Thanks a lot for the link, and for the suggestions! I will probably give a go to Mayavi2, but given how heavy it seems to be (compared to matplotlib) it probably requires some custom wrapping... which means again a lot time investment... thanks for the tips anyway!
Cheers, -Etienne Gary Ruben wrote: > Hi Etienne, > > Sorry to hear about your disappointment. You can read about the > attempt to resurrect the 3D plotting capabilities here: > <http://www.nabble.com/Updating-MPlot3D-to-a-more-recent-matplotlib.-td22302256.html> > > > > Unfortunately, this doesn't help you right now. > Depending on the type of 3D plotting you want to do, some suggestions > for other packages that support 3D plotting from Python and work now are: > Mayavi2's mlab interface > <http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi/docs/development/html/mayavi/mlab_3d_plotting_functions.html> > > > gnuplot.py <http://gnuplot-py.sourceforge.net/> > DISLIN <http://www.mps.mpg.de/dislin> > R via RPy <http://rpy.sourceforge.net/> > > and I'm pretty sure there are more too. > > Right now, if mayavi2 looks like it'll do what you want, I'd recommend > it as your next stop. And in my opinion, I wouldn't say that your time > spent learning matplotlib was wasted - 2D plotting is usually useful > and matplotlib may soon again have limited 3D capability. > > Gary R. > > Etienne Gaudrain wrote: >> Hello list ! >> >> This is probably a recurrent topic, or even more probably HAVE been a >> recurrent topic... So sorry, sorry, sorry... I wanted to search the >> archives but Sourceforge is very slow today (...). >> >> Anyway, here is my question: >> >> Is it right that Matplotlib can no longer plot 3D graphes? > <snip> >> Does it mean that all my efforts to understand and learn Matplotlib >> are just a big waste of time since I need another package now that I >> need 3D plot? So I ask you for advice: should I forget completely >> Matplotlib and move to MayaVI2? Or is there any plan to bring 3D back >> into Matplotlib, I mean to make a proper and complete alternative to >> Matlab? >> >> Or am I just upset because I am missing something. I only plot data >> every 4 or 6 months, and I really don't expect to see major >> functionalities to have disappeared when I come back to plotting >> data... is it a wrong expectation? >> >> Thanks !! >> -Etienne > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Etienne Gaudrain Centre for the Neural Basis of Hearing Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EG UK Phone: +44 (1223) 333 859 office Fax: +44 (1223) 333 840 department ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
