[comp.archives] [visualization] Re: XDataSlice and sparse data

lawrance@ncsa.uiuc.edu (David Lawrance) (05/24/91)

Archive-name: graphics/visualization/xdataslice/1991-05-20
Archive-directory: ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu:/XDataSlice/ [141.142.20.50]
Original-posting-by: lawrance@ncsa.uiuc.edu (David Lawrance)
Original-subject: Re: XDataSlice and sparse data
Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN)


In article <1991May17.201453.15628@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> 
williams@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Gus Williams) writes:
> Does XDataSlice require a "square" data set?  That is do the
> X, Y, and Z dimensions of the array of data need to be the
> same? and does it now or in the future support variable spacing
> of the data grid?  I know the vset extensions to HDF support these
> items but do any of the visualization tools available from NCSA support
> them?

1) Data dimensions can be different.
2) Data does not have to be regularly gridded.
3) PolyView supports the newer vset extensions.

Documentation and software available via anonymous ftp at ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu

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lrwxrwxrwx  1 root           10 Dec  7 10:23 samples -> ../Samples
drwxrwxr-x  3 27000         512 Nov 20  1990 docs
drwxr-xr-x  2 2640          512 Nov 12  1990 rs6000
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-rw-rw-r--  1 2548        19504 Mar 21  1990 AboutXDS
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-rwxrwxr-x  1 2548         3668 Mar 21  1990 xds.man
-rw-rw-r--  1 2548         1436 Mar 21  1990 XDSdefaults
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drwxrwxr-x  3 2548          512 Feb  1  1990 v1.0.1
drwxrwxr-x  3 2548          512 Feb  1  1990 v1.1.1
drwxrwxr-x  3 2548          512 Dec  1  1989 v1.0
found xdataslice ok
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu:/XDataSlice/