Re: setting X and Y range in 2D plots
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- Subject: [mg15364] Re: [mg15308] setting X and Y range in 2D plots
- From: "Jorge Zickermann" <jzickermann at mail.EUnet.pt>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 23:58:21 -0500
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Drazen,
As far as I know, the following applies to any type of plot of a 2D
function. Lets say you have a function defined...
y[x_]:=x^2
You can plot the result for a defined range of x using the automatic
setup of axes by Mathematica.
graphic = Plot[y[x],{x,-10,10}]
Then, at any time, you can show the defined plot for a PlotRange
(window) of your will...
Show[graphic,PlotRange->{{-5,5},{0,10}}]
where the ranges of x and y, to be seen, are defined.
If you copy the inputs above into a notebook, and evaluate them, you
will see that the definition of graphic gives a plot, which I suppose
you don't want to see. Unlike with common input cells for which a
following semicollon (;) hides the result, with Plot that doesn't
happen. If you only want to see a particular window at all times, then
you have to contract the inputs into the following form...
graphic = Plot[y[x],{x,-10,10},PlotRange->{{-5,5},{0,10}}]
Notice that if you ask for a PlotRange wider than that obtained for
the variation of x, you won't get a complete plot. ie; If in the
PlotRange above you wanted to see a window {{-5,12},{0,10}} you would
have to make x vary up to 12, {x,-10,12}.
Jorge
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>From: "Drazen Petrek" <zobel at fly.cc.fer.hr>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
>To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
>Subject: [mg15364] [mg15308] setting X and Y range in 2D plots
>Date: Fri, Jan 8, 1999, 9:15 am
>
>hi,
>I have i simple question: How to set X and Y range in various 2D plots
>(ImplicitPlot, ParametricPlot,Plot...)? Lets say i want to see a
>particular "window" of graph.
>