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Logarithm Scaling of a normal plot is fairly simply with the LogPlot command but I couldn't find anything for scaling a for scaling of a parametric plot.

If I want to draw a paramteric plot with y-scaled logarithmically how would I do that?

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    $\begingroup$ use the option ScalingFunctions -> {None, "Log"}? $\endgroup$
    – kglr
    Commented May 1, 2021 at 7:30
  • $\begingroup$ I think "ParametricPlot" can not do this directly. But you can plot the Log of the y coordinate. $\endgroup$
    – Daniel Huber
    Commented May 1, 2021 at 7:38
  • $\begingroup$ f[t_] = 2 t; g[t_] = Exp[t^2]; ParametricPlot[MapAt[Log, 2]@{f[t], g[t]}, {t, 0, 10}] $\endgroup$
    – cvgmt
    Commented May 1, 2021 at 7:47
  • $\begingroup$ Can the method suggested by @JasonB in his answer to this question be adapted? $\endgroup$
    – LouisB
    Commented May 1, 2021 at 8:37
  • $\begingroup$ Notwithstanding the warning and highlighting that "ScalingFunctions is not an option for ParametricPlot" , kglr`s recommendation to use ScalingFunctions -> {None, "Log"} gives the desired result. Alternatively, extract the points from ParametricPlot and use ScalingFunctions -> "Log" with ListLinePlot, e.g., ListLinePlot[Cases[ParametricPlot[{2 t, E^(t^2)}, {t, -1.5, 1.5}], Line[ pts_ ] :> pts, Infinity], ScalingFunctions -> "Log", AspectRatio -> 1] $\endgroup$
    – Bob Hanlon
    Commented May 1, 2021 at 13:26

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