68dd 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/docs.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SHA1:c33ddd581d5b365fb1ff37b440d3f6363ca4f9ec
+# SHA1:5644acd1b52f1f99fbca1349c29761b90702d03a
 #
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile-multi
 # To update, run:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fastjsonschema==2.19.1
     # via nbformat
 imagesize==1.4.1
     # via sphinx
-ipykernel==6.29.2
+ipykernel==6.29.3
     # via -r docs.in
 ipympl==0.9.3
     # via -r docs.in
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ myst-parser==2.0.0
     # via -r docs.in
 nbclient==0.9.0
     # via nbconvert
-nbconvert==7.16.0
+nbconvert==7.16.2
     # via nbsphinx
 nbformat==5.9.2
     # via
@@ -96,12 +96,18 @@ nbsphinx==0.9.3
     # via -r docs.in
 nest-asyncio==1.6.0
     # via ipykernel
+pandas==2.2.1
+    # via -r docs.in
 pandocfilters==1.5.1
     # via nbconvert
 psutil==5.9.8
     # via ipykernel
+pyarrow==15.0.1
+    # via -r docs.in
 pydata-sphinx-theme==0.15.2
     # via -r docs.in
+pytz==2024.1
+    # via pandas
 pyzmq==25.1.2
     # via
     #   ipykernel
@@ -151,8 +157,10 @@ tornado==6.4
     # via
     #   ipykernel
     #   jupyter-client
-typing-extensions==4.9.0
+typing-extensions==4.10.0
     # via pydata-sphinx-theme
+tzdata==2024.1
+    # via pandas
 webencodings==0.5.1
     # via
     #   bleach
diff --git a/requirements/mypy.txt b/requirements/mypy.txt
index ac285686..066d33ac 100644
--- a/requirements/mypy.txt
+++ b/requirements/mypy.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #    pip-compile-multi
 #
 -r test.txt
-mypy==1.8.0
+mypy==1.9.0
     # via -r mypy.in
 mypy-extensions==1.0.0
     # via mypy
-typing-extensions==4.9.0
+typing-extensions==4.10.0
     # via mypy
diff --git a/requirements/nightly.txt b/requirements/nightly.txt
index dfea5b05..d5ea5fa9 100644
--- a/requirements/nightly.txt
+++ b/requirements/nightly.txt
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ contourpy==1.2.0
     # via matplotlib
 cycler==0.12.1
     # via matplotlib
-dask==2024.2.0
+dask==2024.2.1
     # via -r nightly.in
 decorator==5.1.1
     # via ipython
 executing==2.0.1
     # via stack-data
-fonttools==4.48.1
+fonttools==4.49.0
     # via matplotlib
 fsspec==2024.2.0
     # via dask
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ h5py==3.10.0
     #   scippnexus
 idna==3.6
     # via requests
-importlib-metadata==7.0.1
+importlib-metadata==7.0.2
     # via dask
 ipydatawidgets==4.3.5
     # via pythreejs
-ipython==8.21.0
+ipython==8.22.2
     # via ipywidgets
 ipywidgets==8.1.2
     # via
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ kiwisolver==1.4.5
     # via matplotlib
 locket==1.0.0
     # via partd
-matplotlib==3.8.2
+matplotlib==3.8.3
     # via plopp
 matplotlib-inline==0.1.6
     # via ipython
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ platformdirs==4.2.0
     # via pooch
 plopp @ git+https://github.com/scipp/plopp@main
     # via -r nightly.in
-pooch==1.8.0
+pooch==1.8.1
     # via scippneutron
 prompt-toolkit==3.0.43
     # via ipython
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pure-eval==0.2.2
     # via stack-data
 pygments==2.17.2
     # via ipython
-pyparsing==3.1.1
+pyparsing==3.1.2
     # via matplotlib
 pythreejs==2.4.2
     # via -r nightly.in
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ traitlets==5.14.1
     #   traittypes
 traittypes==0.2.1
     # via ipydatawidgets
-urllib3==2.2.0
+urllib3==2.2.1
     # via requests
 wcwidth==0.2.13
     # via prompt-toolkit
diff --git a/requirements/static.txt b/requirements/static.txt
index 7499ff55..0e3af8ac 100644
--- a/requirements/static.txt
+++ b/requirements/static.txt
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ distlib==0.3.8
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.13.1
     # via virtualenv
-identify==2.5.34
+identify==2.5.35
     # via pre-commit
 nodeenv==1.8.0
     # via pre-commit
 platformdirs==4.2.0
     # via virtualenv
-pre-commit==3.6.1
+pre-commit==3.6.2
     # via -r static.in
 pyyaml==6.0.1
     # via pre-commit
-virtualenv==20.25.0
+virtualenv==20.25.1
     # via pre-commit
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/requirements/wheels.txt b/requirements/wheels.txt
index 2e33cfa3..23d6d310 100644
--- a/requirements/wheels.txt
+++ b/requirements/wheels.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #
 #    pip-compile-multi
 #
-build==1.0.3
+build==1.1.1
     # via -r wheels.in
-packaging==23.2
+packaging==24.0
     # via build
 pyproject-hooks==1.0.0
     # via build
diff --git a/src/ess/dream/__init__.py b/src/ess/dream/__init__.py
index 99d88e5e..5203fc71 100644
--- a/src/ess/dream/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ess/dream/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import importlib.metadata
 
