Questions tagged [graphics3d]
For questions specific to the Graphics3D command and related 3D graphics functionality.
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ListContourPlot and ListContourPlot3D use better interpolation for arrays of values than for lists of tuples (i.e. {{x,y,z,f[x,y,z]}..}
From reading the documentation, it seems that ListContourPlot3D should work equally well on an array versus a list of tuples,
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Bug with Tooltip and ListPointPlot3D
Bug introduced in 10.0.0 and persisting through 11.2.0. Fixed in 11.3.
The coordinates of a point in a three dimensional graph can be shown in a tooltip:
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Using TetGen in Mathematica to get 3D Voronoi diagram
In this post, the use of TetGen for 3D Voronoi tesselation has been briefly discussed. However there is still no info about the use of TetGen to generate a 3D Voronoi diagram. The TetGen documentation ...
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How to reconstruct 3d meshes from 2d images of a scene?
The new ImageStitch was nice functionality added in v13, but is there anything available for constructing meshes (with color textures) from a bag of 2D images (...
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CDF Player - MMA9 - MMA10 oddities
I'm (slowly) building a WordPress site with some didactic simulation made with Mathematica.
Users can run the simulations (on-line or off-line) with the free Wolfram CDF Player.
One of the last ...
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Export/Import a 3D file format with Textures
In version 12.1, the docs say that it is now possible to export/import to a 3D file format while preserving textures:
But I can't seem to find a single example of this new feature!
Code to try:
If ...
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ListDensityPlot3D does not antialias axes
I sent a bug-report to Wolfram and the case number is [CASE:3454878]
I'm on Linux with Mathematica 10.3 and I have my 3D graphics output set to the highest "Antialiasing Quality". It works fine for <...
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Mathematica and POV-Ray workflow: ListContourPlot3D
I have the following function describing a molecular electronic Orbital.
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How to make Graphics3D with multiple lighting sources being rendered faster
I have a very "precise"(through setting "SpherePoints") Sphere illuminated by hundreds of random color lighting sources. The ...
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Visualising 'The Moessner Miracle' in higher dimensions
I thought it would be interesting to try and represent "The Moessner Miracle" in higher dimensions. This is my first attempt for higher dimensions anywhere so I'm not sure if the logic is ...
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Image detection suggest 3D coordinates for known structure
I'm trying to model a snake, which I can do very basically if I do it manually, first getting the x,y coordinates from image tools, then guessing z coordinates (using @J. M.'s ennui 's plotTube ...
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Graphics3D quality degradation when rotating since Mathematica 12.1
Anti-aliasing is no longer effective when I rotate 3D graphics with mouse, this problem was introduced since version 12.1.
I don't like this feature, I tried to modify the render engine, found that ...
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Making cool animations of an accretion disk/planetary disk
I am trying to make an animation of an accretion disk or a planetary disk.
For example, a cool disk showing below (created by NAHKS TR'EHNL):
or in this link
Here is what I have tried so far:
step1：...
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Possible Bug with Options in DelaunayMesh
Bug introduced in 10.2 and persisting through 11.1
Update:
It turns out after some testing, none of the Options work in ...
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Arrowhead scale keeps changing as figure is rotated
I am using a combination of Plot3D and Graphics3D to plot a surface based on a function and a primitive Arrow object.
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Color Snapping When Using VertexColors with a Tube with BSplineCurve as an Argument
I think I've identified a bug in how VertexColors are treated when rendering a Tube object where the underlying data is a ...
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A Graphics3D bug in version 11.1.0
Bug introduced in 11.1.0 and fixed in 11.1.1
When an opacity option is added to 3D graphics, the axis labels go wrong, in such a way that the notebook's background colour (which can be user-defined) ...
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Embed 3D objects from Mathematica, in a pdf
Acrobat Reader 9+ supports interactive manipulation of 3D objects. See this file for example - another widely used example are PRC objects which may be produced by Asymptote.
Exporting animations ...
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Performance tuning - Explicitly set Mathematica use Nvidia GPU for rendering
I feel hesitated to ask this question, but I cannot figure out a way to increase the performance.
The problem is about running this featured example on a computer with both Intel HD GPU and Nvidia ...
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3D mouse compatibility with Mathematica 12
I am interested in a purchasing a 3D mouse to navigate 3d Mathematica graphics. I am interested in the Spacemouse Wireless (by 3Dconnexion) found here:
https://3dconnexion.com/us/product/spacemouse-...
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Rendering realistically looking rope
I used this code of user Henrik Schumacher to try render a realistic looking rope. The result using ParametricPlot3D is here:
In fact not very realistic. The ...
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Plotting severely distorted in V12.1 but works in V12
The following code can plot a surface in 3D (the plot) and also makes a row of two plots using ...
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How to Render, raytrace, Export Graphics3D in Mathematica 11.0
The Mathematica Package below exports to either of two popular human readable raytracer file formats (not 3ds which is proprietary/binary), and can be used Live in Mathematica interactively/Live. (it ...
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Quality of RegionIntersection[]: How to control?
