[Interest] Advice for a beginner QT-GL programmer about 3D frameworks for data visualization

[Berkay Elbir]

Hello,

You can consider OpenCascade(OCC) for 3D programming, it has also a python
wrapper that is an opensource project. I use opencascade with qt for a
desktop cad/cam application at my job.
This is a link for python wrapper of OCC :
https://github.com/tpaviot/pythonocc-core

I do not know much detail about this project but I think you can look this
as well.

Good luck,

Berkay Elbir


On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Carlos Jordão <carlosjordao at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> I want to start a personal project about Network data visualization in 3D,
> using python. I want to learn more deeply about python and some network
> specifics behaviors (the main thing), putting this in a 3D environment - it
> is a requirement, but I don't want to waste too much time on this. The 3D
> environment would be something restricted, like Flyby Camera moving as
> "Minecraft" in Creative mode, inside a finite rectangular box where data is
> plotted. I intend to put some animations, in order to visualize network
> flows.
>
> However, I've never programmed a 3D application before, and I don't know
> where to start first. I'm considering using python and QT-GL, as they seem
> to be a good fit and flexible. I'm looking for 3D frameworks to let me
> focus on other aspects of this software. VTK like seems very good, complete
> but very specific to data visualization, which limits how data is shown and
> I couldn't figure out a way to override this. Others frameworks like vispy
> or PhiloGL are interesting, but I would have some programming to adjust
> things exactly. Game engines don't seem to fit well.
>
> So, I would like to hear a advice from who has experience in 3D
> programming field about useful frameworks to this situation (or point out
> some directions). Books sugestions are welcome. I understand that some
> programming is always necessary, but I prefer to avoid getting stuck making
> workarounds on a 3D framework just to get what I want.
>
>
> Thanks
>
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