[Paraview] Re: paraview vs mayavi

[Fabian Braennstroem]

Hi Gerard,

thanks for your informations!

* Gerard wrote 06 Oct 2005:

> This discussion could go on for quite a while...
> Largely it depends on your needs. I would say MayaVi is:
> - easy to use
> - easy to get nice visualizations that look good
> - easy to modify/extend
> - easy to script

sounds nice.

> but - it is serial and is written in a python (though the modules that 
> do the real work are still c++) rather than a compiled language. This 
> does give problems for large datasets.
> Paraview of the other hand has a more sophisticated user interface and 
> requires greater investment if modifications are required. However the 
> most outstanding feature of paraview if that it has parallel support. 
> This is very often the difference between being able to visualize your 
> data and not.
> 
> But - the learning curve for either one is not so great so the best 
> thing to do really is try both and see which suites your needs best. 
> Personally I use both.

Yes, you are right. Maybe, I should use both too :-)

Greetings!
Fabian