This code produces a crude intersection.
a = {-1/2, -1/2, -1/2};
b = {1/2, 1/2, 1/2};
R = RegionIntersection[Ball[a, 1], Ball[b, 1]];
Region[R]
How can I control ...
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Smoothing out DensityPlot3D over a region quickly
Is there a way to smooth out DensityPlot3D over a region quickly in an aesthetic way? I can set PlotPoints to 100 or even 200, ...
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Contour labels on SliceContourPlot3D?
SliceContourPlot3D doesn't seem to come with the option of putting contour labels on the plots as far as I can see. I'm using the ...
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How do I change the orientation of tick marks in a 3D plot?
I'm putting together a series of plots for a paper I'm writing and they're not coming out quite right. Here is an example of one of them:
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Exporting graphics as vector image
I am just trying to get my head around when mathematica stopped (largely 3D) exporting complex graphics as a vector image. I believe it was in one of the 11 versions.
I understand there are lots of ...
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GraphicsComplex dynamic colors
I have a fairly large GraphicsComplex (surface mesh with more than several thousand vertices) and I want to visualize a scalar function that is defined on the ...
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Bug in Image3D?
On a fresh kernel, in an empty notebook, I go directly to the docs of Image3D and evaluate one of the Basic Examples:
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Is it possible to export animated 3D graphics objects for VR viewing?
I'd like to take an animated 3D graphics object (perhaps created using Animate] and export it to something like sketchfab for VR viewing with Google Cardboard. Sketchfab requires either FBX or BLEND ...
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Use of RegionFunction with Graphics3D?
I'd like to plot in 3D a long list of polygons created with TetGenConvexHull, but only in regions specified by a function. Is that possible? As I have it my ...
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Label Arbitrary Edges as Axes for 3D Graphics
In any 3D plot in Mathematica, there are 12 edges that, theoretically, can be labeled as axes. We can use AxesEdge to label some combinations, but not any ...
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How to create a Lichtenberg Figure?
I want to create a simulated Lichtenberg figure in a manner similar to this image:
What is a good method to generate Lichtenberg figures?
There is a very helpful post on Wolfram Community about ...
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How to center the location of the z-axis label?
How to center the location of the z-axis label which is |f(x,t)|?
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weird behaviour with BoundaryDiscretizeGraphics
I see a weird behaviour with BoundaryDiscretizeGraphics.
When I slightly change the PlotRange option I get a different shape.
Is this a bug?
Below I have included an example that highlight the ...
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Trying to use TextAlignment->Center in Text in Graphics3D pushes text far off of background
I am trying to annotate a plot with text. The text is intentionally line wrapped, and I want it to be centered, so I am trying to use TextAlignment. However, when I do this, the text gets pushed way ...
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What is a good source of public domain 3D images that can be imported into Mathematica?
I am interested in using some 3D images for a lesson I'm developing for kids, in which I want to show them various printouts of 2D cross-sections of the image and have them try to figure out what the ...
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Arrow @ Tube does not work with Dynamic coordinates
Bug introduced in V10.0 or earlier and persisting through V11.3
CASE:4063244
Arrow @ Tube @ {Dynamic @ pt1, pt2} does not seem to work. I'd expect the opposite ...
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Is there a 3D Voronoi function in Mathematica?
I use Mathematica v11.1.
I made a vase by rotating the graph with Mathematica.
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Inconsistent opacity of points in exported 3D graphics with vector image format
An input of 3D graphics of points with specific opacities for each gives a correct output graphic in its worksheet, but its exported graphic with vector format (e.g. eps, pdf, etc) gives wrong ...
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Shading colours reversed on negative bar charts
Bug introduced in version 11.0
Using simple cuboids in BarChart3D results in flipped colours for negative bars. Any ideas how to fix this simply?
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How to convert Texture to VertexColor?
In Mathematica 11 it is not possible to Print a Graphics3D object with image textures. However, it is possible by using VertexColor. I'd like to convert a textured Graphics3D to one with VertexColor ...
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Arrow looks very strange in a simple 3D plot
I try to plot an arrow in a very simple 3D plot. But the arrow and especially the arrowhead look very strange, which is certainly not the normal case. No matter how I change the parameters, it just ...
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When Graphics3D renders a Polygon with non planar points, how does it triangulate to two separate polygons?
If we try to make a Polygon with nonplanar points, the documentation says
Non-planar polygons are accepted in Graphics3D and ...
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Export a 3D list plot file to 3D viewing format
I am not quite aware of 3D file formats which I can export from Mathematica; I have the following problem.
I have a very large 3D list plot (with axes labs, plot legends etc..) from my experiment. ...
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Export 3D plot or Graphics3D object as stereoscopic 3D .jps file
I recently came across some Matlab code to output a 3D graph as a stereoscopic left/right .JPS file, viewable e.g. with 3D Media Viewer, Stereoscopic Player or using any 3D television or beamer:
http:/...
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Using NVIDIA 3D Shutter Glasses with Mathematica
Mathematica has great capabilities to display 3D Graphics rendered to the 2D screen. This should make it perfectly suited to use the Graphics3D system together with an NVIDIA Graphics card, a 3D ...
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