New in 6.0: Graphics & Visualization Options
Mathematica has long set the standard for high-end technical graphics and visualization. Version 6.0 added many innovative options that brought automated aesthetics to a new level, introducing powerful new programmatic parametrizations of visual presentation, and allowing new forms of high-level control over the visualization pipeline.
New General Visualization Options
RegionFunction — arbitrary 2D and 3D plotting regions
Filling,
FillingStyle — filling under curves, surfaces, points
Mesh (modified),
MeshFunctions — general meshing for curves and surfaces
ColorFunction — general coloring based on coordinates, parameters, etc.
ContourLabels (modified) — automatic contour labels
New in Function Visualization
Exclusions,
ExclusionsStyle — symbolic control of discontinuities
MaxRecursion (modified) — full adaptivity in 3D, contour, density plots
EvaluationMonitor — ongoing monitoring of function sampling
PerformanceGoal — whether to try to optimize for speed, quality, etc.
NormalsFunction — full control over 3D surface normals
New in Data Visualization
PlotMarkers — automatic distinctive rendering of points
InterpolationOrder — smoothing or stepping between data values in 2D and 3D
Joined — points versus lines separately selectable for each dataset
VertexColors,
VertexNormals — automatically interpolated color and normals data
Lighting (modified) — extended to new types of light sources
ImageSize (modified) — generalized to allow flexible constraints, relative sizes, etc.
ImagePadding — padding to allow for labels etc.
ViewRange,
ViewVector,
ViewAngle — new 3D view/"camera" controls
Tooltip — add tooltips to any plot or data element
