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3D Renderer
This is a plugin for Cytoscape 3 that attempts to render networks in 3D and integrate itself with VizMapper. Currently, it is still under development.
Current Features
- Camera movement, rotation
- Bird's eye view that can be clicked on to navigate the main camera
- Node and edge manipulation (node dragging, selection, addition, removal)
- Basic node shapes (spheres, cubes, tetrahedrons)
- Node label text rendering
Download
(Link coming soon)
Camera Controls
Movement:
W |
Move up |
A |
Move left |
S |
Move down |
D |
Move right |
E |
Move forward |
Q |
Move backward |
Rotation:
Z |
Roll camera clockwise |
X |
Roll camera counter-clockwise |
Shift + Up/Down |
Rotate about X-Axis |
Shift + Left/Right |
Rotate about Y-Axis |
Bird's eye view:
- Under the Network tab to the left, click or drag the mouse on the bird's eye view to move the main camera
Network Manipulation Controls
Selection:
- Drag the mouse to select objects, or click on nodes to select them.
Node, edge addition and removal:
N |
Creates a new node under the mouse cursor |
|| J || Creates a new edge between currently selected nodes and the node currently under the mouse cursor
Node dragging:
- Hold CTRL and drag the mouse to move currently selected nodes.
Currently Supported Visual Properties
Nodes:
- Node fill color
- Node shape
- Node label
Edges:
- Edge fill color
Planned Features
- More complete set of supported visual properties
Integration with VizMapper's default style previewer/editor
Version History
January 24, 2012
v0.5: Initial beta release