Surface Plotter - PartsThe Function Panel![]() This panel is placed at the top of Surface Plotter frame. You can define your functions here. (See Function Syntax Reference to learn on how to define a function) There are two text input fields with a checkbox at the left side. The checkboxes are used to mark the functions at the right "active". Surface Plotter evaluates only active functions when you depress calculate button to start calculations, and plots only active functions. You can have Surface Plotter evaluate two functions but plot only one of them by checking both checkboxes before starting the calculations and unchecking one of them after Surface Plotter finished all calculations. Then, by checking and unchecking the checkboxes, you can switch the function to plot. If you checks both of them, Surface Plotter plots both of the functions in the same object space, and you can see the intersection lines of the two surfaces. Note that it is impossible to plot a function without first evaluates it, so if you didn't activate a function before starting calculations, Surface Plotter has no way to plot it after calculations. There are also one checkbox labeled "delay regeneration" and a status line. When the checkbox is checked, Surface Plotter will not regenerate image as you drag the image to rotate, scale, or move it. (see: mouse operations) Instead, Surface Plotter just display the position and direction of axes. This will dramatically reduce plotting time, especially when the surface to plot has huge number of sample points. The status line is straight-forward. It displays the current status of Surface Plotter.
The Setting PanelThis panel is placed below the function panel at the right side of Surface Plotter frame. It contains four command buttons and several input fields.The four buttons and their functionalities are:
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