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PlotStyle

PlotStyle
is an option for plotting and related functions that specifies styles in which objects are to be drawn.

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  • PlotStyle->g specifies that a graphics directive g should be used to draw all the main objects in a plot.
  • PlotStyle->{g1, g2, ...} specifies that successive directives should be used cyclically for successive objects.
  • The directives that can be given include:
  • Dashing[{w1,...}]dashing specification
    Directive[g1,g2,...]composite graphics directive
    EdgeForm[g]edge-drawing specification
    FaceForm[g]face-drawing specification
    Glow[c]glow color
    GrayLevel[i]intensity
    Hue[h]hue
    Opacity[a]opacity
    PointSize[d]point size
    Red, Blue, etc.named colors
    RGBColor[r,g,b]RGB color
    Specularity[s]surface specularity
    Thickness[w]line thickness
  • For individual , a list of directives is equivalent to Directive[...]. For a single g, a list of directives must be given as {list}.
  • PlotStyle can apply to points, lines and surfaces.
  • PlotStyle->None specifies that the main objects in a plot should not be drawn explicitly, though mesh and filling are not affected.
  • If an explicit setting is given for ColorFunction, MeshShading or ContourShading, it is used in preference to the setting for PlotStyle.

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Plot and related functions will automatically style multiple curves:

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Explicitly style different curves:

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Add specularity to a surface:

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Use transparency to show hidden features:

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Use transparency to show overlapping regions:

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