For regular data consisting of values, the and data ranges are taken to be integer values:

Provide explicit and data ranges by using DataRange:

Plot multiple sets of regular data:

For irregular data consisting of triples, the and data ranges are inferred from data:

Plot multiple sets of irregular data:

Areas around where the data is nonreal are excluded:

Use MaxPlotPoints to limit the number of points used:

PlotRange is selected automatically:

Use PlotRange to focus in on areas of interest:

Use RegionFunction to restrict the surface to a region given by inequalities:

Get tabular data:

Plot a shaded density plot of column f over columns x and y:

Plot multiple sets of columns as separate surfaces:

Include color swatch legends for the plot:

Use Quantity to include units with the data:

Include different units for the x, y and z coordinates:

Plot data with uncertainty:

Plot data with uncertainty in x, y and z:

Label surfaces with Labeled:

Label surfaces with PlotLabels:

Place the label near the surface at an {x,y} value:

Use Callout:

Place a label with specific locations:

Include legends for each surface:

Use Legended to provide a legend for a specific dataset:

Use Placed to change the legend location:

Provide an explicit PlotStyle for the surface:

Provide separate styles for different surfaces:

Add labels:

Color the surface by height:

Provide overlay meshes:

Style the areas between mesh lines:

Provide an interactive Tooltip for a surface:

Fill below a surface:

Use plot theme:

Use a black boundary around the edges of the surface:

Use a thick boundary around the edges of the surface:

Use a thick red boundary around the edges of the surface:

Do not use any boundary:

BoundaryStyle applies to holes cut by RegionFunction:

BoundaryStyle applies where there are jumps in the surface:

By default clipped regions have no color:

Do not draw clipped regions:

Make clipped regions partially transparent:

Color clipped regions red at the bottom and blue at the top:

Color by scaled , , and values:

Color by scaled and coordinates:

Use ColorData for predefined color gradients:

Named color gradients color in the direction:

ColorFunction has higher priority than PlotStyle:

ColorFunction has lower priority than MeshShading:

Use unscaled coordinates:

Unscaled coordinates are dependent on DataRange:

Arrays of height values are displayed against the number of elements in each direction:

Rescale to the sampling space:

Each dataset is scaled to the same domain:

Triples are interpreted as , , coordinates:

Force interpretation as arrays of height values:

The dataset is normally interpreted as a list of triples:

Fill to the bottom:

Filling occurs along the region cut by the RegionFunction:

Fill to both top and bottom:

Fill surface 1 to the bottom with blue and surface 2 to the top with red:

Fill below discrete regions:

Fill to the bottom with a variety of styles:

Fill to the plane with red below and blue above:

Fill to the plane from above only:

Points are normally joined with flat polygons:

Use zero-order or piecewise-constant interpolation:

Use third-order spline interpolation to fit the data:

Interpolation order 0 to 5:

For irregular data, zero-order interpolation gives Voronoi regions for each point:

Interval markers are bars by default:

Use named IntervalMarkers:

Interval markers are black by default:

Specify a style for the bars using IntervalMarkersStyle:

Textual labels are shown at their actual sizes:

Specify a maximum size for textual labels:

Image labels are automatically resized:

Specify a maximum size for image labels:

Show image labels at their natural sizes:

ListPlot3D normally uses all of the points in the dataset:

Limit the number of points used in each direction:

MaxPlotPoints imposes a regular grid on irregular data:

The grid does not extend beyond the convex hull of the original data:

Use no mesh:

Show the initial and final sampling mesh:

The entire mesh for irregular data is a Delaunay triangulation:

Use 5 mesh lines in each direction:

Use 3 mesh lines in the direction and 6 mesh lines in the direction:

Use mesh lines at specific values:

Use different styles for different mesh lines:

Use the value as the mesh function:

Use mesh lines in the and directions:

Use mesh lines corresponding to fixed distances from the origin:

Use None to remove regions:

Lay a checkerboard pattern over a surface:

MeshShading has a higher priority than PlotStyle:

MeshShading has a higher priority than ColorFunction:

Use red mesh lines:

Use red mesh lines in the direction and thick mesh lines in the direction:

Normals are automatically calculated:

Use None to get flat shading for all the polygons:

Vary the effective normals used on the surface:

VertexNormals has a higher priority than NormalsFunction:

Generate a higher-quality plot:

Emphasize performance, possibly at the cost of quality:

By default, surfaces can be very detailed:

Fitting the data results in smoother surfaces:

Fit a quadratic surface to the data:

Use KernelModelFit to approximate the data:

By default, the fitted model is shown with the data points:

Include the data points with the fitted surface:

Plot confidence surfaces for the data, with a default confidence level of 0.95:

Use a confidence level of 0.5 for the bands:

Show residual lines from the data points to the fitted surface:

Combine the original points with black residual lines:

Specify text to label surfaces:

Specify a label at a position:

Specify labels to identify surfaces:

Use placeholders to identify plot styles:

Use specific labels:

Use Placed to control legend position:

Use SwatchLegend to change the appearance:

Create a legend based on a color function:

Use BarLegend to change the appearance:

Automatically compute the range:

Use all points to compute the range:

Use an explicit range to emphasize features:

Plot two surfaces with different styles:

Color a surface with diffuse purple:

Use Specularity to get highlights:

Use Opacity to get transparent surfaces:

Use separate styles for each of the surfaces:

Produce a wire mesh:

Use a theme with simple ticks and grid lines in a bright color scheme:

Change the color scheme:

Change the appearance by modifying Mesh and MeshShading:

Create a thick surface for 3D printing:

Plot over a region in :

The region depends on DataRange:

Filling will fill from the region boundary:

Regions do not have to be connected:

Use any logical combination of conditions:

By default, plots have linear scales in each direction:

Use a log scale in the direction:

Use a linear scale in the direction that shows smaller numbers at the top:

Use a reciprocal scale in the direction:

Use different scales in the and directions:

Reverse the axis without changing the axis:

Use a scale defined by a function and its inverse:

Positions in Ticks and FaceGrids are automatically scaled:

PlotRange is automatically scaled:

Textures use scaled and coordinates by default:

Use the and parameters:

Use unscaled coordinates:

Use textures to highlight how parameters map onto a surface:

Use scaled or unscaled coordinates for textures:

ListPlot3D normally uses an uncolored surface:

Specify random colors for each vertex:

Specify colors for multiple datasets:

ListPlot3D automatically computes surface normals from the geometry:

Specify random normals for each vertex:

Specify normals for multiple datasets: