x1, y1, val1
x1, y2, val2
...
x1, yN, valN
[blank line]
x2, y1, val(N+1)
x2, y2, val(N+2)
...
x2, yN, val(2N)
[blank line]
...and so on...
Once you've done this, here are the magic Gnuplot commands:
splot 'mygriddata.txt' with lines
set contour
set cntrparam levels discrete 19.7, 20, 20.5, 21, 22, 23, 24
replot
At this point, you should click on the graph and spin it around until it looks nice. Then you can save it to disk as a PNG (for better quality, use PS output):
set terminal png
set output 'plot.png'
replot
If you want it even nicer, you can try:
set pm3d
set hidden3d
replot
or
set pm3d at sb
replot
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I certainly am interested - I think that open source packages are woefully underrepresented in terms of shelf space, e.g. compare Photoshop and Gimp. So, well done!
Had to modify it a little bit to make it work:
#!/usr/bin/gnuplot
# Plot my datafile
splot 'datapoints.val' with lines
# Creates grid
set dgrid3d
# Nicer looking
set pm3d
set hidden3d
# Plot
replot
pause -1
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