From: John Uebersax on
Hello Group,

I'd like to make some basic 2-D graphics -- like what I used to make
using a CalComp plotter.

I'm looking for something more than making x,y graphs -- i.e., to take
control of the virtual 'pen' and draw arbitrary lines, labels, etc.
Plotting to the screen would be okay, but making printable graphics
(e.g., .gif, .jpg, .bmp) files would be better.

Can anyone recommend a product -- either free or for purchase -- for
this?

Thanks in advance.

John Uebersax
http://www.john-uebersax.com
From: baf on
John Uebersax wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> I'd like to make some basic 2-D graphics -- like what I used to make
> using a CalComp plotter.
>
> I'm looking for something more than making x,y graphs -- i.e., to take
> control of the virtual 'pen' and draw arbitrary lines, labels, etc.
> Plotting to the screen would be okay, but making printable graphics
> (e.g., .gif, .jpg, .bmp) files would be better.
>
> Can anyone recommend a product -- either free or for purchase -- for
> this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> John Uebersax
> http://www.john-uebersax.com


www.dislin.de
From: Arjen Markus on
On 15 sep, 02:17, John Uebersax <jsueber...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> I'd like to make some basic 2-D graphics -- like what I used to make
> using a CalComp plotter.
>
> I'm looking for something more than making x,y graphs -- i.e., to take
> control of the virtual 'pen' and draw arbitrary lines, labels, etc.
> Plotting to the screen would be okay, but making printable graphics
> (e.g., .gif, .jpg, .bmp) files would be better.
>
> Can anyone recommend a product -- either free or for purchase -- for
> this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> John Uebersaxhttp://www.john-uebersax.com

You can also have a look at http://plplot.sf.net

(and there are many more possibilities)

Regards,

Arjen
From: John on
On Sep 14, 8:17 pm, John Uebersax <jsueber...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> I'd like to make some basic 2-D graphics -- like what I used to make
> using a CalComp plotter.
>
> I'm looking for something more than making x,y graphs -- i.e., to take
> control of the virtual 'pen' and draw arbitrary lines, labels, etc.
> Plotting to the screen would be okay, but making printable graphics
> (e.g., .gif, .jpg, .bmp) files would be better.
>
> Can anyone recommend a product -- either free or for purchase -- for
> this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> John Uebersaxhttp://www.john-uebersax.com

It sounds like your needs are a good match for VOGLE;
http://home.comcast.net/~urbanjost/enter.html
or
http://home.comcast.net/~urbanjost/CLONE/LIBS/index.html

there is even a CALCOMP look-alike library that calls
VOGLE, although that does not get used much anymore that
I know of.
From: GaryScott on
On Sep 14, 7:17 pm, John Uebersax <jsueber...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> I'd like to make some basic 2-D graphics -- like what I used to make
> using a CalComp plotter.
>
> I'm looking for something more than making x,y graphs -- i.e., to take
> control of the virtual 'pen' and draw arbitrary lines, labels, etc.
> Plotting to the screen would be okay, but making printable graphics
> (e.g., .gif, .jpg, .bmp) files would be better.
>
> Can anyone recommend a product -- either free or for purchase -- for
> this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> John Uebersaxhttp://www.john-uebersax.com

Assume you need something low-cost, but if not, the premiere product,
including special support for calcomp plotters, (and GUI, 3D, and
OpenGL support) is described here: http://www.gino-graphics.com