# Polar 3D plot?

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## Polar 3D plot?

 I'm guessing this is currently impossible with the current mplot3d functionality, but I was wondering if there was any way I could generate a 3d graph with r, phi, z coordinates rather than x, y, z?   The point is that I want to make a figure that looks like the following: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Mexican_hat_potential_polar.svgUsing the x, y, z system, I end up with something that has long tails like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Mecanismo_de_Higgs_PH.pngIf I try to artificially cut off the data beyond some radius, I end up with jagged edges that are not at all visually appealing. I would appreciate any crazy ideas you can come up with. Thanks, Jeff P.S. Code to produce the ugly jaggedness is included below: ------------------------------------------------------- from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D import matplotlib import numpy as np from matplotlib import cm from matplotlib import pyplot as plt step = 0.04 maxval = 1.0 fig = plt.figure() ax = Axes3D(fig) X = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) Y = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y) R = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2) Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) * (R < 1.25) ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) #plt.setp(ax.get_xticklabels(), visible=False) ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') ax.set_xticks([]) plt.show()
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## Re: Polar 3D plot?

 I don't see a reason why this can't be implemented.  It is probably pretty simple to change the surface plot code to use a polar grid instead of a rectangular grid.  Of course this won't change the look of the rectangular axes, but maybe that is not a problem. I invite you to take a shot at implementing this.  You will find the mplot3d code pretty straightforward.  (And a lot smaller than you might expect). -Ben -----Original Message----- From: klukas [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:34 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Matplotlib-users] Polar 3D plot? I'm guessing this is currently impossible with the current mplot3d functionality, but I was wondering if there was any way I could generate a 3d graph with r, phi, z coordinates rather than x, y, z?   The point is that I want to make a figure that looks like the following: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Mexican_hat_potential_polar.svgUsing the x, y, z system, I end up with something that has long tails like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Mecanismo_de_Higgs_PH.pngIf I try to artificially cut off the data beyond some radius, I end up with jagged edges that are not at all visually appealing. I would appreciate any crazy ideas you can come up with. Thanks, Jeff P.S. Code to produce the ugly jaggedness is included below: ------------------------------------------------------- from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D import matplotlib import numpy as np from matplotlib import cm from matplotlib import pyplot as plt step = 0.04 maxval = 1.0 fig = plt.figure() ax = Axes3D(fig) X = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) Y = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y) R = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2) Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) * (R < 1.25) ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) #plt.setp(ax.get_xticklabels(), visible=False) ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') ax.set_xticks([]) plt.show() -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Polar-3D-plot--tp27937798p27937798.htmlSent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev_______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list [hidden email] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev_______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list [hidden email] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
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## Re: Polar 3D plot?

