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Re: Plotting a star surface .DAT file

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From	Jörg Buchholz <bookwood4new@freenet.de>
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On 08.09.2015 03:09, karin.walkerx3@gmail.com wrote:
> So I have this .dat file containing data that is supposed to give me a star surface when plotted. The thing is I cannot get to plot it in any way. I really need help. I have no idea how to plot this in a way I get something that looks like a start surface.
> My dat file contains 10 columns and what what appears to be endless lines.
>
> Can anyone help me please?
>
To create a 3D (surface) you need "splot" (see help splot or have a look 
to http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_5.0/surface1.html).

You need three columns (x, y, z) for ploting.

example:

splot 'star.dat' u 1:2:3 w p

Jörg

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Plotting a star surface .DAT file karin.walkerx3@gmail.com - 2015-09-07 18:09 -0700
  Re: Plotting a star surface .DAT file Jörg Buchholz <bookwood4new@freenet.de> - 2015-09-08 07:29 +0200
  Re: Plotting a star surface .DAT file Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2015-09-09 20:10 +0200
    Re: Plotting a star surface .DAT file karin.walkerx3@gmail.com - 2015-09-09 17:36 -0700
      Re: Plotting a star surface .DAT file Jörg Buchholz <bookwood4new@freenet.de> - 2015-09-10 07:51 +0200
      Re: Plotting a star surface .DAT file Karl-Friedrich Ratzsch <mail.kfr@gmx.net> - 2015-09-10 07:56 +0200
      Re: Plotting a star surface .DAT file Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2015-09-10 22:47 +0200

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