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Graphics Improvements in Maple 10
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Maple 10 includes the following graphics improvements.
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Note: To view plots immediately, open this help page as a worksheet and execute the worksheet. (Standard Worksheet interface only.)
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Click the Open as Worksheet icon.
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New Plotting Options
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Three new options, axis, gridlines and glossiness are available for the plotting commands. These options are available only for the Standard Worksheet.
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The axis option can be used with 2-D and 3-D plotting commands, such as plot and plot3d to specify information about one or more axes. This allows you to change the axis color, add grid lines (for 2-D plots only), and use logarithmic scaling. For additional features and information on how to use the axis option, see the plot/axis help page.
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plot(10^x, x=0.1..1, axis[1]=[mode=log, color=blue, gridlines]);
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The gridlines option provides an easy way to display default grid lines on a plot without having to use the axis option, described above. This option is available for 2-D plotting only. For more information, see the plot/option help page.
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plot([sin(t), cos(t), t=0..2*Pi], gridlines);
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The glossiness option can be used with 3-D plotting commands, such as plot3d to control the amount of light reflected from a plotted surface. This option requires the specification of a point light source. For more information, see the plot3d/option help page.
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plot3d(sin(x)*cos(y), x=-3..3, y=-3..3, lightmodel=light4, glossiness=0.8);
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Interactive Plot Builder Improvements
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The interactive plot builder has been modified to accept the previously-described new plot options. For information on the plot builder, see worksheet/interactive/plot.
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