Applications.
The SciPlot toolbox provides graphics building blocks that transform PCs
into powerful scientific/engineering development platforms for numerical and
statistical analyses, signal processing, and publication of scientific
results applications.
Product Highlights.
The SciPlot library provides a basic set of graphics routines for
scientific and engineering plotting. Graphs can be generated interactively
in a client window for quick preview. Final hardcopy plots can be produced
on any Windows-supported and graphics-capable printer such as HP DeskJets,
LaserJets, DesignJets, or PostScript printers locally or network attached.
SciPlot produces seven export file types that word processors can import as
graphics figures to produce professional quality scientific reports. Export
file types include:
BMP - Bitmapped Graphics Files
EPS - Encapsulated PostScript Files
HPGL/2 - HP Graphics Language Files
PCX - PC Paintbrush Graphics Files
PDF - Portable Document Format Files
PS - PostScript Files
WPG - WordPerfect Graphics Files
SciPlot supports graphic application development through the use of the
Microsoft Windows API. Currently, SciPlot graphics libraries are compatible
with a variety of FORTRAN 90/95 and C/C++ compilers (see SciPlot price list).
Since device support is provided by Window's drivers, all SciPlot
applications can access and fully utilize the device resolution of monitors
(including full screen mode) and graphics printers. All color modes are
supported: 16, 256, High Color (16 bit), True Color (24 and 32 bit). A
console window is provided for raw console i/o capability with control of
text and background colors.
Pseudo color imaging includes replace, and, or, and xor operators to
render color coded pixel data on the client window as well as printer
devices. Rectangular color-fill routines and the ability to create custom
palettes (256 colors) are included. The system mouse is supported as a data
designation device. Fourteen different character sets are provided. These
sets are based on an extended version of National Bureau of Standards
Hershey Occidental Font System and Graphics Symbols. They are vector based
software generated fonts and provide simplex, complex, gothic, duplex,
triplex character outlining. The sets also include Greek and Cyrillic fonts.
Each set contains data centered symbols for exact data registration. Both
uniform and proportional spacing are provided with rotation and character
size scaling. The standard Windows True Type Fonts can also be used. Date
and time stamping of graphics output is available. String manipulation
capabilities include justification and a composition function to create a
string of mixed characters, taken from a variety of different character sets.
Other functions provide axis titling and numeric label generation. Number
conversion and plot annotation routines can generate plots with linear and
log axis scales. Scaling routines can determine scale factors for entire
plot frame scaling, rotation, translation, and data array plotting. SciPlot
includes line or symbol drawing capability, polar plots, and 3D surface
contour plotting. Also, routines provide grid generation and annotated
legend boxes. Special system orientated routines provide the following user-callable
functions:
SUSTIM - to suspend execution for a fixed period of time
SETPJL - to generate Printer Job Control (PJL) language statements
in graphics files
PLYWAV - to generate Window's waveform sounds
GETDTM - to retrieve system time and date
PARDRV,SERDRV,NETDRV - to generate parallel, serial, and network i/o
for devices
RDRTXT,WRTTXT - to read and write text strings to/from the client
graphics window
GETRES - to retrieve the client window resolution
FRAME - to advance the plot frame
DRWVEC - to draw figures in device coordinates.
Graphics applications can be designed and developed by reviewing the
source examples in the SciPlot manual, and are included as source files with
the release. Both static and dynamic (DLL) linked applications are supported.
All MicroGlyph Systems products are royalty-free and include a single-user
license.
Routines included in the SciPlot library are:
AXIS Axis generation PLTBEG Plot frame initialization
CMDLN Command line read PLTEND Plot frame termination
CONTUR 3D contour plots PLYWAV Play waveform sound
CTRSTG String centering PTRCAL Printer calibration
DRAW Data drawing PXLUSR Pixel to user conversion
DRWVEC Vector drawing RDRTXT Read keyboard string
FACTOR Rotate, scale, offset ROT Rotate point
FILL Flood-fill SCALES Data array scales
FRAME Plot frame advance SERDRV Serial port driver
GETDTM Get time and date SETCLR Set plot colors
GETRES Get device resolution SETCON Set console window
GETSET Load character set SETPAL Set color palette
GRID Draw grid on x,y axes SETPEN Set drawing pen
IMAGE Display image SETPJL Printer Job Control
LEGEND Legend creation SUSTIM Suspend execution
LNFMT String formatting SYMBOL Character drawing
MOUSE Mouse status/control TPLOT Demo program
NETDRV Network device driver USRPXL User to pixel conversion
NUMBER Number conversion WHERE Plot frame status
PARDRV Parallel port driver WINEXIT Exit application thread
PAXIS Polar axes labels WNDCAL Window calibration
PDRAW Polar data drawing WRTTXT Display text
PLOT Vector line drawing
The SciPlot Graphics Library Version 7.0 is released in two forms, one
for FORTRAN compilers and one for C/C++ compilers. Included with the SciPlot
product are 14 Character Set Font files and a reference manual. SciPlot V7.0
is compatible with Microsoft Windows Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT, Win2000,
and WinXP for the following compilers:
Fortran Compilers:
- SciPlot for Absoft Pro FORTRAN V8.0
- SciPlot for Compaq Visual FORTRAN V6.6
- SciPlot for Intel Fortran V8.0
- SciPlot for Lahey FORTRAN 95 Pro V5.7
- SciPlot for Lahey FORTRAN 95 Express V5.7
- SciPlot for Lahey FORTRAN V7.1
C/C++ compilers:
- SciPlot for Microsoft Visual C/C++ V6.0
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