NOFF (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

NOFF 3D geometry format. Used for storing and exchanging 3D models. NOFF is an acronym derived from Object File Format. Related to OFF and COFF. Occasionally called CNOFF if ...

Put Headings in a Table (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica provides great flexibility for displaying and styling headings in a table. You can use Prepend or ArrayFlatten to add headings to rows and columns and then use ...

FilledCurve (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FilledCurve[{segment_1, segment_2, ...}] represents a filled curve consisting of segment_1 followed by segment_2 etc. FilledCurve[{component_1, component_2, ...}] represents ...

Modules and Local Variables (Mathematica Tutorial)

Mathematica normally assumes that all your variables are global. This means that every time you use a name like x, Mathematica normally assumes that you are referring to the ...

Setting Up Functions with Optional ... (Mathematica Tutorial)

When you define a complicated function, you will often want to let some of the arguments of the function be "optional". If you do not give those arguments explicitly, you ...

Complex (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Complex is the head used for complex numbers.

Mathematica Scripts (Mathematica Tutorial)

A Mathematica script is simply a file containing Mathematica commands that you would normally evaluate sequentially in a Mathematica session. Writing a script is useful if ...

Monitoring and Selecting Algorithms (Mathematica Tutorial)

Functions in Mathematica are carefully set up so that you normally do not have to know how they work inside. But particularly for numerical functions that use iterative ...

Data Type Mapping (DatabaseLink Tutorial)

One of the most important issues for using a database is the conversion of data as it is stored and retrieved from a database. This tutorial will discuss how Mathematica ...

UnsetWidgetReference (GUIKit Package Symbol)

UnsetWidgetReference[name] removes a widget from the registry with a name in the current interface.