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| TEMPLATE Procedure: Plot Statements (Experimental) |
SURFACEPLOT Statement
Displays a three-dimensional surface representing a response variable evaluated over a grid of X and Y values, and typically is used to create a surface plot.
| SURFACEPLOT X= numeric-column | expression Y= numeric-column | expression Z= numeric-column | expression < / option(s)> ; |
| Usage Information |
Surface Plot
![[Surface Plot]](./images/surfaceplot.gif)
| Interaction: |
Missing Z values will leave a hole in the surface. |
| Tip: |
The SURFACEPLOT statement assumes that the X-Y grid is complete and does not contain any missing values. |
| Required Arguments |
- X
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specifies the X coordinates of the grid.
- Y
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specifies the Y coordinates of the grid.
- Z
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specifies the height response values.
| Options |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| BACKGROUND= color | style-reference | Specifies the background color of the graph. |
| BACKTRANSPARENCY= number | Specifies the degree of the transparency of the background color. |
| DATATRANSPARENCY= number | Specifies the degree of the transparency of the surface. |
| TOPCOLOR= color | style-reference | Specifies the color of the top of the surface. |
| TRANSPARENCY= number | Specifies the degree of the transparency of the surface, background, walls, and axis elements, if displayed in a graph. |
| WALLTRANSPARENCY= number | Specifies the degree of the transparency of the plot walls. |
- BACKGROUND= color | style-reference
-
specifies the background color of the graph.
Default: Specified by the GraphBackground:Background style reference. Interaction: Ignored in a LAYOUT OVERLAY block. For information, see Ignored Plot Options in a LAYOUT OVERLAY Block. - BACKTRANSPARENCY= number
-
specifies the degree of the transparency of the background color.
Default: 0 Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent) Interaction: The BACKTRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the background. Interaction: Ignored in a LAYOUT OVERLAY block. For information, see Ignored Plot Options in a LAYOUT OVERLAY Block. See also: TRANSPARENCY= option - DATATRANSPARENCY= number
-
specifies the degree of the transparency of the surface.
Default: 0 Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent) Interaction: The DATATRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the surface area. See also: TRANSPARENCY= option - TOPCOLOR= color | style-reference
-
specifies the color of the top of the surface.
Default: Specified by the GraphDataDefault:Foreground style reference. - TRANSPARENCY= number
-
specifies the degree of the transparency of the surface, background, walls, and axis elements, if displayed in a graph.
Default: 0 Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent) Interaction: You can specify the transparency of individual graph elements by using the BACKTRANSPARENCY=, DATATRANSPARENCY=, and WALLTRANSPARENCY= options. The value specified by the TRANSPARENCY= option is only applied to the transparencies that you do not specify individually. Interaction: Because the default value of the WALLTRANSPARENCY= option is 1, the walls of the default surface plot are transparent. Interaction: In a LAYOUT OVERLAY block, the TRANSPARENCY= option only affects the surface. The LAYOUT OVERLAY statement specifies the transparency of the background and walls of the graph. - WALLTRANSPARENCY= number
-
specifies the degree of the transparency of the plot walls.
Default: 1 Range: 0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent) Interaction: The WALLTRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the graph wall. Interaction: Ignored in a LAYOUT OVERLAY block. For information, see Ignored Plot Options in a LAYOUT OVERLAY Block. See also: TRANSPARENCY= option
