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Information Visualization ​

VTK's capabilities for visualizing abstract, non-spatial data.

Charts and Plots ​

  • Line charts, scatter plots, bar charts
  • Box plots, pie charts
  • Stacked and grouped charts
  • Interactive chart features (zoom, selection, tooltips)

Graph and Network Visualization ​

  • Graph layout algorithms (force-directed, tree, hierarchical)
  • Edge bundling for complex networks
  • Interactive graph exploration
  • Graph analysis integration

Tree and Hierarchical Data ​

  • Treemap visualization
  • Sunburst diagrams
  • Tree layout algorithms
  • Hierarchical data structures (vtkTree)

Tabular Data ​

  • Table-based data model (vtkTable)
  • Parallel coordinates for multi-dimensional exploration
  • Linked views — Coordinate multiple visualizations

Topics Covered ​

  • Creating publication-quality charts
  • Interacting with chart elements
  • Combining information visualization with 3D views
  • Custom chart types and annotations