Re: OT: visualizing 3D data

[Marius Schamschula]

On Jul 1, 2005, at 6:48 AM, Carlo de Falco wrote:

> On Venerdì, lug 1, 2005, at 13:00 Europe/Rome, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
>
> > I am using octave to analyze data related to 3D surfaces.  The results
> > are sets of points on those surfaces.  I would like to visualize my
> > results.
> >
> > I've thought of using povray to draw lots of little balls whose
> > aggregate would look like a point cloud on a surface.  This should
> > work, but maybe is the hard way.
> >
> > Anyone have any other suggestions of routes I should explore?
> >
> > Thanks much.
> >
> > --
> >  Jeff
>
>
>
> Do you know about OpenDX?
>
> http://www.opendx.org
>
> I have some scripts that export data from octave
> to dx format but they are made for finite element meshes,
> not for scattered points.
> Regards,
> carlo

CISM_DX <http://lasp.colorado.edu/cism/CISM_DX/> calls octave from 
within OpenDX. Similar to Carlo's case, the scripts are aimed at space 
weather models, and thus are for various 3-D grids.

Marius
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Marius Schamschula,  Alabama A & M University, Department of Physics

    The Center for Hydrology Soil Climatology and Remote Sensing
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