From chemistry-request@ccl.net Thu Apr  9 18:22:04 1992
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 17:08:15 -0400
From: rrk@iris3.chem.fsu.EDU (Randal R. Ketchem)
Subject: Graphics packages
To: chemistry@ccl.net
Status: R

>        I would like to get some feedback on  experience people have
>made in using packages available for visualization of scientific
>data. We tried several, but were not particularly happy with any of
>them. In particular, how does the package from NCAR(?) compare with
>other packages such as IDL and PV-WAVE? (We were not able to look at
>the NCAR(?) graphics because they do not ship a demo copy, you must
>buy one for about $700.) WAVEFRONT is too expensive. Is AVS an
>overkill for visualization of scientific data? What about apE? Thanks
>in advance.

I do not have any experience with NCSA software, but I know that NCSA has
scientific visualization software. Look on zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu.

Randy