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* Render 2D charts using OpenGL/VTK | |||
* Scalable to large data sets | |||
* Simple, flexible API | |||
* Enable server side rendering of charts with VTK compositing | |||
== Open Questions == | |||
* Alternate backend to produce publication quality output? | * Alternate backend to produce publication quality output? | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 7 October 2009
Goals
- Render 2D charts using OpenGL/VTK
- Scalable to large data sets
- Simple, flexible API
- Enable server side rendering of charts with VTK compositing
Open Questions
- Alternate backend to produce publication quality output?
- Possibility to extend the API to 3D charts in the future?
Chart Types
- XY plot
- Scatter
- Bar chart
- Histogram
- Stack chart
- Pie chart
- Parallel axes
- Tree map
- Bubble chart
Existing Applications/Libraries
Below is a summary of different libraries or applications that produce 2D charts and plots. Those listed either provide both screen and publication quality rendering, or just screen rendering.
