User's guide to SURFACE: an interactive program for creating pictures and movies of three-dimensional surfaces. [For CDC 7600 computer]
G.A. Chappell, L.A. Jr. Cox · 1976
In many cases, scientifically important problems cannot be well represented for visual interpretation in two dimensions. For example, in the case of potential energy surfaces, two-dimensional plots are often insufficient. Additionally, the available data in these problems tends to be rather sparse--at least by computer graphics standards. SURFACE is a computer code designed to operate with Livermore Time Sharing System hardware and software. The program's purpose is to facilitate comprehensive analysis through the generation of three-dimensional figures from sparse data sets and the production of a 16- or 35-mm movie of the surface from a wide range of perspectives. 10 figures.