`plot3dc`: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour
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#### `plot3dc`: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour

`plot3dc (` | x ,
| y ,
| z ,
| nx ,
| ny ,
| opt ,
| clevel ,
| nlevel `)`;

Aside from dropping the `side` functionality this is a more powerful form of ``plot3d``: the surface mesh can be colored accordingly to the current z value being plotted, a contour plot can be drawn at the base XY plane, and a curtain can be drawn between the plotted function border and the base XY plane. The arguments are identical to those of ``plmeshc``. The only difference between `plmeshc` and `plot3dc` is that `plmeshc` draws the bottom side of the surface, while `plot3dc` only draws the surface as viewed from the top.

`x` (``PLFLT_VECTOR``, input)

  A vector containing the x coordinates at which the function is evaluated.

`y` (``PLFLT_VECTOR``, input)

  A vector containing the y coordinates at which the function is evaluated.

`z` (``PLFLT_MATRIX``, input)

  A matrix containing function values to plot. Should have dimensions of `nx` by `ny`.

`nx` (``PLINT``, input)

  Number of ``x`` values at which function is evaluated.

`ny` (``PLINT``, input)

  Number of ``y`` values at which function is evaluated.

`opt` (``PLINT``, input)

  Determines the way in which the surface is represented. To specify more than one option just add the options, e.g. DRAW_LINEXY + MAG_COLOR

  - ``opt`=DRAW_LINEX` : Lines are drawn showing ``z`` as a function of ``x`` for each value of ``y`[j]` .

  - ``opt`=DRAW_LINEY` : Lines are drawn showing ``z`` as a function of ``y`` for each value of ``x`[i]` .

  - ``opt`=DRAW_LINEXY` : Network of lines is drawn connecting points at which function is defined.

  - ``opt`=MAG_COLOR` : Each line in the mesh is colored according to the z value being plotted. The color is used from the current cmap1.

  - ``opt`=BASE_CONT` : A contour plot is drawn at the base XY plane using parameters `nlevel` and `clevel`.

  - ``opt`=DRAW_SIDES` : draws a curtain between the base XY plane and the borders of the plotted function.

`clevel` (``PLFLT_VECTOR``, input)

  A vector containing the contour levels.

`nlevel` (``PLINT``, input)

  Number of elements in the `clevel` vector.

Redacted form:

- General: `plot3dc(x, y, z, opt, clevel)`

- Perl/PDL: Not available?

This function is used in example 21.

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