# HG changeset patch # User Anoop Jacob Thomas # Date 1305575604 -19800 # Node ID 7728e8bf329f8beea1dfc85b8ed3e033cff07969 # Parent 66bfbf56e9824bc1755d901f9b4aefa697ec485d Added information about plotting tools ~plotting.org~ and changed software.org. diff -r 66bfbf56e982 -r 7728e8bf329f plotting.org --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/plotting.org Tue May 17 01:23:24 2011 +0530 @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +#+TITLE: Plotting Tools +#+AUTHOR: Anoop Jacob Thomas +#+EMAIL: info@fossee.in +#+DATE: 2011-05-10 Tue +#+DESCRIPTION: +#+KEYWORDS: +#+LANGUAGE: en +#+OPTIONS: H:3 num:nil toc:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:t -:t f:t *:t <:t +#+OPTIONS: TeX:t LaTeX:t skip:nil d:nil todo:t pri:nil tags:not-in-toc email:nil author:nil timestamp:nil creator:nil +#+INFOJS_OPT: view:t home:software.html toc:nil ltoc:t mouse:underline buttons:0 path:http://orgmode.org/org-info.js +#+EXPORT_SELECT_TAGS: export +#+EXPORT_EXCLUDE_TAGS: noexport +#+LINK_UP: +#+LINK_HOME: +#+XSLT: + +* GNUPlot +** About the GNUPLOT + +GNUPlot is a portable command-line driven graphical utility for Linux, +OS/2, MS Windows, OSX, VMS, and many other platforms. It was +originally created to allow scientists and students to visualize +mathematical functions and data interactively, but has grown to +support many non-interactive uses such as web scripting. It is also +used as a plotting engine by third-party applications like Octave. +GNUPlot supports many types of plots in either 2D and 3D. It can draw +using lines, points, boxes, contours, vector fields, surfaces, and +various associated text. It also supports various specialized plot +types. + +** List of Courses/Subjects/Areas where GNUPLOT can be used + - Plotting 2D and 3D graphs + - Data Analysis and Visualization + - Vector Science + - Education, Science and Engineering + - Data transformations and filters + - Preparing/polishing graphs for final presentation + - Publishing graphs in print or on the Web + - Graphical Analysis + +** Learning Resources for GNUPLOT + - Documentations: http://www.gnuplot.info/documentation.html + - Tutorial Learnig and help: http://www.gnuplot.info/help.html + +* Xmgrace + +** About the Xmgrace + +Grace is a WYSIWYG tool to make 2D plots of numerical data. It runs +under various (if not all) flavors of Unix with X11 and M*tif (LessTif +or Motif). It also runs under VMS, OS/2, and Windows +(95/98/NT/2000/XP). Its capabilities are roughly similar to GUI-based +programs like Sigmaplot or Microcal Origin plus script-based tools +like Gnuplot or Genplot. Its strength lies in the fact that it +combines the convenience of a graphical user interface with the power +of a scripting language which enables it to do sophisticated +calculations or perform automated tasks. Grace is derived from Xmgr +(a.k.a. ACE/gr), originally written by Paul Turner. From version +number 4.00, the development was taken over by a team of volunteers +under the coordination of Evgeny Stambulchik. You can get the newest +information about Grace and download the latest version at the Grace +home page. When its copyright was changed to GPL, the name was +changed to Grace, which stands for "Graphing, Advanced Computation and +Exploration of data" or "Grace Revamps ACE/gr". The first version +of Grace available is named 5.0.0, while the last public version of +Xmgr has the version number 4.1.2. Paul still maintains and develops +a non-public version of Xmgr for internal use. Xmgrace is available +in Ubuntu repository. + +** List of Courses/Subjects/Areas where Xmgrace can be used + - Plotting 2D Graphs + - Numerical Analysis + - Advanced Computation and Exploration of Data + - Scientific and Engineering + +** Learning Resources for Xmgrace + + - User Guide: http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/doc/UsersGuide.html + - An Xmgrace Tutorial: http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/reu/grace.tutorial.html + - Forum: http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/phpbb/ + +* Xfig + +** About Xfig +Xfig is an interactive drawing tool which runs under X Window System +on most UNIX-compatible platforms, including Mac OS X and any X server +under Microsoft Windows. In Xfig, figures may be drawn using objects +such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. It is also +possible to import images in formats such as GIF, JPEG, EPS, +etc. Those objects can be created, deleted, moved or +modified. Attributes such as colors or line styles can be selected in +various ways. For text, many fonts are available. A three button +mouse is recommended to work with Xfig, although, one/two button mouse +can also be configured to work with Xfig. It is possible to embed +LaTeX mathematical formulae in block diagrams created using Xfig. + +** List of Courses/Subjects/Areas where Xfig can be used + - Xfig can be used in any area including engineering for creating drawing objects such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. + +** Learning Resources for Xfig + - User Manual: http://www.xfig.org/userman/ + - Spoken Tutorials: http://spoken-tutorial.org/Xfig_Spoken_Tutorials + +** Where Xfig is used + + - Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay + diff -r 66bfbf56e982 -r 7728e8bf329f software.org --- a/software.org Tue May 17 00:38:33 2011 +0530 +++ b/software.org Tue May 17 01:23:24 2011 +0530 @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ | AutoCAd | /no recommendations/ | [[file:autocad.org::sec-1][KiCAD]] | | | | [[file:autocad.org::sec-2][Freecad]] | |------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------| -| Plotting tools | | GNUPLOT | -| | /no recommendations/ | Xmgrace | -| | | XFIG | +| Plotting tools | /no recommendations/ | [[file:plotting.org::sec-1][GNUPlot]] | +| | | [[file:plotting.org::sec-2][Xmgrace]] | +| | | [[file:plotting.org::sec-3][XFIG]] | |------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------| -| Cadence pSpice | /no recommendations/ | ngspice | +| Cadence pSpice | /no recommendations/ | [[file:pspice.org::sec-1][ngspice]] | |------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------| | Pro/E | /no recommendations/ | [[file:proe.org::sec-1][BRL-CAD]] | |------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------|