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Please recommend a program that can build a graphic of a 3d function and save it to some vector file format (SVG, EPS/PostScript, WMF etc.) I found only Madagascar software, it is free, but it was made for Linux and to make it working with Windows I need to build/compile it, but I can not. :( There is no just a link to download a Windows version.

Are there any other software (preferably free or with a free trial period) to draw a 3d function in a vector format?

Thank you.

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Check out matplotlib library for python - easy, free and powered by wonderful python!

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Asymptote is an open-source program that can draw 3D graphs of functions and save them as "high-quality PostScript, PDF, SVG, or 3D PRC vector graphics". As of writing, they have installation binaries for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. However, it takes a little bit of programming to use (example source, PDF result).

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    Oh wow. Zooming in on the PDF I linked to, I see that it just contains a bitmap as well. That's rather misleading on their part!2012-11-05
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I would recommend SketchUp, here is a link of many more programs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_vector_graphics_editors

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    Thank you, but I need a software which can draw a graphic by function. Let's say I enter "z = x*y" and this program draws a 3d-graphic of this function. And then I need to save that result as a vector file. Not just a bitmap (not JPG, PNG).2012-11-04