plot -- display graphical objects
on the screen
Introductionplot(scene) displays a graphical scene on the screen.
plot(object1, object2...) displays the
graphical objects object1, object2 etc. on
the screen.
Call(s)plot(scene)
plot(object1 <, object2...> <, option1,
option2...>)
Parametersscene |
- | a graphical scene: an object of domain type plot::Scene |
object1, object2, ... |
- | 2D or 3D graphical objects |
option1, option2, ... |
- | scene options of the form OptionName =
value |
object1
Related
Domains
Related
Functions
Detailsplot::Scene. See the corresponding help
page for details.object1, object2 etc. must
be graphical objects generated by routines of the library plot. Graphical primitives
include function graphs (of domain type plot::Function2d and plot::Function3d), points and
polygons (of domain type plot::Point and plot::Polygon, respectively), and
surfaces (of domain type plot::Surface3d). Cf.
example 1.plot library such as
plot::vectorfield,
plot::ode, or plot::implicit return more complex
graphical objects that can also be rendered via the function
plot. Cf. example 2.option1, option2 etc. are
specified by equations OptionName = value. Please refer to
the help page of plot::Scene for a table of all
admissible plot options.The graphical objects object1,
object2 etc. must have the same dimension. A mix of two-
and three-dimensional primitives in a single scene is not
supported!
Example
1The following calls return objects representing the graphs of the sine and the cosine function on the interval [0, 2*PI]:
>> f1 := plot::Function2d(sin(x), x = 0..2*PI); f2 := plot::Function2d(cos(x), x = 0..2*PI, Color = RGB::Blue)
plot::Function2d(sin(x), x = 0..2 PI)
plot::Function2d(cos(x), x = 0..2 PI)
The following call renders these graphs:
>> plot(f1, f2)
This call uses the default values of the scene options
as documented on the help page of plot::Scene. Scene options may be passed
as additional parameters to plot. For example, to draw
grid lines in the background of the previous plot, we enter:
>> plot(f1, f2, GridLines = Automatic)
See plotOptions2d for details on
the GridLines option.
>> delete f1, f2:
Example
2The plot library contains various
routines for creating more complex graphical objects such as
vectorfields, solution curves of ordinary differential equations, and
implicitly defined curves.
For example, to plot the implicitly defined curve x^3 + x + 2 =
y^2 with x, y from the interval
[-5,5], we use the function plot::implicit:
>> plot(
plot::implicit(
x^3 + x + 2 - y^2, x = -5..5, y = -5..5
),
Scaling = Constrained
)
Here we used the Scaling option to
guarantee an aspect ratio 1:1 between the x and y
coordinates independent of the window size (see plotOptions2d for
details).
Backgroundplot is not a function but a domain
representing the library plot. Thus, when calling
plot(...), the method
plot::new(...) is called.
The method "new" works as follows: If the parameter
scene is given, the method "getPlotdata" of
the domain plot::Scene is
called. It returns the graphical scene in a plot2d conforming syntax (or plot3d if the scene is
three-dimensional). Then the result is passed to the function
plot2d or plot3d, respectively.
If the graphical objects object1, object2
etc. are given as parameters, the method
plot::new first creates a scene of domain
type plot::Scene
consisting of these objects. Then it proceeds as described above.
plot is a new domain.