

By default, a 49 by 49 grid is used and 2401 points are generated. For example, the option grid = where m and n are positive integers, specifies that the plot is to be constructed on an m by n grid at equally spaced points in the ranges a.b and c.d respectively. The first argument f or expr can also be omitted or set to the empty list, in which case an empty plot is created.Īny additional arguments are interpreted as options, which are specified as equations of the form option = value. In that case, the plot3d command tries to determine a reasonable domain. With any of these calling sequences, the range arguments may be omitted. As with the second calling sequence, operator notation must be used. In the fourth calling sequence, plot3d(, a.b, c.d), f, g, and h must be procedures or operators taking at most two arguments.

In the third calling sequence, plot3d(, s=a.b, t=c.d), exprf, exprg, and exprh must be expressions in the names s and t. At least one of the ranges must have arguments evaluating to real constants the other range may have arguments evaluating to real constants or be procedures of one variable.Ī parametric surface can be defined by three expressions exprf, exprg, exprh in two variables. Operator notation must be used, that is, the procedure name is given without parameters specified, and the ranges must be given simply in the form a.b, rather than as an equation. In the second calling sequence, plot3d(f, a.b, c.d), f must be a procedure or operator that takes two arguments. These specify the range over which expr is plotted. Alternatively, the range c.d must evaluate to real constants and the range a.b must either evaluate to real constants or be expressions in y. The range a.b must evaluate to real constants and the range c.d must either evaluate to real constants or be expressions in x. In the first calling sequence, plot3d(expr, x=a.b, y=c.d), the expression expr must be an expression in the names x and y. For more information, see Using the Interactive Plot Builder. Select Assistants, and then Plot Builder. You can also launch the Plot Builder in the Standard Worksheet from the Tools menu. To launch the Plot Builder, run the plots command. Maple includes the Interactive Plot Builder, which provides a point-and-click interface to the plotting functionality including two and three-dimensional plots, animations, and interactive plots with sliders. Note that this guide is only available in the Standard interface. Other plotting facilities include the plot command for 2-D plotting, the plots package for specialized plots and the plottools package for plotting objects.įor further resources for plotting, and a pictorial listing of the available types of plots, see the Plotting Guide. The first two calling sequences describe surface plots in Cartesian coordinates, while the second two describe parametric surface plots. The plot3d command computes the plot of a three-dimensional surface. (optional) equations of the form option=value where option is described in plot3d/option Real constants, procedures, or expressions in x Real constants, procedures, or expressions in y
