# 3D scatter with AlgebraOfGraphics.jl
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686
**Category:** Visualization
**Tags:** makie, algebraofgraphics
**Created:** [June 28, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686 "2021-06-28T10:37:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/1 "2021-06-28T10:37:38Z")
Is it possible to get a 3D scatter plot with AlgebraOfGraphics.jl? I tried it with
```julia
data(df) * mapping(:X, :Y, :Z) |> draw
```
but it only shows a 2D scatter as if the3rd argument `:Z` was ignored.
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### Author:  [@lazarusA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lazarusA)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/2 "2021-06-28T11:11:41Z")
did you pass your axis as
`axis = (type = Axis3,),` ?
with that, it should work, i.e.,
`draw(plt3d; axis = (type = Axis3,))`
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### Author:  [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/3 "2021-06-28T11:37:55Z")
Remember trying it as well but the scatter dots didn’t show up. Will try again with larger marker size.
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### Author:  [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/4 "2021-06-28T12:11:34Z")
GLMakie has a 3d scatter bug in Axis3, which gives tiny markers that are basically invisible. CairoMakie will work.
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### Author:  [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/5 "2021-06-28T12:20:01Z")
This bug also affects WGLMakie?
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### Author:  [@jules](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jules)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/6 "2021-06-28T12:23:49Z")
Probably, as its implementation is derived from GLMakie.
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### Author:  [@sdanisch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sdanisch)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/7 "2021-06-28T12:33:15Z")
In the near future, we want to make a markersize bug fixing session, which will involve writing rigorous tests for markersizes/line sizes across backends + plotting types, and fix all bugs we find along the way 😉
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### Author:  [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/3d-scatter-with-algebraofgraphics-jl/63686/8 "2021-06-28T13:18:50Z")
Also, it would be nice if AOG.jl could figure out the Axis type directly from the number of arguments in `mapping(:X, :Y, :Z)`.