Looking on CPAN for 3D brings up a dozen relevant looking hits. Looking for OpenGL also produces a couple.

Some of the hits for 3D are modules from the PDL (Perl Data Language, a fast maths package) distribution; that sounds like it might be up your alley. I have no idea whether they're any good for your needs, but that's where I'd start investigating.

Not perl specific, but gnuplot works well for some plots.

gnuplot looks to have just the functionality I need. It's going to be awkward to use from PERL, but not impossible. You feed it a bunch of parameters and data in the stdin and it can spit out a gif file to stdout. It's not pretty, though, so I'm still open to suggestions about an all-PERL solution.

Thanks
Bret

I would second Aristotle's suggestion of using PDL, It has a submodule, TriD, I think it is called, that will do 3D scatterplots. This is an all perl solution.

-Mark

I recommend searching cpan for modules before asking on PM. Asking a question like this one falls under the general catagory which is generally impolitely stated as "RTFM" (Read the f***ing manual). I try not to rail on new users though =)

Check out How do I post a question effectively? for some general posting tips.

I don't know a thing about 3dGraphing on Perl, though, so I don't know if this module is any good or if it's exactly what you're looking for. Try it and find out if it's what you're looking for, and if not, come back with a more informed question.

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LassiLantar

With all due respect, I spent quite a lot of time looking through CPAN for something appropriate so your advice is a bit wide of the mark.

Also, GD::Graph3D is not a 3-axis graphing module, it's a 2-axis module where you can specify the "depth" of the lines, bars, pie, etc.

CPAN is a very good source of technical data when you know the module you want, but I'd like to avoid wading through the hundreds of pages generated by the scores of matches to "3D". I've already waded through quite a lot of it without seeing anything that looks definitively good.

Thanks,
Bret

I'm glad you did, and I apologize for assuming you didn't. It's just that a lot of people don't take the time to do such a search to any degree. In general, I suggest that your original post explain some of the things you've already tried, some things you rejected, etc. so folks will know you've done your homework and they'll be willing to get into a discussion on a higher level than "look on CPAN!" =)

Wish I had a recommendation of a good module for you.

Peace!
LassiLantar

Uh, there are 24 matches for 3D. It's not that much to look through.

I'll grant that little of it is relevant, though.

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