Re: [Boost-users] boost.plot: integrating plotting in a C++ native application: general questions about which tools to use

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost.plot: integrating plotting in a C++ native application: general questions about which tools to use
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-16 04:53:35

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> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
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> On Behalf Of Hicham Mouline
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:17 PM
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> Subject: [Boost-users] boost.plot: integrating plotting in a C++ native
application: general
> questions about which tools to use
> 
> I am writing an application with a native C++ computation engine (library)
> that generates plotable data 2d and 3d, and a plotting engine.
> I am trying to determine what tools/libraries to use for the plotting
> engine.
> 
> ***2 - I've come across boost.plot and it generates svg files which have
> only 2D if I understood correctly, SVG doesn't express 3D, and then use a
> browser (chrome) or that tool that uses SVG as its native format, or use
> ImageDisplay for e.g.( this comes with c++ dev library, perhaps that helps
> to plot directly the svg without running the process externally )
> Cons: no 3d (rotating and different angles) and still require external
programs.

I presume you have seen Inkscape and Inkview for display - but they are still
external programs but callable, and perhaps more easily (closely bound) than a
browser?

(I no plans for a 3D plot of SVG plotting - 3D is a quite different animal).

Pros - SVG plot files are tiny and very smart ;-)

Paul

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