From graphics-request at octave dot org Mon Sep 26 05:38:25 2005
Subject: Re: Octave plotter for 3D shading plots ?
From: Petr Mikulik <mikulik at physics dot muni dot cz>
To: JH <julien dot hillairet at onecert dot fr>
cc: graphics at octave dot org
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:37:44 +0200 (CEST)

> think the official plotter of octave is gnuplot. But in despites the
> qualitys of gnuplot, it is not why I'm expecting, specially in 3D plots
> and shading surfaces. I can't afford to obtain the same display-like
> results of "mesh" that I had with matlab.

Coloured filled surfaces work fine with the 
"with pm3d" mode. See screenshots (demo) on gnuplot web page.

Further, surf(z) from octave-forge should work.

> (you can't "rotate" with the mouse the mesh you made)

You can, it works for many years already. Please upgrade to gnuplot 4.0

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