I want to do some 2D visualisation of 3D data and wonder whether some tools exist to help me in the task. I have 3D data (atomic coordinates)
If these are scanning probe microscopy images from a commerically available, try Gwyddion (FOSS). You can download source/deb packages at www.gwyddion.net. If this is home-built or some other kind of data, you may need to write a plugin to open the fille within gwyddion. The developer docs explain quite clearly on how to do this. At some point of time after I graduate and have more time, I intend to support it on the offical apt archive. Right now, building it from source/downloading deb files is your only option.
and want to generate some schematic plots in 2D, basically things like projections along an axis. For instance I would like to "extract" via a 2D plot the contour of my molecule. If I were to do this without tools, I could eg try postscript and calculate the arcs that make up this contour. However I would rather avoid doing this from scratch.
Yes, it can do contour maps if you choose the right scheme to represent the data. You can also have color maps and such. This is quite easy, and if you can import the data, using different schemes is quite intuitive and menu based. It can also extract profiles and other things of that sort. The documentation for the basic operation is quite good but if there is anything specific, you might need to explore/ get on the gwyddion-users list. Good luck! cheers Ranjan
Is there any utility that can help with such a task? Thanks in advance, Marc Baaden -- Dr. Marc Baaden - Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.baaden.ibpc.fr FAX: +33 15841 5026 - Tel: +33 15841 5176 ou +33 609 843217 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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