3d and 2d plots combined

[WesM]

Hi again

I have a strong suspicion that the answer to my following question will be "No" but
I need to ask anyhow. Is there a way to place a 2D plot on one of the planes formed
by two of the three axes used in a 3D surface plot? I would like to create such a 2D
plot simultaneously with a surface plot in 3D.

Incidentally I just purchased the book "Gnuplot in Action" by Janert. It is excellent
and has already saved me hours of searching the web. The book, however, does
not appear to address the question I am asking in this post.

[Thomas Sefzick]

well, it's not impossible, have a look at this example:

set parametric
set xrange [0:pi]
set yrange [0:pi]
set urange [0:pi]
set vrange [0:pi]
set zrange [0:1]
set border 1+2+4+8+16+32+64+256+512
set xyplane 0
splot 0,v,sin(v), u,pi,sin(u), u,v,sin(u)*sin(v)

WesM wrote:

Hi again

I have a strong suspicion that the answer to my following question will be "No" but
I need to ask anyhow. Is there a way to place a 2D plot on one of the planes formed
by two of the three axes used in a 3D surface plot? I would like to create such a 2D
plot simultaneously with a surface plot in 3D.

Incidentally I just purchased the book "Gnuplot in Action" by Janert. It is excellent
and has already saved me hours of searching the web. The book, however, does
not appear to address the question I am asking in this post.

[WesM]

Nice. I think Janert should mention this in the next edition of his book.

Thanks Thomas

WesM wrote:

Hi again

I have a strong suspicion that the answer to my following question will be "No" but
I need to ask anyhow. Is there a way to place a 2D plot on one of the planes formed
by two of the three axes used in a 3D surface plot? I would like to create such a 2D
plot simultaneously with a surface plot in 3D.

Incidentally I just purchased the book "Gnuplot in Action" by Janert. It is excellent
and has already saved me hours of searching the web. The book, however, does
not appear to address the question I am asking in this post.