Comment by alias_neo

Comment by alias_neo 3 days ago

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Really nice visualisation.

Does anyone know of any tooling I could use to do some plotting like this in 3D space even a fraction as nice looking as OPs? I'm not a web dev but I am a dev, but would prefer something high enough level that I can focus on the "what" (to plot) rather than the "how".

Theodores 3 days ago

In the olden 8-bit days, we would have to do this in BASIC or assembler with a 3D library that we would have to write ourselves. Then we would run out of memory.

Later on - about a quarter of a century ago - we had VRML which enables anyone to just focus on the what rather than the how. But VRML always needed a plugin to download, which was no fun at all in the dial-up days. We almost had a 3D web, but no, it ended up 2D.

I digress. However, if you want 3D plots without having to reinvent the wheel, three.js is fit for purpose, with the right CodePen example to get you started.

  • alias_neo 3 days ago

    > In the olden 8-bit days

    I hear you.

    My first real experience with drawing anything was with Postscript, but then I did my fair share of blitting, and a bit of OpenGL. These days I'm just looking to visualise some data in a nice looking way with minimal effort.

    > if you want 3D plots without having to reinvent the wheel, three.js is fit for purpose, with the right CodePen example

    Amazing, thanks for the tips.