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Three-Dimensional Plot Window Help
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Using the 3-D plot window, you can display and manipulate a Maple plot3d data structure. The 3-D plot window is invoked by using the plotsetup(maplet) command, followed by a plot command. For example,
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plot3d(x^2*cos(y), x=-2..2, y=-2*Pi..2*Pi);
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The plot window contains menus that allow you to change attributes of the plot3d structure. For more information about the plot3d structure, see the ?plot3d and ?plot3d,options help pages.
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File Menu
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The File menu allows you to export the plot and close the plot window.
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To create a file containing the 3-D plot:
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From the File menu, select Export.
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Select a file type: Postscript, GIF, JPEG, POV, or DXF.
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Specify the output filename.
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The file is saved in the root folder of your Maple install. For example, in Windows, this is by default C:\\Program Files\\Maple.
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To close the plot window:
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From the File menu, select Exit.
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Style Menu
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From the Style menu, you can select the display style of the surface.
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Surface with Wireframe fills the regions and displays grid lines. This is the default style.
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Surface fills the regions, but does not display grid lines.
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Surface with Contour fills the regions and displays contour lines.
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Contour displays the level curves of the surface.
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Wireframe displays only the grid lines over a transparent surface.
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Wireframe (Opaque Surface) displays only the grid lines over an opaque surface.
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Point displays only the points calculated.
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Using the Style menu, you can select values for other options.
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Line Width controls the thickness of line plots and polygon borders.
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Line Style specifies the pattern used when drawing line segments.
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Point style specifies how the points are drawn when you select the Point style, for example, Diamond.
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Grid Style specifies the type of grid lines. Triangular displays a triangular grid while Rectangular omits the diagonal to form a rectangular grid.
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Color Menu
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From the Color menu, you can select the color for the plot.
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XYZ shading varies the red, green, and blue values (RGB value) independently with the x,y and z-coordinates of the surface. This is the default color.
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XY shading varies the green and blue values with the x and y-coordinates of the surface.
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Z shading varies the red and blue values with the z-coordinate.
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Z (Hue) varies the color with the z-coordinate.
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Z (Grayscale) varies the shade of gray with the z-coordinate.
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From the Color menu, you can select a lighting scheme.
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Light Schemes 1 to 4 are preselected light placements.
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Axes Menu
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Using the Axes menu, you can select how the axes are drawn.
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Boxed places the axes along the bounding box of the image and draws the bounding box.
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Framed draws the axes along the bounding box, but does not draw the box.
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Normal causes the axes to intersect at zero values when possible. Otherwise, the axes intersect at a minimum value on any axis.
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Projection Menu
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Using the Projection menu, you can select one of the two scaling styles.
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Unconstrained scales the surface to fit the window. This is the default behavior.
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Constrained shows the true scale of the surface. The scaling can also be specified using the scaling option to the plot3d command.
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Transparency Menu
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Using the Transparency menu, you can select the transparency of any surfaces (not lines) in the plot.
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A transparency of 100% is nearly equivalent to use of the Wireframe style. Transparency is 0% (opaque) by default.
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Help
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The Help menu opens this help page.
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