ListSliceContourPlot3D
ListSliceContourPlot3D[farr,surf]
generates a contour plot of the three-dimensional farr of values sliced to the surface surf.
ListSliceContourPlot3D[{{x1,y1,z1,f1},{x2,y2,z2,f2},…},surf]
generates a slice contour plot for the values fi at points {xi,yi,zi}.
ListSliceContourPlot3D[…,{surf1,surf2,…}]
generates slice contour plots over several slices surf1, surf2, ….
Details and Options
- ListSliceContourPlot3D gives smooth contours on surfaces in a volume.
- ListSliceContourPlot3D constructs contour curves on the surface surf corresponding to the level sets where the interpolated function has constant values d1, d2, etc. By default, the regions between the curves are shaded to more easily identify regions whose values are between di and di+1.
- For regular data, the function has value farr[[i,j,k]] at .
- For irregular data, has value fi at .
- It visualizes the surfaces where the region is the Cartesian product for regular data and the convex hull of {{x1,y1,z1},…,{xn,yn,zn}} for irregular data.
- The following basic slice surfaces surfi can be given:
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Automatic automatically determine slice surfaces "CenterPlanes" coordinate planes through the center "BackPlanes" coordinate planes at the back of the plot "XStackedPlanes" coordinate planes stacked along axis "YStackedPlanes" coordinate planes stacked along axis "ZStackedPlanes" coordinate planes stacked along axis "DiagonalStackedPlanes" planes stacked diagonally "CenterSphere" a sphere in the center "CenterCutSphere" a sphere with a cutout wedge "CenterCutBox" a box with a cutout octant - ListSliceContourPlot3D[data] is equivalent to ListSliceContourPlot3D[data,Automatic].
- The following parametrizations can be used for basic slice surfaces:
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{"XStackedPlanes",n}, generate n equally spaced planes {"XStackedPlanes",{x1,x2,…}} generate planes for x=xi {"CenterCutSphere",ϕopen} cut angle ϕopen facing the view point {"CenterCutSphere",ϕopen,ϕcenter} cut angle ϕopen with center angle ϕcenter in plane - "YStackedPlanes", "ZStackedPlanes" follow the specifications for "XStackedPlanes", with additional features shown in the scope examples.
- The following general slice surfaces surfi can be used:
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surfaceregion a two-dimensional region in 3D, e.g. Hyperplane volumeregion a three-dimensional region in 3D where surfi is taken as the boundary surface, e.g. Cuboid - The following wrappers can be used for slice surfaces surfi:
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Annotation[surf,label] provide an annotation Button[surf,action] define an action to execute when the surface is clicked EventHandler[surf,…] define a general event handler for the surface Hyperlink[surf,uri] make the surface act as a hyperlink PopupWindow[surf,cont] attach a popup window to the surface StatusArea[surf,label] display in status area when the surface is moused over Tooltip[surf,label] attach an arbitrary tooltip to the surface - ListSliceContourPlot3D has the same options as Graphics3D, with the following additions and changes: [List of all options]
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Axes True whether to draw axes BoundaryStyle Automatic how to style surface boundaries BoxRatios {1,1,1} bounding 3D box ratios ClippingStyle None how to draw values clipped by PlotRange ColorFunction Automatic how to color the plot ColorFunctionScaling True whether to scale the arguments to ColorFunction Contours Automatic how many or what contours to show on each surface ContourShading Automatic how to shade regions between contours ContourStyle Automatic the style for contour lines DataRange Automatic the range of x, y, and z values to assume for data PerformanceGoal $PerformanceGoal aspects of performance to optimize PlotLegends None legends for color gradients PlotPoints Automatic approximate number of samples for the slice surfaces surfi in each direction PlotRange {Full,Full,Full,Automatic} range of f or other values to include PlotTheme $PlotTheme overall theme for the plot RegionFunction (True&) how to determine whether a point should be included ScalingFunctions None how to scale individual coordinates TargetUnits Automatic desired units to use - ColorFunction is by default supplied with the scaled value of f.