 from . import data
+from .instrument_view import instrument_view
 from .io import fold_nexus_detectors, load_geant4_csv, load_nexus
 
 try:
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@
 del importlib
 
 __all__ = [
-    "data",
-    "fold_nexus_detectors",
-    "load_geant4_csv",
-    "load_nexus",
+    'data',
+    'fold_nexus_detectors',
+    'instrument_view',
+    'load_geant4_csv',
+    'load_nexus',
 ]
diff --git a/src/ess/dream/data.py b/src/ess/dream/data.py
index 806facdc..9e11dfba 100644
--- a/src/ess/dream/data.py
+++ b/src/ess/dream/data.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright (c) 2023 Scipp contributors (https://github.com/scipp)
+"""Data for tests and documentation with DREAM."""
+
 _version = '1'
 
 __all__ = ['get_path']
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ def _make_pooch():
     import pooch
 
     return pooch.create(
-        path=pooch.os_cache('ess/powgen'),
+        path=pooch.os_cache('ess/dream'),
         env='ESS_DATA_DIR',
         base_url='https://public.esss.dk/groups/scipp/ess/dream/{version}/',
         version=_version,
diff --git a/src/ess/dream/instrument_view.py b/src/ess/dream/instrument_view.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06294535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ess/dream/instrument_view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Scipp contributors (https://github.com/scipp)
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from html import escape
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Union
+
+import plopp as pp
+import scipp as sc
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    try:
+        from plopp.widgets import Box
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        Box = object
+
+
+def instrument_view(
+    data: Union[sc.DataArray, sc.DataGroup, dict],
+    dim: Optional[str] = None,
+    pixel_size: Optional[Union[float, sc.Variable]] = None,
+    **kwargs: Any,
+) -> Box:
+    """
+    Three-dimensional visualization of the DREAM instrument.
+    The instrument view is capable of slicing the input data with a slider widget along
+    a dimension (e.g. ``tof``) by using the ``dim`` argument.
+    It will also generate checkboxes to hide/show the different modules that make up
+    the DREAM detectors.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    data:
+        Data to visualize. The data can be a single detector module (``DataArray``),
+        or a group of detector modules (``dict`` or ``DataGroup``).
+        The data must contain a ``position`` coordinate.
+    dim:
+        Dimension to use for the slider. No slider will be shown if this is None.
+    pixel_size:
+        Size of the pixels.
+    **kwargs:
+        Additional arguments are forwarded to the scatter3d figure
+        (see https://scipp.github.io/plopp/generated/plopp.scatter3d.html).
+    """
+    from plopp.widgets import Box
+
+    view = InstrumentView(data, dim=dim, pixel_size=pixel_size, **kwargs)
+    return Box(view.children)
+
+
+def _to_data_group(data: Union[sc.DataArray, sc.DataGroup, dict]) -> sc.DataGroup:
+    if isinstance(data, sc.DataArray):
+        data = sc.DataGroup({data.name or 'data': data})
+    elif isinstance(data, dict):
+        data = sc.DataGroup(data)
+    return data
+
+
+@pp.node
+def _pre_process(da: sc.DataArray, dim: str) -> sc.DataArray:
+    dims = list(da.dims)
+    if dim is not None:
+        dims.remove(dim)
+    out = da.flatten(dims=dims, to='pixel')
+    sel = sc.isfinite(out.coords['position'])
+    return out[sel]
+
+
+class InstrumentView:
+    """Instrument view for DREAM."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        data: Union[sc.DataArray, sc.DataGroup, dict],
+        dim: Optional[str] = None,
+        pixel_size: Optional[Union[float, sc.Variable]] = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        from plopp.widgets import SliceWidget, slice_dims
+
+        self.data = _to_data_group(data)
+        self.pre_process_nodes = {
+            key: _pre_process(da, dim) for key, da in self.data.items()
+        }
+
+        self.children = []
+
+        if dim is not None:
+            self.slider = SliceWidget(next(iter(self.data.values())), dims=[dim])
+            self.slider.controls[dim]['slider'].layout = {'width': '600px'}
+            self.slider_node = pp.widget_node(self.slider)
+            self.slice_nodes = {
+                key: slice_dims(n, self.slider_node)
+                for key, n in self.pre_process_nodes.items()
+            }
+            to_scatter = self.slice_nodes
+            self.children.append(self.slider)
+        else:
+            self.slice_nodes = self.pre_process_nodes
+            to_scatter = self.pre_process_nodes
+
+        self.scatter = pp.scatter3d(
+            to_scatter,
+            pos='position',
