3D pictures in Plots.jl

New to Julia
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Hi everybody! I’m interested in drawing some algebraic varieties from the book i’m reading right now (Cox, Little, O’Shea).
Is it possible to draw

  1. Plots in implicit form (like elliptic curves Y^2 = X^3 + aX + b) in 2d and 3d (for instance, X^2-Y^2*Z^2+Z^3==0)
  2. Plots in parametric form, like twisted cubic (x = t, y = t^2, z = t^3) and parametric surfaces (x = x(u,v), y = y(u,v), z = z(u,v))

Currently I found only surface plots in the form:
surface(xGrid, yGrid, (x, y) → x^2 + y^2)

but for some reasons it works really laggy, especially when i try to move picture.
I thought it would be easier for my laptop to draw only wire of the surface, but
wireframe(xGrid, yGrid, (x, y) → x^2 + y^2)
doesn’t work

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Gadfly can do contours and vectorfields of functions, examples here.

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Makie.jl is very good for things like this.

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Thanks for pointing out, but unfortunately i have unexpected problems with installation of Makie, namely with building GLFW (the message is really huge and confusing and i’m stuck with it:
Error: Error building GLFW:
make: *** No rule to make target ‘install’. Stop.
)

5

Are you using Julia 1.0?

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Are you on linux and forgot to install:

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg cmake xorg-dev
julia>] build GLFW
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sudo apt-get install xorg-dev cmake ffmpeg
<…>
cmake is already the newest version (3.5.1-1ubuntu3).
xorg-dev is already the newest version (1:7.7+13ubuntu3.1).
ffmpeg is already the newest version (7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 279 not upgraded.

] build GLFW
<…>
ERROR: LoadError: failed process: Process(setenv(/home/kir/.julia/packages/CMake/xNoo8/deps/usr/bin/cmake --build . --target install<…>), ProcessExited(2))

8

Yes.

9

can you post the full error?

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and your os + environment, graphics card :wink:

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kir@kir-ThinkPad-E480
inxi
CPU Dual core Intel Core i3-8130U (-HT-MCP-) speed/max 1216/3400 MHz Kernel 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 Up 12 days Mem 2103.0/3846.9MB HDD 1000.2GB(3.4% used) Procs 221 Client Shell inxi 2.2.35
kir@kir-ThinkPad-E480 ~ $ inxi -G
Graphics: Card: Intel Device 5917
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Kabylake GT1.5
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.7

FULL TEXT:

