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Contour Plots

2-D and 3-D isoline plots

A contour plot represents a 3-D surface by plotting lines that connect points with common z-values along a slice. For example, you can use a contour plot to visualize the height of a surface in two or three dimensions.

Functions

contourContour plot of matrix
contourfFilled 2-D contour plot
contourcLow-level contour matrix computation
contour33-D contour plot
contoursliceDraw contours in volume slice planes
clabelLabel contour plot elevation
fcontourPlot contours

Properties

Contour PropertiesContour chart appearance and behavior
FunctionContour PropertiesFunction contour chart appearance and behavior

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