 In reply to this post by klukas Hi, you can create your supporting points on a regular r, phi grid and transform them then to cartesian coordinates: from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D import matplotlib import numpy as np from matplotlib import cm from matplotlib import pyplot as plt step = 0.04 maxval = 1.0 fig = plt.figure() ax = Axes3D(fig) # create supporting points in polar coordinates r = np.linspace(0,1.25,50) p = np.linspace(0,2*np.pi,50) R,P = np.meshgrid(r,p) # transform them to cartesian system X,Y = R*np.cos(P),R*np.sin(P) Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') ax.set_xticks([]) plt.show() hth Armin klukas schrieb: > I'm guessing this is currently impossible with the current mplot3d > functionality, but I was wondering if there was any way I could generate a > 3d graph with r, phi, z coordinates rather than x, y, z?   > > The point is that I want to make a figure that looks like the following: > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Mexican_hat_potential_polar.svg> > Using the x, y, z system, I end up with something that has long tails like > this: > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Mecanismo_de_Higgs_PH.png> > If I try to artificially cut off the data beyond some radius, I end up with > jagged edges that are not at all visually appealing. > > I would appreciate any crazy ideas you can come up with. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > P.S. Code to produce the ugly jaggedness is included below: > > ------------------------------------------------------- > from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D > import matplotlib > import numpy as np > from matplotlib import cm > from matplotlib import pyplot as plt > > step = 0.04 > maxval = 1.0 > fig = plt.figure() > ax = Axes3D(fig) > X = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) > Y = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) > X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y) > R = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2) > Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) * (R < 1.25) > ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) > ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) > #plt.setp(ax.get_xticklabels(), visible=False) > ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') > ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') > ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') > ax.set_xticks([]) > plt.show() > -- Armin Moser Institute of Solid State Physics Graz University of Technology Petersgasse 16 8010 Graz Austria Tel.: 0043 316 873 8477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev_______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list [hidden email] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
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 In reply to this post by klukas The code below works perfectly.  I think this should be included as an mplot3d codex.  I'll look into what's required to submit a new example to the documentation. Thanks Armin! || Jeff Klukas, Research Assistant, Physics || University of Wisconsin -- Madison || jeff.klukas@gmail | jeffyklukas@aim | jeffklukas@skype || http://www.hep.wisc.edu/~jklukas/On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Armin Moser <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi, > > you can create your supporting points on a regular r, phi grid and > transform them then to cartesian coordinates: > > from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D > import matplotlib > import numpy as np > from matplotlib import cm > from matplotlib import pyplot as plt > step = 0.04 > maxval = 1.0 > fig = plt.figure() > ax = Axes3D(fig) > > # create supporting points in polar coordinates > r = np.linspace(0,1.25,50) > p = np.linspace(0,2*np.pi,50) > R,P = np.meshgrid(r,p) > # transform them to cartesian system > X,Y = R*np.cos(P),R*np.sin(P) > > Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) > ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) > ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) > ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') > ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') > ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') > ax.set_xticks([]) > plt.show() > > hth > Armin > > > klukas schrieb: >> I'm guessing this is currently impossible with the current mplot3d >> functionality, but I was wondering if there was any way I could generate a >> 3d graph with r, phi, z coordinates rather than x, y, z? >> >> The point is that I want to make a figure that looks like the following: >> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Mexican_hat_potential_polar.svg>> >> Using the x, y, z system, I end up with something that has long tails like >> this: >> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Mecanismo_de_Higgs_PH.png>> >> If I try to artificially cut off the data beyond some radius, I end up with >> jagged edges that are not at all visually appealing. >> >> I would appreciate any crazy ideas you can come up with. >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> >> P.S. Code to produce the ugly jaggedness is included below: >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D >> import matplotlib >> import numpy as np >> from matplotlib import cm >> from matplotlib import pyplot as plt >> >> step = 0.04 >> maxval = 1.0 >> fig = plt.figure() >> ax = Axes3D(fig) >> X = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) >> Y = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) >> X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y) >> R = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2) >> Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) * (R < 1.25) >> ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) >> ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) >> #plt.setp(ax.get_xticklabels(), visible=False) >> ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') >> ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') >> ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') >> ax.set_xticks([]) >> plt.show() >> > > > -- > Armin Moser > Institute of Solid State Physics > Graz University of Technology > Petersgasse 16 > 8010 Graz > Austria > Tel.: 0043 316 873 8477 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev_______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list [hidden email] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
 In reply to this post by Armin Moser Hi Armin, Thanks, I added it to the mplot3d examples. Cheers, Reinier On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Armin Moser <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi, > > you can create your supporting points on a regular r, phi grid and > transform them then to cartesian coordinates: > > from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D > import matplotlib > import numpy as np > from matplotlib import cm > from matplotlib import pyplot as plt > step = 0.04 > maxval = 1.0 > fig = plt.figure() > ax = Axes3D(fig) > > # create supporting points in polar coordinates > r = np.linspace(0,1.25,50) > p = np.linspace(0,2*np.pi,50) > R,P = np.meshgrid(r,p) > # transform them to cartesian system > X,Y = R*np.cos(P),R*np.sin(P) > > Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) > ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) > ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) > ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') > ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') > ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') > ax.set_xticks([]) > plt.show() > > hth > Armin > > > klukas schrieb: >> I'm guessing this is currently impossible with the current mplot3d >> functionality, but I was wondering if there was any way I could generate a >> 3d graph with r, phi, z coordinates rather than x, y, z? >> >> The point is that I want to make a figure that looks like the following: >> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Mexican_hat_potential_polar.svg>> >> Using the x, y, z system, I end up with something that has long tails like >> this: >> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Mecanismo_de_Higgs_PH.png>> >> If I try to artificially cut off the data beyond some radius, I end up with >> jagged edges that are not at all visually appealing. >> >> I would appreciate any crazy ideas you can come up with. >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> >> P.S. Code to produce the ugly jaggedness is included below: >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D >> import matplotlib >> import numpy as np >> from matplotlib import cm >> from matplotlib import pyplot as plt >> >> step = 0.04 >> maxval = 1.0 >> fig = plt.figure() >> ax = Axes3D(fig) >> X = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) >> Y = np.arange(-maxval, maxval, step) >> X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y) >> R = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2) >> Z = ((R**2 - 1)**2) * (R < 1.25) >> ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cm.jet) >> ax.set_zlim3d(0, 1) >> #plt.setp(ax.get_xticklabels(), visible=False) >> ax.set_xlabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{real}$') >> ax.set_ylabel(r'$\phi_\mathrm{im}$') >> ax.set_zlabel(r'$V(\phi)$') >> ax.set_xticks([]) >> plt.show() >> > > > -- > Armin Moser > Institute of Solid State Physics > Graz University of Technology > Petersgasse 16 > 8010 Graz > Austria > Tel.: 0043 316 873 8477 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev> _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > [hidden email] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users> -- Reinier Heeres Tel: +31 6 10852639 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev_______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list [hidden email] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users