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My hot take is that 3D plotting feels bad because 3D plots are bad. You can usually find some alternative way of representing the data
by mhh__ 2y ago
My hot take is that 3D plotting feels bad because 3D plots are bad. You can usually find some alternative way of representing the data
- bee_rider 2y ago3D plots might be neat if there was some widespread way of displaying them. Unfortunately we can only make 2D projections of 3D plots on our computer screens and pieces of paper. Maybe VR will change that at some point. :shrug:
- jampekka 2y agoThis is the correct take. There are almost always better ways to plot three dimensional data than trying to project 3D geometry to 2D.
- sfpotter 2y agoI work on solving 3D problems: numerical methods for PDEs in R^3, computational geometry, computational mechanics, graphics, etc. Being able to make nice 3D plots is super important for this. I agree it's not always necessary, and when a 2D plot suffices, that's the way to go, but that doesn't obviate my need for 3D plots.