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.. _sphx_glr_gallery_mplot3d_contour3d_3.py:


=====================================
Project contour profiles onto a graph
=====================================
Demonstrates displaying a 3D surface while also projecting contour 'profiles'
onto the 'walls' of the graph.
See :doc:`contourf3d_2` for the filled version.

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.. code-block:: Python


    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import axes3d

    ax = plt.figure().add_subplot(projection='3d')
    X, Y, Z = axes3d.get_test_data(0.05)

    # Plot the 3D surface
    ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, edgecolor='royalblue', lw=0.5, rstride=8, cstride=8,
                    alpha=0.3)

    # Plot projections of the contours for each dimension.  By choosing offsets
    # that match the appropriate axes limits, the projected contours will sit on
    # the 'walls' of the graph.
    ax.contour(X, Y, Z, zdir='z', offset=-100, cmap='coolwarm')
    ax.contour(X, Y, Z, zdir='x', offset=-40, cmap='coolwarm')
    ax.contour(X, Y, Z, zdir='y', offset=40, cmap='coolwarm')

    ax.set(xlim=(-40, 40), ylim=(-40, 40), zlim=(-100, 100),
           xlabel='X', ylabel='Y', zlabel='Z')

    plt.show()


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.. tags::
   plot-type: 3D,
   component: axes,
   level: intermediate


.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_mplot3d_contour3d_3.py:

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  .. container:: sphx-glr-footer sphx-glr-footer-example

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    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

      :download:`Download Python source code: contour3d_3.py <contour3d_3.py>`

    .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-zip

      :download:`Download zipped: contour3d_3.zip <contour3d_3.zip>`


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