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An Advanced, Three-Dimensional Plotting Library for Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

David G. Barnes ,
Christopher J. Fluke ,
Paul D. Bourke  and
Owen T. Parry
David G. Barnes
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Christopher J. Fluke*
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Paul D. Bourke
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Owen T. Parry
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
*
BCorrespondence author. E-mail: cfluke@swin.edu.au
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Abstract

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We present a new, three-dimensional (3D) plotting library with advanced features, and support for standard and enhanced display devices. The library — s2plot — is written in c and can be used by c, c++, and fortran programs on GNU/Linux and Apple/OSX systems. s2plot draws objects in a 3D (x,y,z) Cartesian space and the user interactively controls how this space is rendered at run time. With a pgplot-inspired interface, s2plot provides astronomers with elegant techniques for displaying and exploring 3D data sets directly from their program code, and the potential to use stereoscopic and dome display devices. The s2plot architecture supports dynamic geometry and can be used to plot time-evolving data sets, such as might be produced by simulation codes. In this paper, we introduce s2plot to the astronomical community, describe its potential applications, and present some example uses of the library.

Keywords

methods: data analysistechniques: miscellaneoussurveyscatalogs
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , 2006 , pp. 82 - 93
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2006

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