Message-ID: <4E4E9AEB.4060604@gmail.com>
Date: 2011-08-19T17:18:35Z
From: Duncan Murdoch
Subject: 3D surface plot
In-Reply-To: <3C9B69AB-0E54-43F8-8B78-E2756C5EEB2A@heupel.com>
On 11-08-16 9:50 PM, Eric Heupel wrote:
> I have what is probably a noob question, but....
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> I am trying to create a 3d plot to illustrate the range of values for the following simple function:
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> A = B*(C/D)
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> B, C, and D are independent variables whose range are equal (e.g. 1 to 3 inclusive)
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> I figure it's not possible to map the surface of A on the 3d space defined by B, C and D but I would like to create a surface defined by the lower and upper limits of the variables - that is to say a rectangle with corners at (1,1,1), (2,3,2), (3,3,3) and (3,2,2) with a color map displayed on it corresponding to the values of A and a color key to the side of that.
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> I have been able to wrap my head part way around persp and wireframe and can create a surface for A~B*(C/D) in either, but have not managed to create either the
The contour3d function in misc3d might do what you want. See the examples.
Duncan Murdoch