Linux 3D Plotter/Visualization

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In summary, the speaker is looking for a free 3D plotter to use on Ubuntu 10.04. They have had trouble with their usual program and have found another one, but it cannot handle full multiblock structured grids. They are asking for suggestions for other free options.
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Hey guys, quick question,

I am in a little bit of a bind. I need a 3D plotter to post-proc some CFD runs at home. I have typically used plot3d in the past, but am having trouble getting it to compile on my machine (Ubuntu 10.04). I did a search and there's another program which can handle this called mayavi2. Unfortunately, mayavi2 cannot handle a full multiblock structured grid; it will only show one block of data at a time.

Does anyone know of anything else I might be able to use? Free...preferable.

Thanks,
 
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There is a GNU Plot, and Maxima CAS which are freely available. GNU plot is also integrated with octave, a free matlab-like software.
 

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