SurfaceGraphics

As of Version 6.0, SurfaceGraphics has been superseded by GraphicsComplex and related functionality.

SurfaceGraphics[array]

is a representation of a three-dimensional plot of a surface, with heights of each point on a grid specified by values in array.

SurfaceGraphics[array,shades]

represents a surface, whose parts are shaded according to the array shades.

Details and Options

  • SurfaceGraphics can be displayed using Show.
  • SurfaceGraphics has the same options as Graphics3D, with the following additions:
  • ClippingStyleAutomatichow to draw clipped parts of the surface
    ColorFunctionAutomaticfunction to determine color based on z value
    ColorFunctionScalingTruewhether to scale z values before applying a color function
    HiddenSurfaceTruewhether to eliminate hidden surfaces
    MeshTruewhether to draw a mesh on the surface
    MeshRangeAutomaticthe original range of x, y coordinates for the plot
    MeshStyleAutomaticgraphics directives to specify the style for a mesh
  • For SurfaceGraphics, the default setting for BoxRatios is BoxRatios->{1,1,0.4}.
  • array should be a rectangular array of real numbers, representing z values. There will be holes in the surface corresponding to any array elements that are not real numbers.
  • If array has dimensions , then shades must have dimensions .
  • The elements of shades must be GrayLevel, Hue, or RGBColor directives.
  • Graphics3D[SurfaceGraphics[]] can be used to convert a SurfaceGraphics object into the more general Graphics3D representation.
  • SurfaceGraphics is generated by Plot3D and ListPlot3D.
Wolfram Research (1988), SurfaceGraphics, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SurfaceGraphics.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1988), SurfaceGraphics, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SurfaceGraphics.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1988. "SurfaceGraphics." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SurfaceGraphics.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). SurfaceGraphics. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SurfaceGraphics.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_surfacegraphics, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SurfaceGraphics}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SurfaceGraphics.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-December-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_surfacegraphics, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SurfaceGraphics}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SurfaceGraphics.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-December-2024 ]}