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Re: Displaying 3D data as 2D + color ?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg25190] Re: Displaying 3D data as 2D + color ?
• From: "David P. Johnson" <johnson at ae.msstate.edu>
• Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:24:33 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Mississippi State University
• References: <8pkka3$m39@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

In article <8pkka3$m39 at smc.vnet.net>, Axel Kowald
<axel at itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I got numerical 3D data (x,y,z coordinates) which are NOT lying on a
> grid, but are scattered. I would like to plot them as 2D with the color
> of the points indicating the z value. It seems the standard Mathematica
> plotting
> commands can't do that :-(
> But I'm sure there must be a package for this problem.
> 
> Any hint is welcomed,
> 
>         Axel

You could always run an interpolation scheme that fits your data into a
regular grid. Any plot function that does what you want will have to
interpolate anyway..

-- 
David
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