Painless way to do 3D visualization

[faulkner]

http://www.vpython.org/

Peter Beattie wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I need to do the following relatively simple 3D programming:
>
> I want to convert data from four-item tuples into 3D co-ordinates in a
> regular tetrahedron. Co-ordinates come in sequences of 10 to 20, and the
> individual dots in the tetrahedron need to be connected into
> discontinuous lines. A single tetrahedron should contain at least two,
> possibly more, such lines. I would like to show certain similarities in
> the sequences/lines, eg by changing color, thickness, or maybe attaching
> indeces to certain points in a particular sequence.
>
> I'd welcome suggestions as to what might be the most painless way to
> achieve this in Python. So far, I've only tinkered a little with
> VPython, but the lack of any decent documentation has proved to be a
> major turn-off.
> 
> TIA!
> 
> -- 
> Peter