plsurf3dl: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot for z[x][y] with y index limits
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plsurf3dl: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot for z[x][y] with y index limits

plsurf3dl ( x ,
  y ,
  z ,
  nx ,
  ny ,
  opt ,
  clevel ,
  nlevel ,
  indexxmin ,
  indexxmax ,
  indexymin ,
  indexymax );
 

This variant of plsurf3d (see that function's documentation for more details) should be suitable for the case where the area of the x, y coordinate grid where z is defined can be non-rectangular. The limits of that grid are provided by the parameters indexxmin, indexxmax, indexymin, and indexymax.

x (PLFLT_VECTOR, input)

A vector containing the x coordinates at which the function is evaluated.

y (PLFLT_VECTOR, input)

A vector containing the y coordinates at which the function is evaluated.

z (PLFLT_MATRIX, input)

A matrix containing function values to plot. Should have dimensions of nx by ny.

nx (PLINT, input)

Number of x values at which function is evaluated.

ny (PLINT, input)

Number of y values at which function is evaluated.

opt (PLINT, input)

Determines the way in which the surface is represented. To specify more than one option just add the options, e.g. FACETED + SURF_CONT

  • opt=FACETED : Network of lines is drawn connecting points at which function is defined.

  • opt=BASE_CONT : A contour plot is drawn at the base XY plane using parameters nlevel and clevel.

  • opt=SURF_CONT : A contour plot is drawn at the surface plane using parameters nlevel and clevel.

  • opt=DRAW_SIDES : draws a curtain between the base XY plane and the borders of the plotted function.

  • opt=MAG_COLOR : the surface is colored according to the value of Z; if MAG_COLOR is not used, then the surface is colored according to the intensity of the reflected light in the surface from a light source whose position is set using pllightsource.

clevel (PLFLT_VECTOR, input)

A vector containing the contour levels.

nlevel (PLINT, input)

Number of elements in the clevel vector.

indexxmin (PLINT, input)

The index value (which must be ≥ 0) that corresponds to the first x index where z is defined.

indexxmax (PLINT, input)

The index value (which must be ≤ nx ) which corresponds (by convention) to one more than the last x index value where z is defined.

indexymin (PLINT_VECTOR, input)

A vector containing the y index values which all must be ≥ 0. These values are the first y index where z is defined for a particular x index in the range from indexxmin to indexxmax - 1. The dimension of indexymin is indexxmax.

indexymax (PLINT_VECTOR, input)

A vector containing the y index values which all must be ≤ ny. These values correspond (by convention) to one more than the last y index where z is defined for a particular x index in the range from indexxmin to indexxmax - 1. The dimension of indexymax is indexxmax.

Redacted form: plsurf3dl(x, y, z, opt, clevel, indexxmin, indexymin, indexymax)

This function is used in example 8.

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