Plotting and drawing a 3d of multiple curves

I am guessing that your data represent the value of some parameter as a function of temperature where each column contains the values of a parameter for a specific compound.

A typical representation of such data is a Waterfall plot. To find out more about this type of plot execute the following command:

DisplayHelpTopic "Waterfall Plots"

If the waterfall plot is not adequate for your requirements you can use Gizmo to plot the data as 3D Path plots. This is a bit more complicated as you would first have to create a triplet-wave corresponding to each compound. Specifically, using the data that you show above you would create for each compound a triplet wave, e.g.,

Make/N=(6,3) pyrroleTriplet

pyrroleTriplet[][0]=200+100*p  // encodes the temperature

pyrroleTriplet[][1]=0   // this will be the first path in the y-direction

At this point you need to set the z-column of pyrroleTriplet using a wave assignment or using copy and paste in a table. After you repeat the procedure for each one of your compounds you will be able to create the Gizmo plot. Here is an example of 3 paths from random noise:

•make /n=(6,3) triplet1,triplet2,triplet3

// encode the temperature

•triplet1[][0]=200+100*p

•triplet2[][0]=200+100*p

•triplet3[][0]=200+100*p

// set the y for equal spaces

•triplet1[][1]=0

•triplet2[][1]=1

•triplet3[][1]=2

// Create noise for z-data

•triplet1[][2]=enoise(1)

•triplet2[][2]=enoise(1)

•triplet3[][2]=enoise(1)

// the following commands create a sample 3D multi-path plot:

NewGizmo/N=Gizmo0/T="Gizmo0" /W=(17,48,514,483)

AppendToGizmo Path=root:triplet1,name=path0

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path0 property={ pathColorType,1}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path0 property={ lineWidthType,0}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path0 property={ pathColor,1,0,0,1}

AppendToGizmo Path=root:triplet2,name=path1

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path1 property={ pathColorType,1}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path1 property={ lineWidthType,0}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path1 property={ pathColor,0,1,0,1}

AppendToGizmo Path=root:triplet3,name=path2

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path2 property={ pathColorType,1}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path2 property={ lineWidthType,0}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=path2 property={ pathColor,1.5259e-05,6.10361e-05,0.8,1}

AppendToGizmo Axes=boxAxes,name=axes0

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=axes0,property={-1,axisScalingMode,1}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=axes0,property={-1,axisColor,0,0,0,1}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=axes0,property={0,ticks,3}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=axes0,property={1,ticks,3}

ModifyGizmo ModifyObject=axes0,property={2,ticks,3}

ModifyGizmo modifyObject=axes0 property={Clipped,0}

ModifyGizmo setDisplayList=0, object=path0

ModifyGizmo setDisplayList=1, object=path1

ModifyGizmo setDisplayList=2, object=path2

ModifyGizmo setDisplayList=3, object=axes0

ModifyGizmo SETQUATERNION={0.567173,-0.210920,-0.276928,0.746418}

I hope this helps,

A.G.
WaveMetrics, Inc.

September 23, 2013 at 12:32 pm - Permalink

Ezakiel

Thank you so much for that reply.
Let me try both the waterfall and the gizmo approach then see the outcome.

September 23, 2013 at 10:32 pm - Permalink