{"id":211,"date":"2013-03-06T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T15:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr\/~grenier\/?p=211"},"modified":"2013-03-29T07:47:12","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T07:47:12","slug":"asymptote-3d-pdf-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr\/~grenier\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"Latex+Asymptote: embed 3D figure in pdf file under windows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asymptote<\/a> is a powerful graphics language that can produce pdf with 3D feature and be easily integrated with Latex.<\/p>\n

Here are the steps needed to produce this pdf<\/a> under windows, with TexMaker <\/a>and MikTeK<\/a> and of course asymptote.<\/p>\n

First, installation:<\/p>\n

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  1. Install TexMaker (and MikTex or TexLive depending of your OS). Follow the french instructions here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Install Asymptote from the guide here<\/a>. The installation of ImageMagic is not necessary. But psview and Ghostscript are needed. Remind that asymptote uses mingw.<\/li>\n
  3. Configure TexMaker:<\/li>\n
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    1. The executable of asymptote should be set in Option -> Configure -> Commands. See this<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. The ‘Compilation Rapide’ or quick compil<\/em> should be changed to the setting “PdfLatex + Asymptote + PdfLatex + Voir Pdf”. See here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

      Then, use it:<\/p>\n

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      1. Download and expand the following archive (zip)<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Compile the TestAsymptote.tex file (this file is well inspired from the asymptote example). With Texmaker it is just openning the file and pressing ‘F1’. The pdf\u00a0 file should be created.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Futur use:<\/p>\n

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        1. Remember to copy the asymptote.asy file in your project directory (included into the archive)<\/li>\n
        2. The example I do is reading two ASCII text files and displaying the data in an interactive 3D box with axis.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          More reading on this topic<\/p>\n