--- name: "plplot" section: "3plplot" platform: "linux" package: "plplot-doc" version: "5.15.0+dfsg2-15" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/plplot" --- # plplot(3plplot) Advanced 2D and 3D scientific plotting library ## NAME PLplot - Advanced 2D and 3D scientific plotting library ## DESCRIPTION Available API man pages: - **pl\_setcontlabelformat**: Set format of numerical label for contours - **pl\_setcontlabelparam**: Set parameters of contour labelling other than format of numerical label - **pladv**: Advance the (sub-)page - **plarc**: Draw a circular or elliptical arc - **plaxes**: Draw a box with axes, etc. with arbitrary origin - **plbin**: Plot a histogram from binned data - **plbop**: Begin a new page - **plbox**: Draw a box with axes, etc - **plbox3**: Draw a box with axes, etc, in 3-d - **plbtime**: Calculate broken-down time from continuous time for the current stream - **plcalc\_world**: Calculate world coordinates and corresponding window index from relative device coordinates - **plclear**: Clear current (sub)page - **plcol0**: Set color, cmap0 - **plcol1**: Set color, cmap1 - **plcolorbar**: Plot color bar for image, shade or gradient plots - **plconfigtime**: Configure the transformation between continuous and broken-down time for the current stream - **plcont**: Contour plot - **plcpstrm**: Copy state parameters from the reference stream to the current stream - **plctime**: Calculate continuous time from broken-down time for the current stream - **plend**: End plotting session - **plend1**: End plotting session for current stream - **plenv0**: Same as [**plenv**(3plplot)](/plenv/3plplot.md) but if in multiplot mode does not advance the subpage, instead clears it - **plenv**: Set up standard window and draw box - **pleop**: Eject current page - **plerrx**: Draw error bars in x direction - **plerry**: Draw error bars in the y direction - **plfamadv**: Advance to the next family file on the next new page - **plfill**: Draw filled polygon - **plfill3**: Draw filled polygon in 3D - **plflush**: Flushes the output stream - **plfont**: Set font - **plfontld**: Load Hershey fonts - **plGetCursor**: Wait for graphics input event and translate to world coordinates. - **plgchr**: Get character default height and current (scaled) height - **plgcmap1\_range**: Get the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots - **plgcol0**: Returns 8-bit RGB values for given color index from cmap0 - **plgcol0a**: Returns 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value for given color index from cmap0 - **plgcolbg**: Returns the background color (cmap0\[0\]) by 8-bit RGB value - **plgcolbga**: Returns the background color (cmap0\[0\]) by 8-bit RGB value and PLFLT alpha transparency value - **plgcompression**: Get the current device-compression setting - **plgdev**: Get the current device (keyword) name - **plgdidev**: Get parameters that define current device-space window - **plgdiori**: Get plot orientation - **plgdiplt**: Get parameters that define current plot-space window - **plgdrawmode**: Get drawing mode (depends on device support!) - **plgfam**: Get family file parameters - **plgfci**: Get FCI (font characterization integer) - **plgfnam**: Get output file name - **plgfont**: Get family, style and weight of the current font - **plglevel**: Get the (current) run level - **plgpage**: Get page parameters - **plgra**: Switch to graphics screen - **plgradient**: Draw linear gradient inside polygon - **plgriddata**: Grid data from irregularly sampled data - **plgspa**: Get current subpage parameters - **plgstrm**: Get current stream number - **plgver**: Get the current library version number - **plgvpd**: Get viewport limits in normalized device coordinates - **plgvpw**: Get viewport limits in world coordinates - **plgxax**: Get x axis parameters - **plgyax**: Get y axis parameters - **plgzax**: Get z axis parameters - **plhist**: Plot a histogram from unbinned data - **plhlsrgb**: Convert HLS color to RGB - **plimagefr**: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1 - **plimage**: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1 with automatic color adjustment - **plinit**: Initialize PLplot - **pljoin**: Draw a line between two points - **pllab**: Simple routine to write labels - **pllegend**: Plot legend using discretely annotated filled boxes, lines, and/or lines of symbols - **pllightsource**: Sets the 3D position of the light source - **plline**: Draw a line - **plline3**: Draw a line in 3 space - **pllsty**: Select line style - **plmap**: Plot continental outline or shapefile data in world coordinates - **plmapfill**: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data, filling the polygons - **plmapline**: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data using lines in world coordinates - **plmapstring**: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data using strings or points in world coordinates - **plmaptex**: Draw text at points defined by Shapefile data in world coordinates - **plmeridians**: Plot latitude and longitude lines - **plmesh**: Plot surface mesh - **plmeshc**: Magnitude colored plot surface mesh with contour - **plmkstrm**: Creates a new stream and makes it the default - **plmtex**: Write text relative to viewport boundaries - **plmtex3**: Write text relative to viewport boundaries in 3D plots - **plot3d**: Plot 3-d surface plot - **plot3dc**: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour - **plot3dcl**: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour for z\[x\]\[y\] with y index limits - **plparseopts**: Parse command-line arguments - **plpat**: Set area line fill pattern - **plpath**: Draw a line between two points, accounting for coordinate transforms - **plpoin**: Plot a glyph at the specified points - **plpoin3**: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points - **plpoly3**: Draw a polygon in 3 space - **plprec**: Set precision in numeric labels - **plpsty**: Select area fill pattern - **plptex**: Write text inside the viewport - **plptex3**: Write text inside the viewport of a 3D plot - **plrandd**: Random number generator returning a real random number in the range \[0,1\] - **plreplot**: Replays contents of plot buffer to current device/file - **plrgbhls**: Convert RGB color to HLS - **plschr**: Set character size - **plscmap0**: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values - **plscmap0a**: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value - **plscmap0n**: Set number of colors in cmap0 - **plscmap1\_range**: Set the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots - **plscmap1**: Set opaque RGB cmap1 colors values - **plscmap1a**: Set semitransparent cmap1 RGBA colors. - **plscmap1l**: Set cmap1 colors using a piece-wise linear relationship - **plscmap1la**: Set cmap1 colors and alpha transparency using a piece-wise linear relationship - **plscmap1n**: Set number of colors in cmap1 - **plscol0**: Set 8-bit RGB values for given cmap0 color index - **plscol0a**: Set 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value for given cmap0 color index - **plscolbg**: Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value - **plscolbga**: Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value and PLFLT alpha transparency value. - **plscolor**: Used to globally turn color output on/off - **plscompression**: Set device-compression level - **plsdev**: Set the device (keyword) name - **plsdidev**: Set parameters that define current device-space window - **plsdimap**: Set up transformation from metafile coordinates - **plsdiori**: Set plot orientation - **plsdiplt**: Set parameters that define current plot-space window - **plsdiplz**: Set parameters incrementally (zoom mode) that define current plot-space window - **plsdrawmode**: Set drawing mode (depends on device support!) - **plseed**: Set seed for internal random number generator. - **plsesc**: Set the escape character for text strings - **plsetopt**: Set any command-line option - **plsfam**: Set family file parameters - **plsfci**: Set FCI (font characterization integer) - **plsfnam**: Set output file name - **plsfont**: Set family, style and weight of the current font - **plshades**: Shade regions on the basis of value - **plshade**: Shade individual region on the basis of value - **plslabelfunc**: Assign a function to use for generating custom axis labels - **plsmaj**: Set length of major ticks - **plsmem**: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGB) - **plsmema**: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGBA) - **plsmin**: Set length of minor ticks - **plsori**: Set orientation - **plspage**: Set page parameters - **plspal0**: Set the cmap0 palette using the specified cmap0\*.pal format file - **plspal1**: Set the cmap1 palette using the specified cmap1\*.pal format file - **plspause**: Set the pause (on end-of-page) status - **plsstrm**: Set current output stream - **plssub**: Set the number of subpages in x and y - **plssym**: Set symbol size - **plstar**: Initialization - **plstart**: Initialization - **plstransform**: Set a global coordinate transform function - **plstring**: Plot a glyph at the specified points - **plstring3**: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points - **plstripa**: Add a point to a strip chart - **plstripc**: Create a 4-pen strip chart - **plstripd**: Deletes and releases memory used by a strip chart - **plstyl**: Set line style - **plsurf3d**: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot - **plsurf3dl**: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot for z\[x\]\[y\] with y index limits - **plsvect**: Set arrow style for vector plots - **plsvpa**: Specify viewport in absolute coordinates - **plsxax**: Set x axis parameters - **plsyax**: Set y axis parameters - **plsym**: Plot a glyph at the specified points - **plszax**: Set z axis parameters - **pltext**: Switch to text screen - **pltimefmt**: Set format for date / time labels - **plvasp**: Specify viewport using aspect ratio only - **plvect**: Vector plot - **plvpas**: Specify viewport using coordinates and aspect ratio - **plvpor**: Specify viewport using normalized subpage coordinates - **plvsta**: Select standard viewport - **plw3d**: Configure the transformations required for projecting a 3D surface on a 2D window - **plwidth**: Set pen width - **plwind**: Specify window - **plxormod**: Enter or leave xor mode ## AUTHORS Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php) have contributed to PLplot over its long history. ## SEE ALSO PLplot documentation at http://plplot.org/documentation.php.