Re: Visualization of a list of 3D points coordinates with a perspective
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- Subject: [mg89321] Re: Visualization of a list of 3D points coordinates with a perspective
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:45:14 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi,
lst = {{3.30414, -2.86064, -2.54648}, {4.06572, 3.80403,
1.68897}, {-1.72822, -2.03097, -4.1024}};
and
{ymin, ymax} = {Min[#], Max[#]} &[Transpose[lst][[2]]]
Graphics3D[
{Hue[0.8*(#[[2]] - ymin)/(ymax - ymin)],
Sphere[#, 1/(2 + #[[2]] - ymin)]} & /@ lst]
Regards
Jens
Alexei Boulbitch wrote:
> Dear MathGroup members,
>
> I have a list containing 3D coordinates of a number of points, like this one
> lst={{3.30414, -2.86064, -2.54648}, {4.06572, 3.80403,
> 1.68897}, {-1.72822, -2.03097, -4.1024}, ...}
>
> I would like to visualize them by plotting them. To plot them as a set
> of points may be trivially done by say, ListPointPlot3D. Alternatively,
> it may be visualized as a set of spheres with unit radius and centered
> in the points specified by the list, e.g. in the point {3.30414,
> -2.86064, -2.54648}, in {4.06572, 3.80403, 1.68897} etc.
>
> Now comes the question. I would like to do it in such a way that the
> size (and may be the color) of each point or sphere would depend upon
> one of the coordinates (say, y). In other words, the size and the of the
> first point specified by lst with y=-2.86064 would be smaller than that
> of the second point that has y=3.80403. The color or darkness may also
> depend upon y. This would give a feeling of a perspective.
>
> Do you have an idea of how to do this?
>
> Best, Alexei
>