On 12-03-12 5:45 PM, Michael wrote:
Dear R users,

I have been trying to draw the following 3d graphs: The solid region bounded
above by the paraboloid z = 9 - x2 - y2 and below by the unit circle in the
xy-plane.

I wanted to visualize the solid region bounded by those two graphs. I could
draw those two 3d graphs separately, but I could not get those two to work
in one single plot.

Here's my code for the paraboloid:
x<- seq(-10, 10, length= 30)
y<- x
f<- function(x,y) { 9-x^2-y^2 }
z<- outer(x, y, f)
persp3d(x, y, z, aspect=c(1, 1, 1), col = "lightblue",
        xlab = "X", ylab = "Y", zlab = "9-x^2-y^2")

And my code for the cylinder with the unit circle as the base:

z<- matrix(seq(0, 1, len=50), 50, 50)
theta<- t(z)
x<- cos(theta*2*pi)
y<- sin(theta*2*pi)
persp3d(x, y, z, col="red",add=T)

I wonder if the other R users have encountered similar problems. If someone
can help me out, I'll be very appreciative.


I think the graph is working, it's just that the cylinder is really tiny and hard to see. Your z range goes from -190 to 9 in the first graph, but from 0 to 1 in the cylinder. Try using -200*z + 9 in the second plot, and you'll see the cylinder clearly.

Duncan Murdoch

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