How to use Scientific Plotting & 3D Visualisation

Vector-quality 2D figures, 3D surfaces, heat fields and contours rendered live, with runnable scripts for your local toolchain.

Before you start

• • A signed-in SciExpert account

Steps

1. 1

   Open Scientific Plotting & 3D Visualisation

   From the workspace sidebar choose Scientific Plotting & 3D Visualisation. On a phone, open the All menu and tap Scientific Plotting & 3D Visualisation.

2. 2

   Set up your inputs

   Vector-quality 2D figures, 3D surfaces, heat fields and contours rendered live, with runnable scripts for your local toolchain. Start with the smallest realistic input so you can check the output before scaling up.

3. 3

   Run it

   Run the tool and check the first output: safe expression compiler — no code execution.

4. 4

   Review what came back

   Work through the results: error bars, log axes and publication svg output; paraview and mayavi-style surfaces and contours; gnuplot, veusz, pvpython and mlab script export.

5. 5

   Save or export

   Save the configuration as a preset if you will repeat it, and export the output when you need it outside SciExpert. Your inputs persist across refreshes and sign-ins.

Tips

• • Start with a small input, verify the output, then scale up.
• • Save a preset once the configuration works so you can reuse it across papers.

Troubleshooting