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Colorfunction + parametricplot3d + plotrange = ?

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• Subject: [mg103774] Colorfunction + parametricplot3d + plotrange = ?
• From: koringkriek <astronerma at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:16:56 -0400 (EDT)

Hi,
I am using Mathematica 7 on Max OS X and came across this problem:

When I want to plot:

ParametricPlot3D[{5*Cos[fi], 5*Sin[fi], fi}, {fi, 0, 2 Pi},
ColorFunction -> Function[{xx, yy, zz}, If[zz < 2, Red, Blue]],
PlotStyle -> {Thickness[0.01]}, ColorFunctionScaling -> False]


It gives a nice plot which I can rotate in the notebook with mouse.
But as soon as I add PlotRange specification:


ParametricPlot3D[{5*Cos[fi], 5*Sin[fi], fi}, {fi, 0, 2
Pi},ColorFunction -> Function[{xx, yy, zz}, If[zz < 2, Red, Blue]],
 PlotStyle -> {Thickness[0.01]}, ColorFunctionScaling -> False,
PlotRange -> {{-6, 6}, {-6, 6}, {-6, 6}}]

Not only the colors of the curve are corrupted showing strange white
stripes but also at the attempt to rotate the 3D plot Mathematica
crashes.

In other cases, for example such a simple plot:

ParametricPlot3D[{0, 0, d}, {d, 0, 1*^13}, ColorFunction -> Function
[{xx, yy, zz, d}, If[d >= 5*^12, Blue, Red]], ColorFunctionScaling ->
False, PlotStyle -> {Thickness[0.03]}, PlotRange -> {{-1*^12, 1*^12},
{-1*^12, 1*^12},{-2*^12, 8*^12}}, BoxRatios -> {2, 2, 10}]

can be rotated but the line has these strange white stripes all along.
One thing I have noticed is the stripes go worse if I increase
PlotPoints number.

Could you please tell me what I am doing wrong or confirm this
behavior?

Cheers
Anna

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