(v1.0) pkg> build GLFW
Building Homebrew → ~/.julia/packages/Homebrew/l8kUw/deps/build.log
Building CMake ───→ ~/.julia/packages/CMake/xNoo8/deps/build.log
Building GLFW ────→ ~/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/build.log
┌ Error: Error building GLFW:
│ make: *** No rule to make target ‘install’. Stop.
│ [ Info: Attempting to create directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/downloads
│ [ Info: Directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/downloads already exists
│ [ Info: Downloading file https://github.com/glfw/glfw/archive/3.2.1.tar.gz
│ [ Info: Done downloading file https://github.com/glfw/glfw/archive/3.2.1.tar.gz
│ [ Info: Attempting to create directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/src
│ [ Info: Directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/src already exists
│ [ Info: Attempting to create directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps
│ [ Info: Directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps already exists
│ [ Info: Path /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/src/glfw-3.2.1 already exists
│ [ Info: Attempting to create directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/builds/glfw
│ [ Info: Directory /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/builds/glfw already exists
│ [ Info: Changing directory to /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/builds/glfw
│ [ Info: Changing directory to /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/builds/glfw
│ ERROR: LoadError: failed process: Process(setenv(/home/kir/.julia/packages/CMake/xNoo8/deps/usr/bin/cmake --build . --target install,[“PATH=/home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/usr/bin:/home/kir/anaconda3/bin:/home/kir/bin:/home/kir/.local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games”, “SESSION=xfce”, “DEFAULTS_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/xfce.default.path”, “QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1”, “UPSTART_SESSION=unix:abstract=/com/ubuntu/upstart-session/1000/2276”, “GLADE_PIXMAP_PATH=:”, “UPSTART_JOB=startxfce4”, “DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-VgXsv9yQWI”, “XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0”, “XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=xfce”, “GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING=0”, “SSH_AGENT_PID=2604”, “XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11”, “USER=kir”, “XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-xfce:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg:/etc/xdg”, “LC_NUMERIC=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “QT_IM_MODULE=”, “LESSCLOSE=/usr/bin/lesspipe %s %s”, “QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=gtk”, “LC_MEASUREMENT=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “SESSIONTYPE=”, “INSTANCE=”, “CLUTTER_BACKEND=x11”, “GDMSESSION=xfce”, “LC_TELEPHONE=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=”, “XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/xfce:/usr/share/xfce4:/home/kir/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share:/usr/share”, “LESSOPEN=| /usr/bin/lesspipe %s”, “SHELL=/bin/bash”, “XDG_SEAT=seat0”, “XAUTHORITY=/home/kir/.Xauthority”, “XDG_MENU_PREFIX=xfce-”, “GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge”, “GNOME_KEYRING_PID=”, “GTK_IM_MODULE=”, “SESSION_MANAGER=local/kir-ThinkPad-E480:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2538,unix/kir-ThinkPad-E480:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2538”, “XMODIFIERS=”, “GLADE_CATALOG_PATH=:”, “TERM=xterm-256color”, “HOME=/home/kir”, “COLORTERM=xfce4-terminal”, “VTE_VERSION=4205”, “IM_CONFIG_PHASE=1”, “UPSTART_INSTANCE=”, “XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE”, “LANG=en_US.UTF-8”, “SHLVL=1”, “LOGNAME=kir”, “LC_MONETARY=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000”, “SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-ZNlHAcCJSULL/agent.2603”, “DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce”, “GDM_LANG=en_US”, “LC_PAPER=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “LC_ADDRESS=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “_=/usr/local/bin/julia”, “GLADE_MODULE_PATH=:”, “PWD=/home/kir”, “DISPLAY=:0.0”, “UPSTART_EVENTS=started