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Grapher is a computer program bundled with macOS since version 10.4 that is able to create 2D and 3D graphs from simple and complex equations. It includes a variety of samples ranging from differential equations to 3D-rendered Toroids and Lorenz attractors. It is also capable of dealing with functions and compositions of them. One can edit the appearance of graphs by changing line colors, adding patterns to rendered surfaces, adding comments, and changing the fonts and styles used to display them. Grapher is able to create animations of graphs by changing constants or rotating them in space.

History

Before Grapher and Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 was bundled with Pacific Tech's Graphing Calculator, a similar program to Grapher that had been included with over 20 million Macintoshes since 1994 with System 7. No versions of Mac OS X prior to Mac OS X v10.4 included a bundled graphing calculator application. On July 22, 2004, Apple bought Arizona Software's "Curvus Pro X," and renamed it “Graphing Calculator”, before deciding on “Grapher”. The news was publicly announced on September 15, 2004 at AppleInsider.^[1]

Version 2.0 of Grapher was bundled with Mac OS X v10.5, and version 2.1 with Mac OS X v10.6. It was notable for being one of the few applications bundled with 10.6 to ship without 64-bit support.^[2] As of OS X 10.9, it became a 64-bit application.

Features

Grapher is a graphing calculator capable of creating both 2D graphs including classic (linear-linear), polar coordinates, linear-logarithmic, log-log, and polar log, as well as 3D graphs including standard system, cylindrical system, and spherical system. Grapher is a Cocoa application which takes advantage of Mac OS X APIs. It also supports multiple equations in one graph, exporting equations to LaTeX format, and comes with several pre-made equation examples. It is one of the few sophisticated graphing programs available capable of easily exporting clean vector art for use in printed documents, but exporting 3D graphs to vector is not possible. Animation of graphs is also supported in both 2D and 3D, generating a QuickTime file.

It is also possible to use the operating system's copy-and-paste feature to copy equations from the application's visual equation editor. By doing so, Grapher functions as something of an equation editor; the user may copy images, EPS, PDF or LaTeX versions of entered equations into other applications. Any equation can be entered and copied; it is not limited to plottable equations.

References

^ Jade, Kasper (September 15, 2004). "Apple acquires Curvus Pro X to power new Mac OS X Tiger application". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ Siracusa, John (August 5, 2009). "Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.

External links

Official user guide

[1] Jade, Kasper (September 15, 2004). "Apple acquires Curvus Pro X to power new Mac OS X Tiger application". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[2] Siracusa, John (August 5, 2009). "Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.

