Re: Povray terminal output

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

> Ga=C3=ABl Varoquaux wrote:
>
>>   This is a bit a crazy idea, but I was wondering if it would be=20
>> possible to
>> have a povray terminal output for gnuplot, a bit like the latex=20
>> terminal. I
>> don't know povray much so I don't know how suited it would be for=20
>> displaying the
>> 2D elements of a gnuplot output, but it is clearly very powerfull for=20
>> 3D display.
>
>
> That issue of 2D vs. 3D is actually a major part of the problem.=20
> gnuplot's terminal driver layer is entirely 2D by design.  The only=20
> case where 3D data actually survives into an splot's output is 'set=20
> term table'.  IIRC, filtering that into POVray as, say, a heightfield=20
> is quite easy.  It'll probably be even easier by way of a 'with image'=20
> or pm3d output saved to graylevel image, which POVray already accepts a=
s
> heightfield input.


This probably comes back to the topic of Gnuplot saving so many, often=20
unused, variables per point.  A lot of work, yes.  Although, it might=20
not be too difficult to create a setup whereby the "width" of=20
multidimensional data is varied depending upon the plot.  But again, I'd=20
wait until 2D/3D are made more similar before attempting anything like th=
at.

Dan