# Methods for ListPlot3D [duplicate]

In the documentation for ListPlot3D we see that there is the option Method, but which methods are avalaible? I cannot find a documentation page for it.

If that is relevant I use version 10.0

• The suboptions inGraphics3D >> Options >> Method seems to work. There may be others. – kglr Sep 20 '19 at 6:45
• @AlexeyPopkov That question is very similar to mine, but does not really answer my question as there are no actual methods listed. – mattiav27 Sep 23 '19 at 5:48

There is a closely related thread of question and discussions out there. While it doesn't give a definitive and complete answer, it does shed some light on the topic.

I tried to get Methods for ListPlot3D using one of the old functions from this thread:

getList2[name_String] :=
Module[{options, idx, z1, z2}, options = Names[name <> "*"];
options = ToExpression /@ options;
options = Flatten[Last@Reap@Do[z1 = Options[options[[i]]];
If[z1 != {}, z2 = Cases[z1, Rule["Method", x_] :> Method -> x];
If[Length[z2] != 0, Sow[{options[[i]], z2}]]], {i,
Length[options]}], 1];
(*rest for formatting*)idx = Range[Length[options]];
options = {#[[1]], TableForm[#[[2]]]} & /@ options;
options = Insert[options[[#]], #, 1] & /@ idx;
options =
Insert[options, {"#", "Option", "Options to this option"}, 1]];


but got an empty list in return. Although, for NDSolve` it does work as expected.

Does anybody know what's up here?

• Aw man it says I voted this down but I honestly didn’t and don’t remember even seeing this thread? So, I’m sorry! I can not undo it, SE won’t let me. I think that’s kinda lame, to be quite honest. (If you edit the answer I can undo it!) please, clarify what the output you get is when you evaluate the expression you made here? – CA Trevillian Sep 21 '19 at 7:16
• @CATrevillian the question was recently edited, so you should be able to revert your downvote, if you’d like. – MarcoB Sep 23 '19 at 3:16