IDL Examples


Gradient Function


Franconia Notch, NH from DEM data


Diffusion Limited Aggregation Simulation


Diffusion Limited Sputtering Simulation


Nonlinear Oscillator - Phase Space


Nonlinear Oscillator - Poincare Plot


Electrostatic Potential by Relaxation Method


Iterated Function System - Fern Fractal


Logistic Map


Mandelbrot Fractal Boundary


Roots of 3 - Newton Method - Fractal Boundaries


Three-Dimensional Vector Field Plot


Color MPEG Movies

You need to have QuickTime installed and have a QuickTime movie player application such as MoviePlayer.

Object Graphics


Mesh Spheres Molecule + Track_Ball


3D trajectory-Cosmic rays-Earth's Magnetic Field-Image mapped on sphere-Track_Ball


3D Flow Diagram - Track_Ball


Isosurface - function x^2+y^2+z^2+sin(4.0*x)+sin(4.0*y)+sin(4.0*z)=1.0 + Track_Ball


Isosurface - function x^2+y^2+z^2+sin(4.0*x)+sin(4.0*y)+sin(4.0*z)=1.0 + Track_Ball + Vertex Coloring


Hydrogen Electron density (nlm)=(754) + Track_Ball


Mapping Image onto Sphere + Track_Ball


Amy Bug Research - Quantum Path Integrals -Blue = Electron + Red = Positron


Molecule + Mesh Object spheres and cylinders + Track_Ball


Molecule + Mesh Object spheres and polyline sticks + Track_Ball


Parametric Function - IDLgrPolygon - Knot - Track_Ball


Polar Coordinates - Mesh Object


Track_Ball + Surface from Function + 3D Axes


Track_Ball + Shaded Surface from datafile


Mesh Object from function - r=0.3+0.6*sin(2.0*phi)*sin(2.0*theta)


4D Shaded Isosurface


Using IDLgrMPEG to create a movie

You need to have QuickTime installed and have a QuickTime movie player application such as MoviePlayer.


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