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.. _sphx_glr_gallery_mplot3d_contourf3d_2.py:


===================================
Project filled contour onto a graph
===================================
Demonstrates displaying a 3D surface while also projecting filled contour
'profiles' onto the 'walls' of the graph.
See :doc:`contour3d_3` for the unfilled 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.contourf(X, Y, Z, zdir='z', offset=-100, cmap='coolwarm')
    ax.contourf(X, Y, Z, zdir='x', offset=-40, cmap='coolwarm')
    ax.contourf(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


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      :download:`Download Python source code: contourf3d_2.py <contourf3d_2.py>`

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