Implicit surfaces are defined by an equation of the form f(x,y,z)=0. I've recently learned that while somewhat doable, Python does not have any great solutions for plotting such surfaces. I know that Mathematica and Matlab have functions for doing this, but I'm looking for a free (and preferably open source) solution. Also I need to be able to run it on linux. Any suggestions?
What free language/ software is best for plotting implicit surfaces?
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Either a language with 3d graphing libraries that can handle implicit surfaces natively or some software like Mathematica (only free because I'm poor) will work.
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Octave is the open source equivalent for matlab, with the goal of replicating its functionality. It's definitely less popular than python therefore lacking in developmental advances, but does a decent job on a whole.
There's a ton of 3d graphics software on the market, but they're prolly more goal oriented than "surface plotting".