mcdisplay variants table overview

All of the below tools are listed by their McStas name, think "mxdisplay" in the case of McXtrace

Default trace visualiser "mcdisplay" indicated in bold below

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Variant	Type	2D/3D	Special cmdline switches	ToF mode	Output format(s)	Remark	Example output
mcdisplay-pyqtgraph	Python 3 + pyqtgraph	2D x 3 planes	--invcanvas (invert colors)	--tof --TOF --ToF	png(p) svg(s)	max -n1e3
mcdisplay-matlab	bash + matlab or recent versions of octave	3D			backend dependent	Currently does not show the events
mcdisplay-webgl	Python 3 + WebGL	Full 3D	--nobrowse to avoid spawning broswser	No	html/ WebGL/ Javascript then print	max -n1e3
mcdisplay-mantid	Python 3 + Mantid	3D	None	None	XML	Generates IDF file for inclusion in NeXus output
mcdisplay.pl (mcplot-pl on Windows)	Perl 5 + PGPLOT	2D x 3 with PGPLOT, 3D with Matlab	-pPLOTTER --format=PLOTTER can be used to forward output to PGPLOT, Gnuplot, Matlab, ... -ps/-psc/-gif save hardcopy --complete When outputting XML, also describe component geometry --tmax=VAL ToF axis limit when in --TOF mode	--TOF/-T	Depends on PGPLOT install, but ps(p)/psc(c) always available	Old
Plotters	below	this	not	yet	available	in	release