+            pixel_size=1.0 * sc.Unit('cm') if pixel_size is None else pixel_size,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        self.children.insert(0, self.scatter)
+
+        if len(self.data) > 1:
+            self._add_module_control()
+
+    def _add_module_control(self):
+        import ipywidgets as ipw
+
+        self.fig = self.scatter[0]
+        self.cutting_tool = self.scatter[1]
+        self.artist_mapping = {
+            name: key for name, key in zip(self.data.keys(), self.fig.artists.keys())
+        }
+        self.checkboxes = {
+            key: ipw.Checkbox(
+                value=True,
+                description=f"{escape(key)}",
+                indent=False,
+                layout={"width": "initial"},
+            )
+            for key in self.data
+        }
+
+        self.modules_widget = ipw.HBox(
+            [ipw.HTML(value="Modules: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;")]
+            + list(self.checkboxes.values())
+        )
+        for key, ch in self.checkboxes.items():
+            ch.key = key
+            ch.observe(self._check_visibility, names='value')
+        self.cutting_tool.cut_x.button.observe(self._check_visibility, names="value")
+        self.cutting_tool.cut_y.button.observe(self._check_visibility, names="value")
+        self.cutting_tool.cut_z.button.observe(self._check_visibility, names="value")
+        self.children.insert(0, self.modules_widget)
+
+    def _check_visibility(self, _):
+        # Note that this brute force method of looping over all artists is not optimal
+        # but it is non-invasive in the sense that it does not require changes to the
+        # plopp code. If performance becomes an issue, we will consider a different
+        # approach.
+        for name, ch in self.checkboxes.items():
+            key = self.artist_mapping[name]
+            val = ch.value
+            self.fig.artists[key].points.visible = val
+            for c in "xyz":
+                cut_nodes = getattr(self.cutting_tool, f'cut_{c}').select_nodes
+                if key in cut_nodes:
+                    self.fig.artists[cut_nodes[key].id].points.visible = val
diff --git a/tests/dream/instrument_view_test.py b/tests/dream/instrument_view_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d67bde6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dream/instrument_view_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Scipp contributors (https://github.com/scipp)
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+import scipp as sc
+
+from ess.dream.instrument_view import InstrumentView
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def fake_instrument_data(modules=('bank1', 'bank2', 'bank3', 'bank4', 'bank5')):
+    rng = np.random.default_rng()
+
+    out = {}
+    npix = 300
+    ntof = 100
+    locations = range(len(modules))
+    for name, loc in zip(modules, locations):
+        position = rng.normal(loc=[0, 0, loc], scale=[0.2, 0.2, 0.05], size=[npix, 3])
+        tof = sc.linspace('tof', 0, 1.0e5, ntof + 1, unit='us')
+        values = rng.normal(loc=5.0e4, scale=2.0e4, size=[npix, ntof])
+        vec = sc.vectors(dims=['pixel'], unit='m', values=position)
+        out[name] = sc.DataArray(
+            data=sc.array(dims=['pixel', 'tof'], values=values, unit='counts'),
+            coords={
+                'position': vec,
+                'x': vec.fields.x,
+                'y': vec.fields.y,
+                'z': vec.fields.z,
+                'tof': tof,
+            },
+        )
+    return sc.DataGroup(out)
+
+
+def test_instrument_view_all_modules(fake_instrument_data):
+    view = InstrumentView(fake_instrument_data, dim='tof')
+    assert hasattr(view, 'checkboxes')
+    assert hasattr(view, 'scatter')
+    assert hasattr(view, 'slider')
+
+
+def test_instrument_view_one_module(fake_instrument_data):
+    view = InstrumentView(fake_instrument_data['bank1'], dim='tof')
+    assert not hasattr(view, 'checkboxes')
+    assert hasattr(view, 'scatter')
+    assert hasattr(view, 'slider')
+
+
+def test_instrument_view_no_tof_slider(fake_instrument_data):
+    view = InstrumentView(fake_instrument_data.sum('tof'))
+    assert hasattr(view, 'checkboxes')
+    assert hasattr(view, 'scatter')
+    assert not hasattr(view, 'slider')
+
+
+def test_instrument_view_one_module_no_tof_slider(fake_instrument_data):
+    view = InstrumentView(fake_instrument_data['bank3'].sum('tof'))
+    assert not hasattr(view, 'checkboxes')
+    assert hasattr(view, 'scatter')
+    assert not hasattr(view, 'slider')
+
+
+def test_instrument_view_toggle_module(fake_instrument_data):
+    view = InstrumentView(fake_instrument_data, dim='tof')
+    for name in fake_instrument_data:
+        key = view.artist_mapping[name]
+        assert view.fig.artists[key].points.visible
+        view.checkboxes[name].value = False
+        assert not view.fig.artists[key].points.visible