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My preference is Grapher (Windows based) from Golden Software,
Golden Colorado. It's extremely flexible and easy to use, especially
compared to Sigmaplot.
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/*** Bruce A. MacWilliams ***/
/*** Orthopaedic Biomechanics ***/
/*** Johns Hopkins University ***/
/*** Baltimore, MD ***/
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I have been very happy with Sigmaplot, especially the service. I also
use Stanford Graphics, and again the service has been very good.
Joel Vilensky
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In response to your question, I have been using Axum for about 3 or 4
years and have followed their updates to the present Windows version. I
have been pleased with this graphics package and its ability to do 2D
and 3D plots. The present version has some minor bugs in Axes
manipulation (or maybe it was just me) but the I have been able to do
what I want. I can't compare to Sigmaplot as it has been years since I
have used it and I am sure it has been improved too. I know some of my
colleagues prefer Sigmaplot. Any, in our lab Axum has served us well.
Best regards,
Brad.
Bradford J. McFadyen, Ph.D.
Departement de kinanthropologie
Universite du Quebec a Montreal
CP 8888, Succ. Centre-ville
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3C 3P8
Tel: (514)987-4454
Fax: (514)987-6616
E-mail: r10510@er.uqam.ca
*******************************************
I've (well, my students) have been using Axum for some time (the newest
version DEFINITELY is an improvement on the older ones), and they like it.
A couple use Excel for some stuff. We also are looking at a promising new
program from BMDP/IBM "Diamonds" which deals very creatively with
multidimensional data.
Wynne
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Wynne A. Lee, Ph.D.
Programs in Physical Therapy, and
The Institute for Neuroscience
Northwestern University Medical School
645 N. Michigan Avenue (Suite 1100)
Chicago IL 60611-2814
voice: (01) 312-908-6795
fax: (01) 312-908-0741
email: wlee@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
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I use Graphics Server 4.0 which is a graphing toolkit for
Windows-Based Languages. It is an excellent technical graphing
tool for programmers in the Windows environment. It has a complete
set of graph types plus variety of statistical functions. Best of
all, it has interactive graphic features. However, this toolkit
is for program developer who want to save time in graphic
programming. With your own biomechanical or mathematic
subroutines and functions, you have the freedom to create your
own custom graphic program with Server 4.0 with much lesser time.
If you are interested, the following is the information of the
software company.
Crescent Division of Progress Software Corporation
14 Oak Park
Bedford, MA 01730
1(800)352-1741
FAX: (617)280-4025
Regards,
Bob Chen, Ph.D.
School of Physical Therapy
Texas Woman's University
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (713)794-2050
FAX: (713)794-6162
*********************************************
I tried a couple of these high-end packages and sent them back I found
them so unhelpful. The one I have kept, and LOVE, is Origin, from
MicroCal. It is very intuitive, and is the only one which handles
multiple x-y plots on a single graph effortlessly. I recommend it
heartily.
Regards,
Lynne Bilston
__________________________________________________ ________________________
Lynne E. Bilston, PhD
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Tel (02) 351-2344
Room 426, Building J07 Fax (02) 351-9169
University of Sydney, N.S.W., 2006
AUSTRALIA bilston@tiny.me.su.oz.au
__________________________________________________ ________________________
************************************************** *
While I was replying to your message yesterday I was searching for a review
article on technical graphing programs. I thought that PC Magazine had
reviewed them in the last year or so, but I have not been able to find the
article. I did find a PC Magazine article from the March 26, 1991 issue.
Although 4 years is an eternity for software perhaps some the information
might be useful.
Their Editors' choice was Graftool and Axum although if you didn't need 3D
capabilities then SigmaPlot was a good choice. Since publication SigmaPlot
has added 3D capabilities. Other thoughts from the 1991 article are
Graftool
Best choice for data analysis, particularly large 3D data sets
Handles huge numbers of data points
Plots multiple surfaces
Many specialized graphs and plots
Printed output attractive
Very complex
Slow printing speed
Axum
Multivariate curve-fitting
Good selection of the most common 3D plots
Rich set of statistical functions
Aukward on the detail level
Output isn't as attractive as Graftool
Prints faster than Graftool
SigmaPlot
Superior data transformation
Superior curve fitting capabilites
Multilayered menu interface is complex
Powerful graphing
Cricket Graph
Honorable mention
Not as full featured as above
Hope this additional information is helpful
Barry Munkasy
BMunkasy@Physics.USC.EDU
University of Southern California
Department of Exercise Science
Biomechanics Laboratory
PEB RM 107
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0652
(213) 740-2492 (W)
(213) 740-7909 (Fax)
************************************************** *****
You might like to look at Micrcocal Origin. I had the demo disk a few
months ago and thought it looked very useful and user-friendly. I have
just received the complete package but I have not had a chance to have a
play yet.
