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Re: Display of 3D contours in 2D

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  • Subject: [mg4308] Re: Display of 3D contours in 2D
  • From: Xah Lee <xah at best.com>
  • Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 00:48:04 -0400
  • Organization: Best Internet Communications
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

DR JOHN C ERB wrote:
>...
> If indeed the graphic is 2D contours displayed on 2 perpendicular
> planes, can anyone tell me how I can do this?

Replace your 2D points by 3D points. For example, contour1 and contour2 
are two of your contour plot graphic primitives. Do,

contour1 /. {x_?AtomQ, y_?AtomQ} ->{x,0,y}
contour2 /. {x_?AtomQ, y_?AtomQ} ->{0,x,y}

Show[Graphics3D[{%,%%}], AspectRatio->True]

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