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* [http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e0225855/finomaton/finomaton.html finomaton] - drawing finite state automata
 
* [http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e0225855/finomaton/finomaton.html finomaton] - drawing finite state automata
 
* [http://www-math.univ-poitiers.fr/~phan/statsmac.html statsmac] - metapost macros for statistics graphs
 
* [http://www-math.univ-poitiers.fr/~phan/statsmac.html statsmac] - metapost macros for statistics graphs
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* [http://metauml.sourceforge.net/ MetaUML] - MetaPost library for typesetting UML diagrams
  
 
=== 3D support ===
 
=== 3D support ===

Revision as of 14:21, 2 May 2006

< Math, MetaFun, Graphics

MetaPost is a graphical programming language, based on Donald Knuth's MetaFont. Normally MP graphics are converted to PostScript and used with dvips, but ConTeXt can use it directly with PDF (see MPtoPDF).

MetaPost is ConTeXt's "native" graphics mode, see MetaFun.


Documentation & Tutorials

Different Packages, Extensions & Applications of Metapost

  • finomaton - drawing finite state automata
  • statsmac - metapost macros for statistics graphs
  • MetaUML - MetaPost library for typesetting UML diagrams

3D support


TODO: needs major review (See: To-Do List)


MetaPost relatives

Font Creation

3D drawing

  • Asymptote - inspired by MetaPost & fully generalizes MetaPost path construction algorithms to three-dimensions

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