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Range of axes¶

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import plotly.plotly as py
import plotly.graph_objs as go
import numpy as np

N = 70
trace1 = go.Mesh3d(x=(70*np.random.randn(N)),
                   y=(55*np.random.randn(N)),
                   z=(40*np.random.randn(N)),
                   opacity=0.5,
                   color='rgba(244,22,100,0.6)'
                  )

layout = go.Layout(
                    scene = dict(
                    xaxis = dict(
                        nticks=4, range = [-100,100],),
                    yaxis = dict(
                        nticks=4, range = [-50,100],),
                    zaxis = dict(
                        nticks=4, range = [-100,100],),),
                    width=700,
                    margin=dict(
                    r=20, l=10,
                    b=10, t=10)
                  )
fig = go.Figure(data=[trace1], layout=layout)
py.iplot(fig, filename='3d-axis-range')

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Fixed Ratio Axes¶

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import plotly.plotly as py
import plotly.graph_objs as go
import plotly.tools as tls
import numpy as np

N = 50

fig = tls.make_subplots(
    rows=2, cols=2,
    specs=[
        [{'is_3d': True}, {'is_3d': True}],
        [{'is_3d': True}, {'is_3d': True}]
    ],
    print_grid=False
)
for i in [1,2]:
    for j in [1,2]:
        fig.append_trace(
            go.Mesh3d(
                x=(60*np.random.randn(N)),
                y=(25*np.random.randn(N)),
                z=(40*np.random.randn(N)),
                opacity=0.5,
              ), 
            row=i, col=j)

fig['layout'].update(go.Layout(
                    width=700,
                    margin=dict(
                    r=10, l=10,
                    b=10, t=10)
                  ))

# fix the ratio in the top left subplot to be a cube
fig['layout'][].update(go.Layout(
    go.layout.Scene(aspectmode='cube')),
    

# manually force the z-axis to appear twice as big as the other two
fig['layout']['scene2'].update(go.layout.Scene(
    aspectmode='manual',
    aspectratio=go.layout.scene.Aspectratio(
        x=1, y=1, z=2
    )
))

# draw axes in proportion to the proportion of their ranges
fig['layout']['scene3'].update(go.layout.Scene(aspectmode='data'))

# automatically produce something that is well proportioned using 'data' as the default
fig['layout']['scene4'].update(go.layout.Scene(aspectmode='auto'))

py.iplot(fig, filename='3d-axis-fixed-ratio-axes')

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Set Axes Title¶

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import plotly.plotly as py
import plotly.graph_objs as go
import numpy as np

N = 50
trace1 = go.Mesh3d(x=(60*np.random.randn(N)),
                   y=(25*np.random.randn(N)),
                   z=(40*np.random.randn(N)),
                   opacity=0.5,
                   color='yellow'
                  )
trace2 = go.Mesh3d(x=(70*np.random.randn(N)),
                   y=(55*np.random.randn(N)),
                   z=(30*np.random.randn(N)),
                   opacity=0.5,
                   color='pink'
                  )
layout = go.Layout(
                    scene = dict(
                    xaxis = dict(
                        title='X AXIS TITLE'),
                    yaxis = dict(
                        title='Y AXIS TITLE'),
                    zaxis = dict(
                        title='Z AXIS TITLE'),),
                    width=700,
                    margin=dict(
                    r=20, b=10,
                    l=10, t=10)
                  )
fig = go.Figure(data=[trace1,trace2], layout=layout)
py.iplot(fig, filename='3d-axis-titles')

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Ticks Formatting¶

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import plotly.plotly as py
import plotly.graph_objs as go
import numpy as np

N = 50
trace1 = go.Mesh3d(x=(60*np.random.randn(N)),
                   y=(25*np.random.randn(N)),
                   z=(40*np.random.randn(N)),
                   opacity=0.5,
                   color='rgba(100,22,200,0.5)'
                  )

layout = go.Layout(
                    scene = dict(
                    xaxis = dict(
                        ticktext= ['TICKS','MESH','PLOTLY','PYTHON'],
                        tickvals= [0,50,75,-50]),
                    yaxis = dict(
                        nticks=5, tickfont=dict(
                            color='green',
                            size=12,
                            family='Old Standard TT, serif',),
                        ticksuffix='#'),
                    zaxis = dict(
                        nticks=4, ticks='outside',
                        tick0=0, tickwidth=4),),
                    width=700,
                    margin=dict(
                    r=10, l=10,
                    b=10, t=10)
                  )
fig = go.Figure(data=[trace1], layout=layout)
py.iplot(fig, filename='3d-axis-tick-formatting')

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Background and Grid Color¶

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import plotly.plotly as py
import plotly.graph_objs as go
import numpy as np

N = 50
trace1 = go.Mesh3d(x=(30*np.random.randn(N)),
                   y=(25*np.random.randn(N)),
                   z=(30*np.random.randn(N)),
                   opacity=0.5,)


layout = go.Layout(
                    scene = dict(
                    xaxis = dict(
                         backgroundcolor="rgb(200, 200, 230)",
                         gridcolor="rgb(255, 255, 255)",
                         showbackground=True,
                         zerolinecolor="rgb(255, 255, 255)",),
                    yaxis = dict(
                        backgroundcolor="rgb(230, 200,230)",
                        gridcolor="rgb(255, 255, 255)",
                        showbackground=True,
                        zerolinecolor="rgb(255, 255, 255)"),
                    zaxis = dict(
                        backgroundcolor="rgb(230, 230,200)",
                        gridcolor="rgb(255, 255, 255)",
                        showbackground=True,
                        zerolinecolor="rgb(255, 255, 255)",),),
                    width=700,
                    margin=dict(
                    r=10, l=10,
                    b=10, t=10)
                  )
fig = go.Figure(data=[trace1], layout=layout)
py.iplot(fig, filename='3d-axis-background-and-grid-color')

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from IPython.display import display, HTML

display(HTML('<link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:600,400,300,200|Inconsolata|Ubuntu+Mono:400,700" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />'))
display(HTML('<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://help.plot.ly/documentation/all_static/css/ipython-notebook-custom.css">'))

! pip install git+https://github.com/plotly/publisher.git --upgrade
import publisher
publisher.publish(
    '3d-axes.ipynb', 'python/3d-axes/', 'Axes Formatting in 3d Plots | plotly',
    'How to format axes of 3d plots in Python with Plotly.',
    title = 'Format 3d Axes | plotly',
    name = '3D Axes',
    has_thumbnail='true', thumbnail='thumbnail/3d-axes.png', 
    language='python', page_type='example_index',
    display_as='3d_charts', order=0.101,
    ipynb= '~notebook_demo/96')  

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