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Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Re: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Post by thamer »

rman666 wrote: post #5

_Related question_: Anyone know of a software to display points in 3D space on screen and allow the display to be rotated left, right, up, down, etc. (in real-time using mouse or keyboard)? I need it to run on Windows or Linux Ubuntu. Gephi looks awesome, but my data points are just 3D points, not a network. There used to be a program called MacSpin which was perfect for my needs, but is no longer available (and I do…

I've used gnuplot to display and rotate 3D graphs, but I don't know if single points could be added as well. Have you tried it?

Re: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Post by tezza »

rman666 wrote: post #5

_Related question_: Anyone know of a software to display points in 3D space on screen and allow the display to be rotated left, right, up, down, etc. (in real-time using mouse or keyboard)? I need it to run on Windows or Linux Ubuntu. Gephi looks awesome, but my data points are just 3D points, not a network. There used to be a program called MacSpin which was perfect for my needs, but is no longer available (and I do…

Try VRML.

Transform your nodes to generate the VRML (XML). Create a containing HTML which links to the VRML resource (like an image, flash) and the VRML client will render it. Most of the VRML clients allow you to 'fly' around the model.

You'll almost certainly need a VRML plugin for your browser. I used the Cosmo player back in the day (1997!!!)

I last did this process circa 2000, so I did a quick google for contemporary resources:

http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/vbdetect.html

http://www.web3d.org/x3d/vrml/tools/viewers_and_browsers/

Re: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Post by tezza »

tezza wrote: post #12
rman666 wrote: post #5

_Related question_: Anyone know of a software to display points in 3D space on screen and allow the display to be rotated left, right, up, down, etc. (in real-time using mouse or keyboard)? I need it to run on Windows or Linux Ubuntu. Gephi looks awesome, but my data points are just 3D points, not a network. There used to be a program called MacSpin which was perfect for my needs, but is no longer available (and I do…

Try VRML. Transform your nodes to generate the VRML (XML). Create a containing HTML which links to the VRML resource (like an image, flash) and the VRML client will render it. Most of the VRML clients allow you to 'fly' around the model. You'll almost certainly need a VRML plugin for your browser. I used the Cosmo player back in the day (1997!!!) I last did this process circa 2000, so I did a quick google for contemp…

It seems VRML --> X3D in the intervening 10 years.

An intersting program which would seem to fit your need would be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_%28software%29

Never used it myself...

Re: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Post by elblanco »

This looks like excellent work.

Any chance on supporting other formats like spreadsheets, csv, or generic XML schemas s.t. I can just specify a couple of xpaths as the node end points and have it figure out how to draw the graph?

Re: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Post by mbastian »

elblanco wrote: post #14

This looks like excellent work. Any chance on supporting other formats like spreadsheets, csv, or generic XML schemas s.t. I can just specify a couple of xpaths as the node end points and have it figure out how to draw the graph?

Gephi supports CSV imput already and has some plans to make assistant plugins to import data from other sources like Excel files, RDF or XML.

Re: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Post by ableal »

I have an interest in force-directed algorithms, and was going to ask about the "Force Atlas algorithm" mentioned in the paper (PDF at http://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/ICWSM/09/paper/view/154/10... ), but a cursory search found this recent explanation by the author: http://gephi.org/forum/topic.php?id=5403

Neat looking site, congratulations and thanks to the authors. I'd suggest not going too heavy on the slangy abbreviations (Viz, hi-quality). For me, adding 'Interactive' and removing 'Platform' would improve the headline.

Re: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

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Post by ableal »

idm wrote: post #9
rman666 wrote: post #5

_Related question_: Anyone know of a software to display points in 3D space on screen and allow the display to be rotated left, right, up, down, etc. (in real-time using mouse or keyboard)? I need it to run on Windows or Linux Ubuntu. Gephi looks awesome, but my data points are just 3D points, not a network. There used to be a program called MacSpin which was perfect for my needs, but is no longer available (and I do…

If you can borrow a mac, Grapher is waiting for you. It's free with OSX, it's current, and it easily handles a set of 3d coords. I highly recommend it.

I'll be ... yes, Grapher is tucked away in the Utilities folder under Applications. Time to clean the dock of iChats and suchlike ...

(I've use of a Mac again for three months now, after a hiatus of many moons, and had not noticed. Thanks.)

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