{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n# Clip the data to the axes view limits\n\nDemonstrate clipping of line and marker data to the axes view limits. The\n``axlim_clip`` keyword argument can be used in any of the 3D plotting\nfunctions.\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\nimport numpy as np\n\nfig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={\"projection\": \"3d\"})\n\n# Make the data\nx = np.arange(-5, 5, 0.5)\ny = np.arange(-5, 5, 0.5)\nX, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)\nR = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2)\nZ = np.sin(R)\n\n# Default behavior is axlim_clip=False\nax.plot_wireframe(X, Y, Z, color='C0')\n\n# When axlim_clip=True, note that when a line segment has one vertex outside\n# the view limits, the entire line is hidden. The same is true for 3D patches\n# if one of their vertices is outside the limits (not shown).\nax.plot_wireframe(X, Y, Z, color='C1', axlim_clip=True)\n\n# In this example, data where x < 0 or z > 0.5 is clipped\nax.set(xlim=(0, 10), ylim=(-5, 5), zlim=(-1, 0.5))\nax.legend(['axlim_clip=False (default)', 'axlim_clip=True'])\n\nplt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ ".. tags::\n plot-type: 3D,\n level: beginner\n\n" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.13.2" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }