I was asked to write a piece of software which takes data and makes it into a 3D graph. The details of the software aren't important, just that I get some data, do some calculations to convert it into coordinate form, and then plot it. The bottom line is that I would like to be able to use a built-in or 3rd party library, other source code, etc. in my own code that given a coordinate in the form (x,y,z), it could plot a point, draw a line between two points, or color in an area which is bounded by a set of lines. I would rather not have to write my own code to do this, though if I do I would also like advice as far as how to maintain the "3d" look. I'm most familiar with C++ and Java, though I wonder if one of the members of the Visual Studio family would be best for a task like this because of the ability to rapidly develop the user interface. It was asked that the software be a standalone Windows application, but if a Web-based approached is feasible then I might suggest this. On the other hand, I am not familiar with any graphics capabilities in programming, so treat me as a newbie in terms of that.
I hope I have been clear in my question. If I have not, please ask away!
I forgot to mention, the final product should look something like this:
Example
I hope I have been clear in my question. If I have not, please ask away!
I forgot to mention, the final product should look something like this:
Example
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