Use scatter plots to visualize a scalar quantity as scattered spheres on a 2D Scatter Surface (
) or in a 3D
Scatter Volume (
) (as functions of spatial coordinates or any quantities).
The radius and color can both be functions of independent quantities, so a 3D scatter plot can provide information about up to five different quantities as the three axis directions, color, and radius. Right-click a 2D Plot Group or
3D Plot Group to add these plot types from the
More Surface Plots or
More Volume Plots submenu, respectively. If you want to add a material appearance, right-click the
Scatter Surface or
Scatter Volume node and add
Material Appearance,
Transparency (Scatter Volume only), and
Visual Effects (Scatter Volume only) subnodes as desired.
Under Evaluation Points, select an
Entry method for the
grid points coordinates based on space dimension (
x grid points and
y grid points for 2D;
r grid points and
z grid points for 2D axial symmetry; or
x grid points,
y grid points, and
z grid points for 3D).