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In article <1992Apr07.215737.53397@yuma.acns.colostate.edu>, kjun@typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu (Pat Fitzpatrick) writes:
>I, too, would like to find out what the latest scoop is in
>contouring packages. Meteorologists use lots of data that is
>usually contoured to deduce the meaning of the numbers. NCAR graphics
>is typically used, but I have developed a strong dislike for this
>software, even though it is public domain (NCAR graphics seems to be
>just "thrown" together and is hard to learn because it is poorly
>documented).
>
>Any comments on this are appreciated. I'm sure I speak for lots of
>scientists.
>
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My work centers around CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) so contouring is
not only necessary but critical to my work.  I have used IDL and Tecplot
on the Unix system and Surface III, MatLab, and Deltagraph on the MAC.  By 
far the easiest to use and most powerful is Tecplot.  In our research group we
started with 1 Tecplot license and within 1 month we just about abandened (sp?)
idl and quickly purchased 2 more licenses (that 3 for a group of 10).  You
can allow Tecplot to choose which lines to contour or you can point and click
the location of the contours.  You are able to control just about as
many parameters as you could think of when it comes to countour plotting, but that
is not all it does.  It will do lines, meshes, flooded and lined contours, vector, scatter
, and composite plots.  It will also allow you to automate text and geometry insertan, and
to save styles.  I could go on.  

	If you have any particular questions I would be happy to entertain them.  By the
way, I am not associated with Tecplot except that I am a happy user.

	Their number is 1-800-676-7568 and they do have demos.

PS  Tecplot will work on Unix, Iris, IBM PC, VAX, DEC, and other machines.

l8r.

Charles


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Charles Lind
Dept. of Aerospace Eng.
University of MD
College Park, MD 20742