.. only:: html .. note:: :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note Click :ref:`here ` to download the full example code .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title .. _sphx_glr_gallery_mplot3d_2dcollections3d.py: ======================= Plot 2D data on 3D plot ======================= Demonstrates using ax.plot's zdir keyword to plot 2D data on selective axes of a 3D plot. .. image:: /gallery/mplot3d/images/sphx_glr_2dcollections3d_001.png :alt: 2dcollections3d :class: sphx-glr-single-img .. code-block:: default import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt ax = plt.figure().add_subplot(projection='3d') # Plot a sin curve using the x and y axes. x = np.linspace(0, 1, 100) y = np.sin(x * 2 * np.pi) / 2 + 0.5 ax.plot(x, y, zs=0, zdir='z', label='curve in (x, y)') # Plot scatterplot data (20 2D points per colour) on the x and z axes. colors = ('r', 'g', 'b', 'k') # Fixing random state for reproducibility np.random.seed(19680801) x = np.random.sample(20 * len(colors)) y = np.random.sample(20 * len(colors)) c_list = [] for c in colors: c_list.extend([c] * 20) # By using zdir='y', the y value of these points is fixed to the zs value 0 # and the (x, y) points are plotted on the x and z axes. ax.scatter(x, y, zs=0, zdir='y', c=c_list, label='points in (x, z)') # Make legend, set axes limits and labels ax.legend() ax.set_xlim(0, 1) ax.set_ylim(0, 1) ax.set_zlim(0, 1) ax.set_xlabel('X') ax.set_ylabel('Y') ax.set_zlabel('Z') # Customize the view angle so it's easier to see that the scatter points lie # on the plane y=0 ax.view_init(elev=20., azim=-35) plt.show() .. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_mplot3d_2dcollections3d.py: .. only :: html .. container:: sphx-glr-footer :class: sphx-glr-footer-example .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python :download:`Download Python source code: 2dcollections3d.py <2dcollections3d.py>` .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: 2dcollections3d.ipynb <2dcollections3d.ipynb>` .. only:: html .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature Keywords: matplotlib code example, codex, python plot, pyplot `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery `_