Q6
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Comments on the respondents' second most used visualisation tool.
25 replies were given.
The most commonly used tools, with links to answers are:
- gnuplot 4 replies
- VMD 3 replies, but is not discussed in this section as the responses are extremely similar.
- Paraview 2 replies
- JMOL 2 replies
- VESTA 2 replies
- xmgrace 2 replies
Other tools had no more than a single response.
Overall
A few observations can be drawn from these responses:
- Users will prefer software that is written specifically for their domain of interest.
- Large datasets must be handled efficiently.
- Scripting or other ability to extend the tool is required.
- Publication quality output is a valued bonus.