Plot 3D

Figure D-13: Visualization Browser with 3D Plot Properties Displayed

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These properties control three-dimensional plot object visualizations. For each property, the type of control and the values that can be assigned are listed, along with the property identifier and allowed values for use by the iTools Procedural Interface. For a description of how a particular control is used, refer to Property Controls.

Table D-43: Plot 3D Properties 

Interface:
Property Name
Control Type: Values
API:
Property Identifier
API:
Allowed Values

Vertex color table

User Defined: By selecting Edit Color → Table Edit access the color table to manipulate plot color values.

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None

None

XY Shadow

Boolean: Show XY shadow? Choose Hide or Show.

Default = Hide

XY_SHADOW

0 (Hide--default)

1 (Show)

YZ Shadow

Boolean: Show YZ shadow? Choose Hide or Show.

Default = Hide

YZ_SHADOW

0 (Hide--default)

1 (Show)

XZ Shadow

Boolean: Show XZ shadow? Choose Hide or Show.

Default = Hide

XZ_SHADOW

0 (Hide--default)

1 (Show)

Transparency

Number: Percent transparency. Move slider to change value.

Default = 0

TRANSPARENCY

Integer from 0 to 100.

Color

Color: Color for the plot line. Click to choose from the default color palette, or specify RGB values. Default = [0,0,0] (black)

COLOR

3D integer array of the form:

[R, G, B]

Each color value may range from 0 to 255.

Line style

Line Style: Style for the plot line. Select a style from the list. Default = Plot_3D-37.jpg(solid line)

LINESTYLE

An integer value specifying a predefined line style, or a two-element vector specifying a stippling pattern.

The predefined line styles are:

0 (Solid line--the default)

1 (Dotted)

2 (Dashed)

3 (Dash dot)

4 (Dash dot dot dot)

5 (Long dash)

6 (No line drawn)

To define your own stippling pattern, specify a two-element vector [repeat, bitmask], where repeat indicates the number of times consecutive runs of 1's or 0's in the bitmask should be repeated. (That is, if three consecutive 0's appear in the bitmask and the value of repeat is 2, the line will have six consecutive bits turned off.) The value of repeat must be in the range 1 <= repeat <= 255.

The bitmask indicates which pixels are drawn and which are not along the length of the line. Bitmask is most conveniently specified as a 16-bit hexadecimal value.

For example, LINESTYLE = [2, 'F0F0'X] describes a dashed line (8 bits on, 8 bits off, 8 bits on, 8 bits off).

Thickness

Line Thickness: Thickness for the plot line. Select a thickness from the list. Default = 1

THICK

A floating-point value between 1.0 (the default) and 10.0.

Shading

String List: Shading method. Select a method from the list. Choose between these values:

  • Flat: Flat shading
  • Gouraud: Gouraud shading

Default = Flat

SHADING

0 (Flat)

1 (Gouraud)

Symbol

Symbol: Symbol to appear at regular intervals on the plot line. Choose a symbol from the list. Default = No symbol

SYM_INDEX

0 (No symbol)

1 (Plus sign)

2 (Asterisk)

3 (Period)

4 (Diamond)

5 (Triangle)

6 (Square)

7 (X)

8 (Right arrowhead)

9 (Left arrowhead)

Symbol size

Number: Factor from 0 - 1 determining the size of the selected symbol. Move slider to change the size. Default = 0.2

SYM_SIZE

Floating point between 0 and 1.

Use default color

Boolean: Activate Symbol color property. Choose True or False. Default = False

USE_DEFAULT_COLOR

0 (Do not activate symbol color property)

1 (Activate symbol color property)

Symbol color

Color: Color for the selected symbol. Click to choose from the default color palette, or specify RGB values. Default = [0,0,0] (black)

SYM_COLOR

3D integer array of the form:

[R, G, B]

Each color value may range from 0 to 255.

Symbol thickness

Number: Line thickness from 1 - 9.9 for the selected symbol. Move slider to change the thickness. Default = 1.

SYM_THICK

A floating-point value between 1.0 (the default) and 9.9.

Symbol increment

Number: Interval at which symbols will be displayed on the plot line. Influenced by Number of points to average (above). Edit to change the value. Default = 1

SYM_INCREMENT

Integer