Suggestion: Better 3D viewing interface
Posted: 20 Jun 2012 05:28
I often work with graphs in 3-space with nodes arrayed across x, y, and z axes. The current Gephi graph viewing window produces some wonderful visualizations in 3-space. However, it would be helpful if the user could navigate in 3-space using a similar interface to the one found in Blender (a 3D modeling and ray-tracing tool).
In Gephi's 3-space viewer, the left mouse button does nothing, holding right mouse button down while panning drags the view along the x and y axes, scrolling the mouse's roller button zooms in and out, and holding the roller button down while panning rotates the view around the x axis.
In Blender, navigation is more efficient: the roller button zooms in and out, and holding the roller button down while panning can rotate the view around the x, y, or z axis depending on the direction of the panning. It's not only easier, but it allows for rotating the view around 3 axes rather than just one, and mouse navigation is intuitive no matter where in the 3D viewing space the user positions himself.
On another note: Gephi is an AMAZING tool. Keep up the fantastic work!
Francis
In Gephi's 3-space viewer, the left mouse button does nothing, holding right mouse button down while panning drags the view along the x and y axes, scrolling the mouse's roller button zooms in and out, and holding the roller button down while panning rotates the view around the x axis.
In Blender, navigation is more efficient: the roller button zooms in and out, and holding the roller button down while panning can rotate the view around the x, y, or z axis depending on the direction of the panning. It's not only easier, but it allows for rotating the view around 3 axes rather than just one, and mouse navigation is intuitive no matter where in the 3D viewing space the user positions himself.
On another note: Gephi is an AMAZING tool. Keep up the fantastic work!
Francis