testbed/matplotlib__matplotlib/galleries/examples/mplot3d/stem3d_demo.py

"""
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3D stem
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Demonstration of a stem plot in 3D, which plots vertical lines from a baseline
to the *z*-coordinate and places a marker at the tip.
"""

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

theta = np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi)
x = np.cos(theta - np.pi/2)
y = np.sin(theta - np.pi/2)
z = theta

fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw=dict(projection='3d'))
ax.stem(x, y, z)

plt.show()

# %%
#
# The position of the baseline can be adapted using *bottom*. The parameters
# *linefmt*, *markerfmt*, and *basefmt* control basic format properties of the
# plot. However, in contrast to `~.axes3d.Axes3D.plot` not all properties are
# configurable via keyword arguments. For more advanced control adapt the line
# objects returned by `~mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d.Axes3D.stem`.

fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw=dict(projection='3d'))
markerline, stemlines, baseline = ax.stem(
    x, y, z, linefmt='grey', markerfmt='D', bottom=np.pi)
markerline.set_markerfacecolor('none')

plt.show()

# %%
#
# The orientation of the stems and baseline can be changed using *orientation*.
# This determines in which direction the stems are projected from the head
# points, towards the *bottom* baseline.
#
# For examples, by setting ``orientation='x'``, the stems are projected along
# the *x*-direction, and the baseline is in the *yz*-plane.

fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw=dict(projection='3d'))
markerline, stemlines, baseline = ax.stem(x, y, z, bottom=-1, orientation='x')
ax.set(xlabel='x', ylabel='y', zlabel='z')

plt.show()