PCRaster Documentation

Documentation items are available as PDF and/or HTML. A new version of this documentation may be available here. of this documentation. In that case a newer version of the software is also available and you may want to consider updating your PCRaster installation.

PCRaster Introduction, applications and function reference	pdf	html
Aguila Visualisation tool	pdf
PCRasterPython Python extension for PCRaster	pdf	html
PCRasterPythonFramework Framework for spatio-temporal modelling		html
arrayed variables		html
PCRasterModflow Modflow2000 extension for PCRaster	pdf	html
PCRaster Introduction demo		html

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timeplot and display are deprecated

The 'display' and 'timeplot' applications are deprecated and no longer supported. For visualisation use the 'aguila' application instead.

For backwards compatibility 'display' and 'timeplot' are included in the distribution that by default will call aguila. You need to explictly set an option to continue using the old display or timeplot applications. Additional options to display and timeplot are:
--no-aguila-warning: disables the deprecation warning from now on
--aguila-default: enables the deprecation warning from now on
--old-display and --old-timeplot: do not invoke aguila, but display and timeplot respectively

Developer Documentation

Embedding the PCRaster ModelEngine in your own application is possible by using the LinkOut API (user manual, reference guide).

Note that that is a licensed feature for purchase that allows you to embed and redistribute (parts of) PCRaster. NO OTHER LICENSE, SUCH AS THE FREE WINDOWS LICENSE, ALLOWS YOU TO CALL ANY PART OF PCRASTER FROM WITHIN YOUR OWN APPLICATIONS THAT YOU REDISTIBUTE OR EXPOSE FUNCTIONALITY OF PCRASTER AS A WEB SERVICE OF ANY KIND.

External applications

The distribution includes gstat and gnuplot executables. Newer versions and documentation are available at the gstat and gnuplot websites.