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* [http://qwtplot3d.sourceforge.net/ QwtPlot3D] | * [http://qwtplot3d.sourceforge.net/ QwtPlot3D] | ||
* [http://anaphe.web.cern.ch/anaphe/qplotter.html QPlotter] | * [http://anaphe.web.cern.ch/anaphe/qplotter.html QPlotter] | ||
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=== Multiple Backends (Publication Quality) === | === Multiple Backends (Publication Quality) === | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 8 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.
