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Mathematica Tutorial: Visualization And Graphics - Wolfram Research

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<strong>Visualization</strong> and <strong>Graphics</strong> 19<br />

Here is the same plot, with labels for the axes, and grids added to each face.<br />

In[5]:=<br />

Show@%, AxesLabel -> 8"Time", "Depth", "Value" AllD<br />

Out[5]=<br />

Probably the single most important issue in plotting a three-dimensional surface is specifying<br />

where you want to look at the surface from. The ViewPoint option for Plot3D and Show allows<br />

you to specify the point 8x, y, z< in space from which you view a surface. The details of how the<br />

coordinates for this point are defined are discussed in "Coordinate Systems for Three-Dimensional<br />

<strong>Graphics</strong>". When rotating a graphic using the mouse, you are adjusting the ViewPoint<br />

value.<br />

Here is a surface, viewed from the default view point 81.3, -2.4, 2

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