New in 6.0: Visualization & Graphics
Version 6.0 represented a major step forward in visualization and graphics, with many new and original concepts. Among them was full integration of Mathematica symbolic graphics with all input and output, immediate real-time graphics, automatic adaptivity throughout, and widespread use of automated aesthetics methods pioneered at Wolfram Research.
New in Data Visualization »
ListPlot (modified), ListLinePlot — support multiple datasets
ListContourPlot, ListPlot3D, ... (modified) — now support irregular data
ListLogPlot ▪ ListPolarPlot ▪ ListSurfacePlot3D ▪ ListContourPlot3D ▪ ...
ReliefPlot — relief plots
DateListPlot — date and time plots
GraphPlot, TreePlot — graph and tree drawing
New in Function Visualization »
RegionPlot, RegionPlot3D — plot inequalities
ContourPlot3D — plot 3D contour levels
Plot3D, ContourPlot, ... (modified) — now fully adaptive
LogPlot ▪ PolarPlot ▪ RevolutionPlot3D ▪ SphericalPlot3D ▪ ...
New in Dynamic Visualization »
Animate ▪ ListAnimate ▪ Manipulate ▪ ControllerManipulate ▪ ...
New in Dynamic Graphics Annotation »
Tooltip ▪ Mouseover ▪ Annotation ▪ PopupWindow ▪ TabView ▪ ...
New Interactive Drawing & Graphics Editing »
— bring up the Drawing Tools palette
— bring up the Graphics Inspector
New in Symbolic Graphics
Graphics, Graphics3D (modified) — now display inline in output, and can be input
Graphics3D (modified) — now supports full real-time rotation etc.
Graphics ▶ — interactive drawing tools and interactive graphics inspector
GraphicsGrid ▪ GraphicsRow ▪ GraphicsColumn
New Graphics Primitives & Directives »
Arrow ▪ Sphere ▪ Cylinder ▪ Inset ▪ GraphicsComplex ▪ ...
Opacity — transparency in 2D and 3D
Blend ▪ Lighter ▪ Darker ▪ Glow ▪ Specularity ▪ ...
ColorData — hundreds of color schemes and properties
New Geometric Transformations »
Translate ▪ Scale ▪ Rotate ▪ GeometricTransformation ▪ ...
New Graphics & Visualization Options »
Filling ▪ PlotMarkers ▪ Exclusions ▪ RegionFunction ▪ MeshFunctions ▪ ContourLabels ▪ NormalsFunction ▪ PerformanceGoal ▪ BaselinePosition ▪ ...
New in Graphics Import & Export »
Import, Export (modified) — new framework for different parts and views of data
"FLV" ▪ "PLY" ▪ "OFF" ▪ "Maya" ▪ "ACO" ▪ "USGSDEM" ▪ Rasterize ▪ ...
New in Sound »
SoundNote — full support for MIDI-style musical notes and structures