Since the newsgroup users here are deeply into 3D, math and computing: do 
you have any suggestions what library to use for visualisation of simple 3D 
plots?

For 2D plots I have used Zedgraph and JFreeChart in the past. However now 
I'd like to plot points in 3D. And Google is not my friend in this, since I 
get either something horribly complicated like VTK (that would be like 
dropping a tactical nuke on a sparrow), 3D graphics engines for games, 
libraries to visualize meshes etc.

What I need is the following:
- Open Source
- 3D coordinate system (automated plot of labeled x,y,z-axis)
- point markers (enter <x,y,z> and draw a marker and/or text at this point)
- .Net Wrapper

Nice to have:
- ability to plot vectors or lines (you enter <x0,y0,z0>, <x1,y1,z1> and a 
line or a vector (arrow) is drawn
- easily rotateble and zoomable view

Somebody must already have implemented someting like this - I just cannot 
find it. Maybe somebody in this newsgroup has.

BTW: No, I do not want to use povray for this if I can help it. ;-)
I have found the 3d templates on sourceforge ( 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scpovplot3d )- though I did not try them.
It would be too slow. I need something simple that renders fast.

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