On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Moore, Eric (NIH/NIDDK) [F] <
eric.moo...@nih.gov> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: alw46 [mailto:amandalaurelw...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:31 AM
> > To: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [Matplotlib-users] Plotting contour in X-Z plane
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a question similar to one posted on Aug 30, 2011 titled
> > "Plotting 2D
> > contourf in Axes3D X-Z plane instead of X-Y plane". In fact, it is the
> > same
> > question, and I can't seem to find a satisfactory answer anywhere.
> >
> > I've attached an image of what I've done in the X-Y plane for
> > reference.
> > Like the other post, I'd like to do something similar to what I've done
> > in
> > the X-Y direction, but in the X-Z and Y-Z planes. Since I've set up a
> > grid
> > of points throughout the space, this effectively allows me to take
> > "section
> > cuts" in different directions in the space. But I can't seem to figure
> > out
> > how to do it. I've switched around the "z-dir", as well as replacing X
> > and
> > Y with Z in ax.contourf. For reference, I'm using matplotlib 1.1.0.
> >
> > I'm trying to achieve a similar affect to Mayavi's 'image_plane_widget'
> > to
> > take volume slices, but using matplotlib.
> >
> > http://old.nabble.com/file/p33168965/contours_xy.png
> > --
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> > in-X-Z-plane-tp33168965p33168965.html
> > Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >
>
> I've attached a function that I think does something similar to what you
> want, although without quite all of the bells and whistles you're looking
> for. I'm sure there are better ways than just plotting so many lines, but
> it worked for quickly looking at some data for me.
>
> Eric
>
>
Eric,
That is a neat example. Do you mind if I clean it up and include it in the
mpl gallary?
Ben Root
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