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-'''Grapher''' is a [[computer program]] bundled with [[macOS|OS X (now called macOS)]] since version 10.4 that is able to create [[2D computer graphics|2D]] and [[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[Graph of a function|graphs]] from simple and complex [[equations]]. It includes a variety of samples ranging from [[differential equations]] to 3D-rendered [[Toroid]]s and [[Lorenz attractor]]s. It is also capable of dealing with [[function (mathematics)|functions]] and compositions of them. One can edit the appearance of graphs by changing line colors, adding patterns to rendered surfaces, adding comments, and changing fonts and styles used to display them. Grapher is able to create animations of graphs by changing constants or rotating them in space.
+'''Grapher''' is a [[computer program]] bundled with [[macOS]] since version 10.4 that is able to create [[2D computer graphics|2D]] and [[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[Graph of a function|graphs]] from simple and complex [[equations]]. It includes a variety of samples ranging from [[differential equations]] to 3D-rendered [[Toroid]]s and [[Lorenz attractor]]s. It is also capable of dealing with [[function (mathematics)|functions]] and compositions of them. One can edit the appearance of graphs by changing line colors, adding patterns to rendered surfaces, adding comments, and changing the fonts and styles used to display them. Grapher is able to create animations of graphs by changing constants or rotating them in space.
 == History ==
-Before Grapher and [[Mac OS X]], [[Mac OS 9]] was bundled with Pacific Tech's [[NuCalc|Graphing Calculator]], a similar program to Grapher that had been included with over 20 million Macintoshes since 1994 with [[System 7 (Macintosh)|System 7]]. No versions of Mac OS X prior to [[Mac OS X v10.4]] included a bundled graphing calculator application. On July 22, 2004, Apple bought [http://www.arizona-software.ch/ Arizona Software]'s "Curvus Pro X," and renamed it “Graphing Calculator”, before deciding on “Grapher”. The news was publicly announced on September 15, 2004 at [http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=652 AppleInsider].
+Before Grapher and [[Mac OS X]], [[Mac OS 9]] was bundled with Pacific Tech's [[NuCalc|Graphing Calculator]], a similar program to Grapher that had been included with over 20 million Macintoshes since 1994 with [[System 7 (Macintosh)|System 7]]. No versions of Mac OS X prior to [[Mac OS X v10.4]] included a bundled graphing calculator application. On July 22, 2004, Apple bought Arizona Software's "Curvus Pro X," and renamed it “Graphing Calculator”, before deciding on “Grapher”. The news was publicly announced on September 15, 2004 at AppleInsider.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/04/09/15/apple_acquires_curvus_pro_x_to_power_new_mac_os_x_tiger_application|title=Apple acquires Curvus Pro X to power new Mac OS X Tiger application|last=Jade|first=Kasper|date=September 15, 2004|website=AppleInsider|language=en|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425211255/https://appleinsider.com/articles/04/09/15/apple_acquires_curvus_pro_x_to_power_new_mac_os_x_tiger_application|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Version 2.0 of Grapher was bundled with [[Mac OS X v10.5]], and version 2.1 with [[Mac OS X v10.6]]. It was notable for being one of the few applications bundled with 10.6 to ship without [[64-bit]] support.<ref>{{cite web|last=Siracusa |first=John |url=http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/5 |title=Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review |publisher=Ars Technica |date=August 5, 2009 |accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref> Starting in [[OS X 10.9]], it is a 64-bit application.
+Version 2.0 of Grapher was bundled with [[Mac OS X v10.5]], and version 2.1 with [[Mac OS X v10.6]]. It was notable for being one of the few applications bundled with 10.6 to ship without [[64-bit]] support.<ref>{{cite web |last=Siracusa |first=John |url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/5 |title=Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review |publisher=Ars Technica |date=August 5, 2009 |access-date=September 2, 2009 |archive-date=October 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009161632/http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/5 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of [[OS X 10.9]], it became a 64-bit application.
 == Features ==
-Grapher is a fully featured graphing calculator, capable of creating both 2D graphs including classic (linear-linear), polar coordinates, linear-logarithmic, log-log, and polar log as well as 3D graphs including standard system, cylindrical system, and spherical system. Grapher is a Cocoa application which takes advantage of Mac OS X [[API]]s. It also supports multiple equations in one graph, exporting equations to [[LaTeX]] format, and comes with several pre-made equation examples. It is one of the few sophisticated graphing programs available capable of easily exporting clean vector art for use in printed documents (although exporting 3D graphs to vector is not possible). Animation of graphs is also supported in both 2D and 3D, generating a [[QuickTime]] file.
+Grapher is a [[graphing calculator]] capable of creating both 2D graphs including classic (linear-linear), polar coordinates, linear-logarithmic, log-log, and polar log, as well as 3D graphs including standard system, cylindrical system, and spherical system. Grapher is a [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] application which takes advantage of Mac OS X [[API]]s. It also supports multiple equations in one graph, exporting equations to [[LaTeX]] format, and comes with several pre-made equation examples. It is one of the few sophisticated graphing programs available capable of easily exporting clean vector art for use in printed documents, but exporting 3D graphs to [[Vector graphics|vector]] is not possible. Animation of graphs is also supported in both 2D and 3D, generating a [[QuickTime]] file.
-Further, it is also possible to use the operating system's copy and paste feature to copy equations from the application's visual equation editor. By doing so, Grapher functions somewhat as an equation editor, as the user may copy images, EPS, PDF or LaTeX versions of entered equations into other applications. Any equation can be entered and copied, not just plottable equations.
+It is also possible to use the operating system's copy-and-paste feature to copy equations from the application's visual equation editor. By doing so, Grapher functions as something of an equation editor; the user may copy images, EPS, PDF or LaTeX versions of entered equations into other applications. Any equation can be entered and copied; it is not limited to plottable equations.
-== See also ==
-* [[Graphing calculator|Graphing Calculator]]
-* [[OS X]]
-* [[Cocoa (API)]]
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
+* [https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/grapher/gcalb3dec608/mac Official user guide]
-* [http://guides.macrumors.com/Grapher Usage Guide on MacRumors]
-* [http://www.arizona-software.ch/curvuspro/support.html The last version of the Curvus Pro manual]
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-[[Category:OS X-only software made by Apple Inc.]]
+[[Category:MacOS-only software made by Apple Inc.]]
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