For questions specific to the Graphics3D command and related 3D graphics functionality.
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Anti-aliasing won't work when there is PlotStyle command
I've found that if there is PlotStyle command in the input, anti-aliasing will not work.
However if the Style code is ...
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How to show wireframes on imported Object / Mesh (.obj file)
I've managed to import a Wavefront (.obj) file and store it in a variable like so:
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How do I draw a hemisphere?
I want to draw a solid or partially transparent hemisphere above a partially transparent cuboid object in Graphics3D. However, I do not know how to do this s.t. only half the sphere is drawn. Here's ...
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No anti-aliasing on BarChart3D?
If I put AA code in BarChart3D, it won't works. Here is the code.
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Drawing Cylindrical Segment with Graphics3D
For a visualization I need a combination of 3 Cylindrical segments to visualize the incident, reflected and refracted beam of light at a surface. I got as far as the following code.
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Outputting a set of graphics 3D objects with positions defined by one array and colors by another? [duplicate]
I have a set of 2- or 3-space coordinates in an array, $(v_1,...,v_N)$, and an array of RGB color values (outputs from ImageValue[]) for each coordinate, $(c_1,...,c_N)$. How can I output a ...
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Exporting as .PDB extension
I am working with the 3-D coordinates of proteins. The file format I import and modify coordinates of is in the .PDB format, and the string to import is also in this same format. Currently, when I try ...
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Generating a “flare” effect in Graphics3D?
I'm attempting to indicate that there is a point-source of light at some position in a Graphics3D-generated image. Is there any built-in tool to do this? My patch-work solution thus far has been to ...
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Graphics3D: Finding intersection of 3d objects and lines
I found these two nice links 1) intersecting graphics 2) Implementation of Balaban's Line intersection algorithm in Mathematica which works for 2d.
However, I need to find whether a ray(line) ...
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Representing a Stencil of a Finite Difference Operator with Mathematica's Graphics3D
I have the following finite difference operator:
$$
Lu_{ijk}:=
du_{ijk} +c(u_{i-1,j,k} + u_{i+1,j,k} + u_{i,j-1,k} + u_{i,j+1,k} + u_{i,j,k-1} + u_{i,j,k+1})\\
-u_{i-1,j+1,k}-u_{i-1,j-1,k} - ...
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Find points on the surface of a Graphics3D object
If I have a Graphics3D object that was generated from manipulations to PolyhedronData rather than via an explicit equation, for example the Spikey
(for which the entire code can be found here The ...
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Efficient drawing of convex polyhedron given a set of points [duplicate]
I have a set of points in the 3D space and I want to draw the bounding convex polyhedron of those points. A very naïve solution would be to draw a triangle between every three points:
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Arrow pointing upwards in a Graphics3D
I am trying to write a code for an arrow that points upwards from the center of the circle in a Graphics3D.
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How can a 3DBarChart be made to be fixed size and proportions?
I have a 3DBarChart that adds bar graphs as would be required by the dataset, but as it gets wider runs off the page and can not be printed. Is there a way to fix the height & width of the ...
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Combining Image3D and Graphics3D
I want to combine an Image3D and a Graphics3D using Show. Here is the code:
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Thick polygons in Graphics3D [duplicate]
I have a polygon that I want to thicken with thickness h. How do I do this?
FaceForm is evil and says:
The directive ...
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ParametricPlot3D output without the meshlines
Caveat: Mathematica version 3.0. if (or when) it matters.
I define a 3D-object with ParametricPlot3D, say, the following:
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Visualizing the bitcoin code? [closed]
I'm a graphic designer from Switzerland and I'm blown away by some of the graphical results that Mathematica is able to produce. However I have no clue of mathematics or coding myself. But I'm asking ...
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How can I mesh a solid cylinder with triangular or tetrahedral elements
I need to plot triangular mesh on a cylinder. However the function Cylinder doesn't have a mesh option. By using ...
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Determining if a point is inside or outside a 3DS (.3ds) or 3DS MAX (.max) object?
Imagine I import some 3DS (i.e. 3D studio) file (http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/format/3DS.html) or a 3DS MAX file. How could I place this model (say, the 747.3ds file in the ...
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How to plot a 3D surface with a simple black and white style?
Mathematica has great plotting capabilities. However, sometimes what is needed is a very basic black and white plot without textures, lighting, glow and other complex features. So, here is my ...
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Why doesn't Translate work with PolyhedronData? [closed]
I am trying to view dodecahedrons distributed around a space, but the above code fails. The expression
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How can I fill a curve in ParametricPlot3D?
I'd like to fill a curve in a ParametricPlot3D in the same way as I might with ListPointPlot3D; i.e.,
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Including two ListLinePlots in a 3D graphic
I have two lists of data which I am plotting on two ListLinePlots. I would like to have these two plots appear perpendicular to each other on a 3D graphic. I have ...
