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Re: XYOUTS in 3D [message #83279] Tue, 12 February 2013 10:09
vlk.astro is currently offline  vlk.astro
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Doh! Thanks. For some reason that keyword was invisible to my eyes until you pointed it out!

On Monday, February 11, 2013 6:37:31 PM UTC-5, David Fanning wrote:
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>> Is there a way to specify a z-offset to XYOUTS?
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> Z keyword. :-)
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>> I have a complex set of PLOTS calls with /T3D set, and I want to label certain regions of the figure. Unfortunately, XYOUTS does not accept the Z-coordinate, so all the labels are stuck in the XY plane. Is there some alternative to XYOUTS (in IDL 7) that will achieve this?
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> Use the Z keyword along with T3D.
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> Cheers,
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Re: XYOUTS in 3D [message #83290 is a reply to message #83279] Mon, 11 February 2013 15:37 Go to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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vlk.astro@gmail.com writes:

> Is there a way to specify a z-offset to XYOUTS?

Z keyword. :-)

> I have a complex set of PLOTS calls with /T3D set, and I want to label certain regions of the figure. Unfortunately, XYOUTS does not accept the Z-coordinate, so all the labels are stuck in the XY plane. Is there some alternative to XYOUTS (in IDL 7) that will achieve this?

Use the Z keyword along with T3D.

Cheers,

David

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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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