- RegionFunction is by default supplied with x, y, z, and f.
- For a farr of dimension {r,s,t}, the setting DataRangeAutomatic is equivalent to DataRange{{1,r},{1,s},{1,t}}.
- Possible settings for ScalingFunctions include:
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sf scale the fcontour values {sx,sy,sz} scale x, y and z axes {sx,sy,sz,sf} scale x, y and z axes and fcontour values - Common built-in scaling functions s include:
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"Log" log scale with automatic tick labeling "Log10" base-10 log scale with powers of 10 for ticks "SignedLog" log-like scale that includes 0 and negative numbers "Reverse" reverse the coordinate direction -
AlignmentPoint Center the default point in the graphic to align with AspectRatio Automatic ratio of height to width Axes True whether to draw axes AxesEdge Automatic on which edges to put axes AxesLabel None axes labels AxesOrigin Automatic where axes should cross AxesStyle {} graphics directives to specify the style for axes Background None background color for the plot BaselinePosition Automatic how to align with a surrounding text baseline BaseStyle {} base style specifications for the graphic BoundaryStyle Automatic how to style surface boundaries Boxed True whether to draw the bounding box BoxRatios {1,1,1} bounding 3D box ratios BoxStyle {} style specifications for the box ClippingStyle None how to draw values clipped by PlotRange ClipPlanes None clipping planes ClipPlanesStyle Automatic style specifications for clipping planes ColorFunction Automatic how to color the plot ColorFunctionScaling True whether to scale the arguments to ColorFunction ContentSelectable Automatic whether to allow contents to be selected Contours Automatic how many or what contours to show on each surface ContourShading Automatic how to shade regions between contours ContourStyle Automatic the style for contour lines ControllerLinking False when to link to external rotation controllers ControllerPath Automatic what external controllers to try to use DataRange Automatic the range of x, y, and z values to assume for data Epilog {} 2D graphics primitives to be rendered after the main plot FaceGrids None grid lines to draw on the bounding box FaceGridsStyle {} style specifications for face grids FormatType TraditionalForm default format type for text ImageMargins 0. the margins to leave around the graphic ImagePadding All what extra padding to allow for labels, etc. ImageSize Automatic absolute size at which to render the graphic LabelStyle {} style specifications for labels Lighting Automatic simulated light sources to use Method Automatic details of 3D graphics methods to use PerformanceGoal $PerformanceGoal aspects of performance to optimize PlotLabel None a label for the plot PlotLegends None legends for color gradients PlotPoints Automatic approximate number of samples for the slice surfaces surfi in each direction PlotRange {Full,Full,Full,Automatic} range of f or other values to include PlotRangePadding Automatic how much to pad the range of values PlotRegion Automatic final display region to be filled PlotTheme $PlotTheme overall theme for the plot PreserveImageOptions Automatic whether to preserve image options when displaying new versions of the same graphic Prolog {} 2D graphics primitives to be rendered before the main plot RegionFunction (True&) how to determine whether a point should be included RotationAction "Fit" how to render after interactive rotation ScalingFunctions None how to scale individual coordinates SphericalRegion Automatic whether to make the circumscribing sphere fit in the final display area TargetUnits Automatic desired units to use Ticks Automatic specification for ticks TicksStyle {} style specification for ticks TouchscreenAutoZoom False - whether to zoom to fullscreen when activated on a touchscreen
ViewAngle Automatic angle of the field of view ViewCenter Automatic point to display at the center ViewMatrix Automatic explicit transformation matrix ViewPoint {1.3,-2.4,2.} viewing position ViewProjection Automatic projection method for rendering objects distant from the viewer ViewRange All range of viewing distances to include ViewVector Automatic position and direction of a simulated camera ViewVertical {0,0,1} direction to make vertical
List of all options
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (2)
Scope (28)
Surfaces (9)
Generate a contour plot over standard slice surfaces:
Standard axis-aligned stacked slice surfaces:
Plot the contours over any surface region:
Plotting over a volume primitive is equivalent to plotting over RegionBoundary[reg]:
Plot the contours over the surface :
Plot the contours over multiple surfaces:
Data (8)
For regular data consisting of values, the , , and data reflects its positions in the array:
Provide explicit , , and data ranges by using DataRange:
Plot interpolated contours from irregular data consisting of (, , , ) tuples:
Show the points where the data values are provided:
Plot the contours for an array of values given by SparseArray:
Plot the density for an array of values given by QuantityArray:
Use Contours to specify the number of contours:
Or the list of function values to put contours:
Use PlotPoints to control sampling of surfaces:
Areas where the function becomes nonreal are excluded:
Use RegionFunction to expose obscured slices:
Presentation (11)
Use PlotTheme to immediately get overall styling:
Use PlotLegends to get a color bar for the different values:
Control the display of axes with Axes:
Label axes using AxesLabel and the whole plot using PlotLabel:
Color the plot by the data values with ColorFunction:
Style regions between contours with ContourShading:
Use ContourStyle to style the contour lines:
Style the slice surface boundaries with BoundaryStyle:
TargetUnits specifies which units to use in the visualization:
Options (40)
BoundaryStyle (1)
Style the slice surface boundaries with BoundaryStyle:
BoxRatios (3)
ClippingStyle (2)
ColorFunction (3)
Color the contours according to the values:
Use a named color gradient from ColorData:
ColorFunctionScaling (2)
Contours (4)
ContourShading (4)
ContourShadingAutomatic computes contour region shading from the ColorFunction:
Cyclically repeat shading styles:
Leave every third contour region empty, starting from the second:
DataRange (2)
PerformanceGoal (2)
PlotLegends (1)
PlotLegends automatically picks up Contours and ContourShading:
PlotPoints (1)
PlotRange (3)
PlotTheme (3)
Use a theme with detailed grid lines, ticks, and legends:
Any option setting overrides PlotTheme settings, in this case removing face grids:
ScalingFunctions (6)
By default, plots have linear scales in all directions:
Create a plot with a log-scaled axis:
Reverse the coordinate direction in the direction:
Use a scale defined by a function and its inverse:
Scaling functions are applied to slices that are defined in terms of the variables:
Slice surfaces that are defined relative to the bounding box are unaffected by scaling functions:
TargetUnits (1)
Units specified by QuantityArray are converted to those specified by TargetUnits:
Applications (10)
Basic Data (4)
Plot contour slices of data generated by :
Contours of the data generated from and :
Data from , a product of univariate functions:
Data from and , univariate and bivariate functions:
Plot contour slices of the function , a trivariate function:
Plot contour slices of a sum of exponentials :
Pick the points randomly in a box and plot contour slices from them:
Simulation Data (4)
Plot contour slices of a probability density function of three variables:
Simulate the distribution, compute the bin counts, and plot contour slices:
Plot contour slices of the evolution of two-dimensional cellular automata:
Sample every tenth generation, with time evolving in the direction:
Or look at how the cells along a center line evolve over time:
Generate a Menger sponge array and plot contour slices from it:
Simulate a discrete diffusion model of a two-dimensional array of random values by averaging values of a radius-1 neighborhood in the array, and plot contour slices:
Time evolves along the axis, with snapshots at times 1, 5, and 15:
Properties & Relations (5)
Use ListSliceDensityPlot3D for continuous densities on surfaces:
Use ListContourPlot3D for constant value surfaces:
Use ListDensityPlot3D for full volume visualization of the data values:
Use SliceContourPlot3D for functions:
Use ListContourPlot for contour plots in 2D:
Text
Wolfram Research (2015), ListSliceContourPlot3D, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListSliceContourPlot3D.html (updated 2022).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2015. "ListSliceContourPlot3D." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2022. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListSliceContourPlot3D.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2015). ListSliceContourPlot3D. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ListSliceContourPlot3D.html