Re: Scientific drawing tools?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg40752] Re: Scientific drawing tools?
- From: David Eppstein <eppstein at ics.uci.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 01:36:28 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Information and Computer Science, UC Irvine
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In article <b7ge6o$dj1$1 at smc.vnet.net>, "Dr. Wolfgang Hintze" <weh at snafu.de> wrote: > Is there a simple way to electronically produce a scientific drawing > similar to what I can do on paper by hand in order to explain something, > e.g. a geometrical situation? > This question goes not only for mathematica but is more general. Most of > the time I use the limited drawing capabilities of Microsoft Office. > (Try to draw an arc and call it alpha). > Or do I do it on paper, scan it and import it? I think you need to be a little more specific about what kind of drawing you want. There are many tools available for doing different types of drawing. When I want basic line art -- circles and polygons and text and stuff -- I use Adobe Illustrator. When I want precise two-dimensional geometric constructions such as one would make with compass and straightedge, I use Cinderella. When I want accurate perspective rendering of three-dimensional objects, as line art, I use Mathematica, and then usually reprocess the results in Illustrator. When I want three-dimensional objects with realistic lighting and coloring, I use POVray. -- David Eppstein http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/ Univ. of California, Irvine, School of Information & Computer Science