Description

Xmgrace (also known as Grace and formerly known as Xmgr) is a free and open source WYSIWYG (GUI) 2d plotting tool for the X Window System. Features include a point-and-click graphical user interface, precise control of graph features, publication quality and instant plot refresh. It also has export support for a number of vector ((e)PS, PDF, SVG) and raster (PNG, PNM, JPEG) file formats and can be called from C and Fortran programs.

Highlights: Free, GUI, large variety of export formats. Can be tricky to work with.

Availability and Setup

Xmgrace is available on the Shared Computing Cluster (SCC).

To run Xmgrace, first load the grace module using the module load command:

scc1% module load grace

Then start the program by typing the xmgrace command:

scc1% xmgrace

When you are done you can exit xmgrace by either closing the window or choosing File->Exit.

Using Xmgrace

Xmgrace is a WYSIWYG tool to make two-dimensional plots of numerical data.

Additional Help/Documentation

Visit the Grace website and the Grace User’s Guide.

There is also a basic XMgrace tutorial available online.