| Re: SHADE_SURF and hiding axes [message #8600] |
Thu, 27 March 1997 00:00 |
James Tappin
Messages: 54
Registered: December 1995
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R Balthazor wrote:
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> I would be very grateful if anyone can help with the following problem.
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> I have a surface that I wish to represent with SHADE_SURF, and then
> surround with a 'box' of axes with various annotations, using
> AXIS,XAX=0,... AXIS,XAX=1,...etc.
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> However, the rearmost axes in the projection are drawn over the figure
> and are visible through the shaded surface, which is confusing. If I
> draw the AXIS first and then use SHADE_SURF,/NOERASE, much of the axis
> is still erased.
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> Is there any way to hide the rearmost axes when they are not visible
> through a 'valley'?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> R. Balthazor.
You can do it by using the Z-buffer e.g.:
SET_PLOT, 'Z'
DEVICE, set_resolution=[640,512] ; Or whatever
<your plotting commands i.e. the shade_surf and AXIS calls -- the order
doesn't matter>
image=tvrd()
SET_PLOT, 'X'
tv,image
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