Microcal's address is:
Microcal Software Inc., One Roundhouse Plaza, Northampton, MA 01060 USA.
Regards,
Mike Harwood
De Montfort University Bedford
BEDFORD MK40 2BZ
U.K.
Email: mharwood@dmu.ac.uk
************************************************** ****
I find that using both CA-Cricket Graph and Excel packages has never let
me down so far 8)....touch wood !!! If one can't do something I need,
then the other one always can....
Tim Lawes
University of Bristol
Dept of Anatomy EMail: t.j.lawes@bristol.ac.uk
************************************************** *********
I don't have much info to offer you about Windows-based plotting programs, but I
have used both Sigma Plot and Freelance Graphics. Of these two, Sigma Plot is
the more powerful program, letting you change almost any characteristic of your
plot simply by clicking on it. Unfortunately for me, I make all of my
presentations in Freelance. Therefore, if I use Sigma Plot to create a
plot, I have
to import it into Freelance. This doesn't always work out so well, so
lately I have
been creating my plots in Freelance.
I have a question for you. You mentioned a program called PSI-Plot in your
message. I am not familiar with this; could you give me some more information
and if possible a vendor contact.
Thanks,
Mike Kleinberger
mkleinberger@nhtsa.dot.gov
*************************************************
I have been using SigmaPlot for the last 4-5 years. I started with DOS and
moved to Windows. It has improved greatly from the first version. I would
suggest
using it on a Pentium with alot of memory for best results. I use it on a
486SX with 8 MB RAM and I run into problems if I have too many windows open.
It is a resource hog. Beyond that, I am happy with what it does and how it
does it.
Mark Cornwall, PhD, PT
Dept. of Physical Therapy
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
My preference is Grapher (Windows based) from Golden Software,
Golden Colorado. It's extremely flexible and easy to use, especially
compared to Sigmaplot.
--
/***********************************/
/*** Bruce A. MacWilliams ***/
/*** Orthopaedic Biomechanics ***/
/*** Johns Hopkins University ***/
/*** Baltimore, MD ***/
/***********************************/
************************************************** *****
I have been very happy with Sigmaplot, especially the service. I also
use Stanford Graphics, and again the service has been very good.
Joel Vilensky
************************************************** ******
In response to your question, I have been using Axum for about 3 or 4
years and have followed their updates to the present Windows version. I
have been pleased with this graphics package and its ability to do 2D
and 3D plots. The present version has some minor bugs in Axes
manipulation (or maybe it was just me) but the I have been able to do
what I want. I can't compare to Sigmaplot as it has been years since I
have used it and I am sure it has been improved too. I know some of my
colleagues prefer Sigmaplot. Any, in our lab Axum has served us well.
Best regards,
Brad.
Bradford J. McFadyen, Ph.D.
Departement de kinanthropologie
Universite du Quebec a Montreal
CP 8888, Succ. Centre-ville
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3C 3P8
Tel: (514)987-4454
Fax: (514)987-6616
E-mail: r10510@er.uqam.ca
*******************************************
I've (well, my students) have been using Axum for some time (the newest
version DEFINITELY is an improvement on the older ones), and they like it.
A couple use Excel for some stuff. We also are looking at a promising new
program from BMDP/IBM "Diamonds" which deals very creatively with
multidimensional data.
Wynne
-----------------------------------------------
Wynne A. Lee, Ph.D.
Programs in Physical Therapy, and
The Institute for Neuroscience
Northwestern University Medical School
645 N. Michigan Avenue (Suite 1100)
Chicago IL 60611-2814
voice: (01) 312-908-6795
fax: (01) 312-908-0741
email: wlee@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
-----------------------------------------------
**************************************************
I use Graphics Server 4.0 which is a graphing toolkit for
Windows-Based Languages. It is an excellent technical graphing
tool for programmers in the Windows environment. It has a complete
set of graph types plus variety of statistical functions. Best of
all, it has interactive graphic features. However, this toolkit
is for program developer who want to save time in graphic
programming. With your own biomechanical or mathematic
subroutines and functions, you have the freedom to create your
own custom graphic program with Server 4.0 with much lesser time.
If you are interested, the following is the information of the
software company.
Crescent Division of Progress Software Corporation
14 Oak Park
Bedford, MA 01730
1(800)352-1741
FAX: (617)280-4025
Regards,
Bob Chen, Ph.D.
School of Physical Therapy
Texas Woman's University
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (713)794-2050
FAX: (713)794-6162
*********************************************
I tried a couple of these high-end packages and sent them back I found
them so unhelpful. The one I have kept, and LOVE, is Origin, from
MicroCal. It is very intuitive, and is the only one which handles
multiple x-y plots on a single graph effortlessly. I recommend it
heartily.
Regards,
Lynne Bilston
__________________________________________________ ________________________
Lynne E. Bilston, PhD
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Tel (02) 351-2344
Room 426, Building J07 Fax (02) 351-9169
University of Sydney, N.S.W., 2006
AUSTRALIA bilston@tiny.me.su.oz.au
__________________________________________________ ________________________
************************************************** *
While I was replying to your message yesterday I was searching for a review
article on technical graphing programs. I thought that PC Magazine had
reviewed them in the last year or so, but I have not been able to find the
article. I did find a PC Magazine article from the March 26, 1991 issue.
Although 4 years is an eternity for software perhaps some the information
might be useful.
Their Editors' choice was Graftool and Axum although if you didn't need 3D
capabilities then SigmaPlot was a good choice. Since publication SigmaPlot
has added 3D capabilities. Other thoughts from the 1991 article are
Graftool
Best choice for data analysis, particularly large 3D data sets
Handles huge numbers of data points
Plots multiple surfaces
Many specialized graphs and plots
Printed output attractive
Very complex
Slow printing speed
Axum
Multivariate curve-fitting
Good selection of the most common 3D plots
Rich set of statistical functions
Aukward on the detail level
Output isn't as attractive as Graftool
Prints faster than Graftool
SigmaPlot
Superior data transformation
Superior curve fitting capabilites
Multilayered menu interface is complex
Powerful graphing
Cricket Graph
Honorable mention
Not as full featured as above
Hope this additional information is helpful
Barry Munkasy
BMunkasy@Physics.USC.EDU
University of Southern California
Department of Exercise Science
Biomechanics Laboratory
PEB RM 107
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0652
(213) 740-2492 (W)
(213) 740-7909 (Fax)
************************************************** *****
You might like to look at Micrcocal Origin. I had the demo disk a few
months ago and thought it looked very useful and user-friendly. I have
just received the complete package but I have not had a chance to have a
play yet.
Microcal's address is:
Microcal Software Inc., One Roundhouse Plaza, Northampton, MA 01060 USA.
Regards,
Mike Harwood
De Montfort University Bedford
BEDFORD MK40 2BZ
U.K.
Email: mharwood@dmu.ac.uk
************************************************** ****
I find that using both CA-Cricket Graph and Excel packages has never let
me down so far 8)....touch wood !!! If one can't do something I need,
then the other one always can....
Tim Lawes
University of Bristol
Dept of Anatomy EMail: t.j.lawes@bristol.ac.uk
************************************************** *********
I don't have much info to offer you about Windows-based plotting programs, but I
have used both Sigma Plot and Freelance Graphics. Of these two, Sigma Plot is
the more powerful program, letting you change almost any characteristic of your
plot simply by clicking on it. Unfortunately for me, I make all of my
presentations in Freelance. Therefore, if I use Sigma Plot to create a
plot, I have
to import it into Freelance. This doesn't always work out so well, so
lately I have
been creating my plots in Freelance.
I have a question for you. You mentioned a program called PSI-Plot in your
message. I am not familiar with this; could you give me some more information
and if possible a vendor contact.
Thanks,
Mike Kleinberger
mkleinberger@nhtsa.dot.gov
*************************************************
I have been using SigmaPlot for the last 4-5 years. I started with DOS and
moved to Windows. It has improved greatly from the first version. I would
suggest
using it on a Pentium with alot of memory for best results. I use it on a
486SX with 8 MB RAM and I run into problems if I have too many windows open.
It is a resource hog. Beyond that, I am happy with what it does and how it
does it.
Mark Cornwall, PhD, PT
Dept. of Physical Therapy
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011