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3D plotting with bokeh

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Stefan_Otte
Stefan_Otte

Hey,

(I’m attending the PyData Berlin and when asking about bokeh and 3D plotting I was referred to the mailinglist.So here I am…)

I think 3D plotting with matplotlib is utterly broken (e.g., multiple surfaces are not supported) and it does not play well with the iptyhon notebook (e.g., no interactive rotation etc.). I’d really like to see proper 3D visualization integrated into bokeh. Are there any plans? General roadblocks? What has to be done?

Cheers,
Stefan

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Christophe_Bal
Christophe_Bal

Hello.

For 3D stuffs, you can look at Vispy.

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Le 29 mai 2015 13:40, stefan.otte@gmail.com a écrit :

Hey,

(I’m attending the PyData Berlin and when asking about bokeh and 3D plotting I was referred to the mailinglist.So here I am…)

I think 3D plotting with matplotlib is utterly broken (e.g., multiple surfaces are not supported) and it does not play well with the iptyhon notebook (e.g., no interactive rotation etc.). I’d really like to see proper 3D visualization integrated into bokeh. Are there any plans? General roadblocks? What has to be done?

Cheers,
Stefan

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Bryan
Bryan

We are interested in adding some level of 3D support to Bokeh but that is definitely a longer-term effort. The first hurdle is to support a WebGL rendering option to BokehJS. That is being worked on someone part time at the moment, but I can't really give any firm estimates for when it might be ready.

Bryan

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On May 29, 2015, at 5:38 AM, stefan.otte@gmail.com wrote:

Hey,

(I'm attending the PyData Berlin and when asking about bokeh and 3D plotting I was referred to the mailinglist.So here I am...)

I think 3D plotting with matplotlib is utterly broken (e.g., multiple surfaces are not supported) and it does not play well with the iptyhon notebook (e.g., no interactive rotation etc.). I'd really like to see proper 3D visualization integrated into bokeh. Are there any plans? General roadblocks? What has to be done?

Cheers,
Stefan

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Stefan_Otte
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Hey,

thanks for the info.

Vispy can do much more than I want, but is a bit cumbersome for what I want :slight_smile: Still, better than 3D plots in matplotlib. I’ll give it a show.

But I’m also looking forward for upcoming 3D capabilities in bokeh.

Cheers,

Stefan

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On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 1:42 PM Christophe Bal projetmbc@gmail.com wrote:

Hello.

For 3D stuffs, you can look at Vispy.

Le 29 mai 2015 13:40, stefan.otte@gmail.com a écrit :

Hey,

(I’m attending the PyData Berlin and when asking about bokeh and 3D plotting I was referred to the mailinglist.So here I am…)

I think 3D plotting with matplotlib is utterly broken (e.g., multiple surfaces are not supported) and it does not play well with the iptyhon notebook (e.g., no interactive rotation etc.). I’d really like to see proper 3D visualization integrated into bokeh. Are there any plans? General roadblocks? What has to be done?

Cheers,
Stefan

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