# List plot 3D not showing correct data

I have a list of values of the form {{a_1,b_1,c_1},{a_2,b_2,c_2}...} where a goes from 0 to 30, b goes from 0 to 30, and c goes from 0 to .05. For some reason, when I plot this using ListPlot3D I get ranges of 1 to 4, 0 to 40, and 0 to 500 respectively (the number of data points that I am plotting.

The exact command that I am using is: ListPlot3D[data,PlotRange->{Full,Full,Full},AxesLabel->{"Length","Distance","Time"}]

Does anyone know what might be the issue?

Note: If anyone wants to look at the actual data, I posted it here.

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In your data you give four elements $\{\{a_1,b_1,c_1,d_1\},...\}$ what's the last one for? –  Spawn1701D Apr 29 '13 at 8:10
You can get only the first three using data[[All, 1 ;; 3]] –  PlatoManiac Apr 29 '13 at 8:12
@Spawn1701D wow, not sure how I missed that –  soandos Apr 29 '13 at 8:18
@PlatoManiac fixed it. Do you mind explaining why I got the behavior that I did in an answer? –  soandos Apr 29 '13 at 8:20
@soandos if you check the manual you will see that you gave him to make the 3D plot of an array of height values. –  Spawn1701D Apr 29 '13 at 8:26

Do you mind explaining why I got the behavior that I did in an answer?

There is more than one input syntax for ListPlot3D:

When you use data of the form {{_, _, _, _} ..} the last definition is used.

For example, with:

dat = Table[{x + Cos[x], x + Sin[x], Sqrt[x], x}, {x, 0, 30, 0.1}];


Of which the ranges are:

{Min@#, Max@#} & /@ Transpose[dat]

{{1., 30.1543}, {0., 29.012}, {0., 5.47723}, {0., 30.}}


You will get a plot like:

This is displaying the values (axis 0,10,20,30) for each column (axis 1,2,3,4) over the {x, 0, 30, 0.1} slices (axis 0,100,200,300).

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