xsession”, “LANGUAGE=en_US”, “XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm-data/kir”, “XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0”, “XDG_VTNR=7”, “WINDOWID=71303171”, “MANDATORY_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/xfce.mandatory.path”, “XDG_SESSION_ID=c2”, “LC_NAME=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “LC_IDENTIFICATION=ru_RU.UTF-8”, “JULIA_LOAD_PATH=@:/tmp/tmpeyCbNZ”, “QT_LINUX_ACCESSIBILITY_ALWAYS_ON=1”, “QT4_IM_MODULE=”, “LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=00:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:.tar=01;31:.tgz=01;31:.arc=01;31:.arj=01;31:.taz=01;31:.lha=01;31:.lz4=01;31:.lzh=01;31:.lzma=01;31:.tlz=01;31:.txz=01;31:.tzo=01;31:.t7z=01;31:.zip=01;31:.z=01;31:.Z=01;31:.dz=01;31:.gz=01;31:.lrz=01;31:.lz=01;31:.lzo=01;31:.xz=01;31:.bz2=01;31:.bz=01;31:.tbz=01;31:.tbz2=01;31:.tz=01;31:.deb=01;31:.rpm=01;31:.jar=01;31:.war=01;31:.ear=01;31:.sar=01;31:.rar=01;31:.alz=01;31:.ace=01;31:.zoo=01;31:.cpio=01;31:.7z=01;31:.rz=01;31:.cab=01;31:.jpg=01;35:.jpeg=01;35:.gif=01;35:.bmp=01;35:.pbm=01;35:.pgm=01;35:.ppm=01;35:.tga=01;35:.xbm=01;35:.xpm=01;35:.tif=01;35:.tiff=01;35:.png=01;35:.svg=01;35:.svgz=01;35:.mng=01;35:.pcx=01;35:.mov=01;35:.mpg=01;35:.mpeg=01;35:.m2v=01;35:.mkv=01;35:.webm=01;35:.ogm=01;35:.mp4=01;35:.m4v=01;35:.mp4v=01;35:.vob=01;35:.qt=01;35:.nuv=01;35:.wmv=01;35:.asf=01;35:.rm=01;35:.rmvb=01;35:.flc=01;35:.avi=01;35:.fli=01;35:.flv=01;35:.gl=01;35:.dl=01;35:.xcf=01;35:.xwd=01;35:.yuv=01;35:.cgm=01;35:.emf=01;35:.ogv=01;35:.ogx=01;35:.aac=00;36:.au=00;36:.flac=00;36:.m4a=00;36:.mid=00;36:.midi=00;36:.mka=00;36:.mp3=00;36:.mpc=00;36:.ogg=00;36:.ra=00;36:.wav=00;36:.oga=00;36:.opus=00;36:.spx=00;36:.xspf=00;36:”, “JOB=dbus”, “GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=”, “OPENBLAS_MAIN_FREE=1”]), ProcessExited(2)) [2]
│ Stacktrace:
│ [1] error(::String, ::Base.Process, ::String, ::Int64, ::String) at ./error.jl:42
│ [2] pipeline_error at ./process.jl:695 [inlined]
│ [3] #run#505(::Bool, ::Function, ::Cmd) at ./process.jl:653
│ [4] run(::Cmd) at ./process.jl:651
│ [5] macro expansion at ./logging.jl:308 [inlined]
│ [6] run(::BinDeps.SynchronousStepCollection) at /home/kir/.julia/packages/BinDeps/ZEval/src/BinDeps.jl:518
│ [7] run(::FileRule) at /home/kir/.julia/packages/BinDeps/ZEval/src/BinDeps.jl:483
│ [8] macro expansion at ./logging.jl:308 [inlined]
│ [9] run(::BinDeps.SynchronousStepCollection) at /home/kir/.julia/packages/BinDeps/ZEval/src/BinDeps.jl:518
│ [10] macro expansion at ./logging.jl:308 [inlined]
│ [11] run(::BinDeps.SynchronousStepCollection) at /home/kir/.julia/packages/BinDeps/ZEval/src/BinDeps.jl:518
│ [12] satisfy!(::BinDeps.LibraryDependency, ::Array{DataType,1}) at /home/kir/.julia/packages/BinDeps/ZEval/src/dependencies.jl:944
│ [13] satisfy!(::BinDeps.LibraryDependency) at /home/kir/.julia/packages/BinDeps/ZEval/src/dependencies.jl:922
│ [14] top-level scope at /home/kir/.julia/packages/BinDeps/ZEval/src/dependencies.jl:977
│ [15] include at ./boot.jl:317 [inlined]
│ [16] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
│ [17] include(::Module, ::String) at ./sysimg.jl:29
│ [18] include(::String) at ./client.jl:388
│ [19] top-level scope at none:0
│ in expression starting at /home/kir/.julia/packages/GLFW/pkSlg/deps/build.jl:46
└ @ Pkg.Operations /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.0/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1068

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OK not sure what this is… could be multiple GLFW versions?
You could try:

sudo apt-get install libglfw3
]build GLFW

Also, make sure that you’ve installed the official intel gpu drivers and that you’re not using linux mesa default drivers … I’m not a 100% sure from your data if that’s already the case :wink:

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I’ve been browsing the galleries of Makie, and it seems nice.

  • Any plans to give it a Plots-compatible interface? Or should one just make a switch?
  • Any support for LaTeX syntax math, etc.?
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I put a set of working Plots.jl examples into http://julia.cookbook.tips/ .

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