Wolfram: Plot3D Options

Plot Range

similar to 2D case.

• Wolfram: Plot Options (2D)

Control Smoothness of Surface

PlotPoints

similar to 2D case.

• Wolfram: Plot Options (2D)

MaxRecursion

similar to 2D case.

• Wolfram: Plot Options (2D)

No Distortion

BoxRatios

A list of 3 numbers for the {Length, Width, Height} in the result box.

• BoxRatios -> Automatic → show graphics in true scale.

• BoxRatios

Plot3D[Sin[x] Cos[y], {x, 0, 20}, {y, 0, Pi}, PlotStyle -> White]

Plot3D[Sin[x] Cos[y], {x, 0, 20}, {y, 0, Pi}, PlotStyle -> White, BoxRatios -> Automatic]

Show Axes

Axes -> True

• Axes

Show Bounding Box

Boxed -> True

• Boxed

View Point and Perspective

• Wolfram: View Point and Perspective

Surface Color

• Wolfram: Surface Color

Lighting

• Wolfram: Lighting

Mesh

• Wolfram: Mesh

Get Actual Values of Options

• AbsoluteOptions

Plot3D[Sin[x] Cos[y], {x, 0, 2 Pi}, {y, 0, 2 Pi}]
AbsoluteOptions[xx, Lighting]

(*
{Lighting -> {{Ambient, RGBColor[{0.4, 0.2, 0.2}]},
{Directional, RGBColor[{0., 0.18, 0.5}], ImageScaled[{2, 0, 2}]},
{Directional, RGBColor[{0.18, 0.5, 0.18}], ImageScaled[{2, 2, 3}]},
{Directional, RGBColor[{0.5, 0.18, 0.}], ImageScaled[{0, 2, 2}]},
{Directional, RGBColor[{0., 0., 0.18}], ImageScaled[{0, 0, 2}]}}}
*)