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_Related question_: Anyone know of a software to display points in 3D space on screen and allow the display to be rotated left, right, up, down, etc. (in real-t

by rman666 17y ago

_Related question_: Anyone know of a software to display points in 3D space on screen and allow the display to be rotated left, right, up, down, etc. (in real-time using mouse or keyboard)? I need it to run on Windows or Linux Ubuntu. Gephi looks awesome, but my data points are just 3D points, not a network. There used to be a program called MacSpin which was perfect for my needs, but is no longer available (and I don't have a Mac). Bonus if I can add values to change the size and color of the points, and/or label them. Extra bonus if the software is Free and/or Open Source.

idm 17y ago
If you can borrow a mac, Grapher is waiting for you. It's free with OSX, it's current, and it easily handles a set of 3d coords. I highly recommend it.
- ableal 17y ago
  I'll be ... yes, Grapher is tucked away in the Utilities folder under Applications. Time to clean the dock of iChats and suchlike ... (I've use of a Mac again for three months now, after a hiatus of many moons, and had not noticed. Thanks.)
lallysingh 17y ago
Hmm, that sounds pretty specific. The best I can think of is a thin shell over Ogre3D? http://www.orgre3d.org http://www.orgre3d.org
thamer 17y ago
I've used gnuplot to display and rotate 3D graphs, but I don't know if single points could be added as well. Have you tried it?
tezza 17y ago
Try VRML. Transform your nodes to generate the VRML (XML). Create a containing HTML which links to the VRML resource (like an image, flash) and the VRML client will render it. Most of the VRML clients allow you to 'fly' around the model. You'll almost certainly need a VRML plugin for your browser. I used the Cosmo player back in the day (1997!!!) I last did this process circa 2000, so I did a quick google for contemporary resources: http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/vbdetect.html http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/vbdetect.html http://www.web3d.org/x3d/vrml/tools/viewers_and_browsers/ http://www.web3d.org/x3d/vrml/tools/viewers_and_browsers/
- tezza 17y ago
  It seems VRML --> X3D in the intervening 10 years. An intersting program which would seem to fit your need would be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_%28software%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_%28software%29 Never used it myself...
queensnake 17y ago
tulip might be what you want; I'm not sure if the viz. is built-in or just something others have done with it though. But well worth knowing about, for all interesting in graph viz. http://tulip.labri.fr/TulipDrupal/
gradschool 17y ago
Ubigraph seems to do something like what you want. http://ubietylab.net/ubigraph/ http://ubietylab.net/ubigraph/

by rman666 17y ago

idm 17y ago

If you can borrow a mac, Grapher is waiting for you. It's free with OSX, it's current, and it easily handles a set of 3d coords. I highly recommend it.

ableal 17y ago
I'll be ... yes, Grapher is tucked away in the Utilities folder under Applications. Time to clean the dock of iChats and suchlike ... (I've use of a Mac again for three months now, after a hiatus of many moons, and had not noticed. Thanks.)

lallysingh 17y ago

Hmm, that sounds pretty specific. The best I can think of is a thin shell over Ogre3D? http://www.orgre3d.org http://www.orgre3d.org

thamer 17y ago

I've used gnuplot to display and rotate 3D graphs, but I don't know if single points could be added as well. Have you tried it?

tezza 17y ago

Try VRML. Transform your nodes to generate the VRML (XML). Create a containing HTML which links to the VRML resource (like an image, flash) and the VRML client will render it. Most of the VRML clients allow you to 'fly' around the model. You'll almost certainly need a VRML plugin for your browser. I used the Cosmo player back in the day (1997!!!) I last did this process circa 2000, so I did a quick google for contemporary resources: http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/vbdetect.html http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/vbdetect.html http://www.web3d.org/x3d/vrml/tools/viewers_and_browsers/ http://www.web3d.org/x3d/vrml/tools/viewers_and_browsers/

tezza 17y ago
It seems VRML --> X3D in the intervening 10 years. An intersting program which would seem to fit your need would be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_%28software%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_%28software%29 Never used it myself...

queensnake 17y ago

tulip might be what you want; I'm not sure if the viz. is built-in or just something others have done with it though. But well worth knowing about, for all interesting in graph viz. http://tulip.labri.fr/TulipDrupal/

gradschool 17y ago

Ubigraph seems to do something like what you want. http://ubietylab.net/ubigraph/ http://ubietylab.net/ubigraph/