Hi Jonathan, If you want an open source framework, use CorePlot (http://code.google.com/p/core-plot/). If you're willing to pay money for something that looks awesome, is easier to use and well-maintained, check out DataGraph (both the App and Framework: http://www.visualdatatools.com/DataGraph/Framework/index.html).
Both of these frameworks only support 2D plotting at the moment. CorePlot could eventually support 3D plots. I'm not sure if there are any plans for 3D support in DataGraph. Both of these work under 10.6. As for PDF support, DataGraph can export anything you plot to a PDF. CorePlot can also export to PDF. In addition, it is built on top of CoreAnimation. So, if you need more flexibility, you should be able to get it draw to any CGContext that you create, CGPDFContext included. Brian On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Jonathan Mace <themaceplace...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good afternoon MacRuby'rs, > > Hopefully this question is not out of place, but if it is, my apologies. > > I just downloaded and installed MacRuby, and am new to this, although I do > have an (old) background in programming as it relates to physics. I'm > wondering if there is a general scientific plotting engine, e.g., GNUplot or > something similar, that anyone could recommend for integrating into custom > MacRuby-Cocoa programs (general/customizable 2D and 3D capabilities, and data > visualization). In particular, is there an existing package that nicely > takes advantage of OS X 10.6 frameworks within the context of the PDF kit? > > Thanks, > Jonathan > > > _______________________________________________ > MacRuby-devel mailing list > MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel > _______________________________________________ MacRuby-devel mailing list MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel
