MayaVi
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 A screenshot of the main window, with an example visualization |
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| Original author(s) | Prabhu Ramachandran |
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| Developer(s) | Enthought |
| Initial release | 2001 |
| Stable release | 1.5 / September 13, 2005 |
| Preview release | 4.0.0 / June 22, 2011[1] |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Python, VTK, WxPython/Qt |
| Operating system | GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Data Visualizer |
| License | BSD |
| Website | code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi/ |
MayaVi is a scientific data visualizer written in Python, which uses VTK and provides a GUI via Tkinter. MayaVi was developed by Dr. Prabhu Ramachandran, is free and distributed under the BSD license. It is cross-platform and runs on any platform where both Python and VTK are available (almost any Unix, Mac OS X, or Windows). MayaVi is pronounced as a single name, "Ma-ya-vee", meaning "magician" in Sanskrit. The code of MayaVi has nothing in common with that of Autodesk Maya or Vi.[2]
The latest version of MayaVi, called Mayavi2, is a component of the Enthought suite of scientific Python programs. It differs from the original MayaVi by its strong focus on making not only an interactive program, but also a reusable component for 3D plotting in Python. Although it exposes a slightly different interface and API than the original MayaVi, it is now more feature-rich.[3][4]
[edit] Major features
- visualizes computational grids and scalar, vector, and tensor data
- an easy-to-use GUI
- can be imported as a Python module from other Python programs or can be scripted from the Python interpreter
- supports volume visualization of data via texture and ray cast mappers
- support for any VTK dataset using the VTK data format
- support for PLOT3D data
- multiple datasets can be used simultaneously
- provides a pipeline browser, with which objects in the VTK pipeline can be browsed and edited
- imports simple VRML and 3D Studio scenes
- custom modules and data filters can be added
- exporting to PostScript files, PPM/BMP/TIFF/JPEG/PNG images, Open Inventor, Geomview OOGL, VRML files, Wavefront .obj files, or RenderMan RIB file
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- mayavi, Github
- MayaVi at SourceForge.net