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Mathematica for teaching orthographic projection
Edit: All the four answers to this question are great, and if you're interested, you should take a look at all the answers. Nevertheless, belisarius' code was accepted since it was closest to what I ...
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How should a beginner figure out the context to use an expert answer provided on this forum?
J.M.'s answer to Extruding along a path related to custom cross-sections appears to answer a question I have been puzzling over for some time. I am interested in producing a tube with the stadium or ...
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How to draw a great circle on a sphere?
I apologize for the text description, but new users are not allowed to post images.
I want to draw a circle that cuts through the center of a sphere and has an inclination of 15 degrees with the ...
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Convex hull of a 3D object?
I am trying to find a convex hull command for a Graphics3D object. Does it exist in Mathematica?
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Using Chemical Data to make molecule graphics
I would like to take the acetone and chloroform molecules that Mathematica's chemical data provides, and plot them together. I want to show how chloroform can hydrogen bond to acetone. Right now I ...
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Plot 2D Vector function in 3D
I want to plot a 2D vector function such as $F(x,y) = (a(x,y),\,b(x,y))$ in a 3D graph so that the vectors are embedded in the xy plane. I tried to do the following:
First I defined a piecewise ...
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OpenGl Z-Order Equivalent in Mathematica?
I am trying to draw the arrows in this picture on top of the two parallel plates. In OpenGL I would just set the 4th coordinate the z-order to be closer. Any ideas how to draw them on top in ...
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How can you show data in a CDF Animate Graphic?
I want to show (dynamically) the curvature and torsion in a CDF to understand the quantitative measure of any points. Do you know what I have to do to show data in a ...
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FindClusters for 3D Pancake/Platelet Shapes
I'm looking to properly cluster a dataset of roughly 3 million data points in 3-space. The shapes form closely spaced "clusters" that resemble pancakes.
Here is a downsampled dataset:
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How to rotate Graphics3D into CDF? [closed]
I make Graphics3D with Polygons, before deploying then to CDF; In my notebook, it rotates ...
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How to create blurred Graphics3D objects?
Initially I was interested in renderring a 3D analog of a blurred disk like this
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three-dimensional graphic objects that are not simple cuboids
I am trying to draw some graphics with Mathematica. The objects I want to draw are just a little bit more complex than a cuboid -- the difference being that the top and bottom faces are of different ...
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How to make hollow polyhedra?
I found a version of the Mathematica spikey in 3D printable format (STL) at the Shapeways site that was hollow. Here it is when viewed in MeshLab:
You can see there's a bit cut out of the end, and ...
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How to draw Graphics3D items with straight border lines?
I want to make a Polygon with straight border lines. For that purpose I wrote the following code, but it doesn't show straight borders.
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How do I remove a bounding box (i.e. set Boxed -> False) after rendering a 3D graphic?
I have an old notebook with an output from Graphics3D, however, I've lost the data behind the output and recomputing it would take days. I simply want to remove the bounding box Mathematica usually ...
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Plotting an array of data onto a sphere [duplicate]
See the link to plot at the bottom of this post, it is a function of the spherical coordinates theta and phi. It is generated by MatrixPlot of an Array of data. I would like to plot this onto a sphere ...
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How do I stop my joystick from rotating a 3D graphic?
I am trying to use Mathematica to illustrate mixed strategies in Game Theory. I want my students to be able to use common joysticks as controllers. What I find, however, is that in addition to doing ...
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How can I randomly color Graphics3D objects?
I have a set of Graphics3D primitives (here, spheres) which I would like to assign either:
(1) One of a subset of colors, e.g. {Green, Red}
(2) A random color over some RGB interval
Writing ...
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Axes Origin & Labels in 3D Plot
I'm looking for a way to have the axes at the origin in a 3D plot and to label the (x,y,z) axes in the usual way---with x near the end of the drawn portion of the x axis, y near the end of the drawn ...
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Radial Random Walk
I'm trying to generate a spherical distribution of radial random walk points in 3D space. The following code works, but the random walk lines aren't radial. Why ? Where is my mistake ?
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combined 3D graphics with no interface
I'd like to combine several 3D graphics, but the interface, indicated by the arrow in the figure attached between them is alway present. How to eliminate it? Thanks in advance.
Here is my example:
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Synchronizing manual rotations for multiple Graphics3D outputs?
Say I make a set of three Graphics3D images, here of three different cones, by evaluating:
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How do I add a color bar to a 3D plot?
I tried
Plot3D[Exp[-x^2 - y^2], {x, -2, 2}, {y, -2, 2},
ColorFunction -> (ColorData["TemperatureMap"][#3] &),
PlotLegends -> Automatic]
in an attempt ...
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Text Annotation Disappears in Wrapped 3D Graphics
In a 3D graphic, if I wrap a figure, for example,
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