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DRAWING 3-DIMENSIONAL PLOTS:
3-dimensional carthesian coordinates are supported. A volume element in space may be
defined by the parameters XMIN, XMAX, YMIN, YMAX, ZMIN and ZMAX of the commands
GDISP, GPLOT, GOVER or GPRESET. It is projected on the screen in parallel projection. The viewing
direction is given by the parameters THETA and PHI of the commands mentioned above. It is
recommended to use a cubic element in space and the parameters NOAXIS and FORMAT(1). The
parameters ZMIN and ZMAX must be specified!
1. Plotting data in 3-dim coordinates.
An additional row with Z-data has to be given:
==> H:
X Y,LT11 Z
0.1
3.5 4.2
0.4
8.9 5.9
==> H:
X Y,LT11 Z
0.1
3.5 4.2
0.4
8.9 5.9
2. Drawing graphic elements in 3-dim coordinates.
Some graphic elements are defined for 3-dim coordinates.
E: POINT(x,y,z);
E:
LINE(x-first,y-first,z-first,x-last,y-last,z-last,line-mode);
E: ARLINE(x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2,size of arrow, opening angle,
line-mode);
E: TRIANGLE(x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2,x3,y3,z3,line-mode);
E: CIRCLE(x-center,y-center,z-center,from angle,to angle,
theta of plane,phi of
plane,radius,line-mode);
E: SHIFT(x-shift,y-shift,z-shift);
<shift all following graphic elements by x y and z>
The shift is not
accumulative!
Invisible parts of the figures are not hidden.
3. Writing a text in 3-dim coordinates.
For writing a text in 3-dim coordinates, the z coordinate has
to be specified:
==> W: text / x(10) y(30) z(90)
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