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        "\n# Animate a 3D wireframe plot\n\nA very simple \"animation\" of a 3D plot.  See also :doc:`rotate_axes3d_sgskip`.\n\n(This example is skipped when building the documentation gallery because it\nintentionally takes a long time to run.)\n"
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        "import time\n\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\nfig = plt.figure()\nax = fig.add_subplot(projection='3d')\n\n# Make the X, Y meshgrid.\nxs = np.linspace(-1, 1, 50)\nys = np.linspace(-1, 1, 50)\nX, Y = np.meshgrid(xs, ys)\n\n# Set the z axis limits, so they aren't recalculated each frame.\nax.set_zlim(-1, 1)\n\n# Begin plotting.\nwframe = None\ntstart = time.time()\nfor phi in np.linspace(0, 180. / np.pi, 100):\n    # If a line collection is already remove it before drawing.\n    if wframe:\n        wframe.remove()\n    # Generate data.\n    Z = np.cos(2 * np.pi * X + phi) * (1 - np.hypot(X, Y))\n    # Plot the new wireframe and pause briefly before continuing.\n    wframe = ax.plot_wireframe(X, Y, Z, rstride=2, cstride=2)\n    plt.pause(.001)\n\nprint('Average FPS: %f' % (100 / (time.time() - tstart)))"
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        ".. tags::\n   plot-type: 3D,\n   component: animation,\n   level: beginner\n\n"
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