# Why PlotlyJS is Better than GLMakie in Creating Torus 3-dimensional object?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [December 25, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105 "2022-12-25T11:13:47Z")
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### Author:  [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Freya_the_Goddess)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/1 "2022-12-25T11:13:47Z")
Hi all,
Thanks from the help of people in this discourse, I have plotted with GLMakie with this code:
```julia
using GLMakie
using ColorSchemes
# Torus equation to plot
# R - sqrt(x^2 + y^2) + z^2 = r^2
# r -> a (r is the radius of the smaller circle / innertube)
cmap3 = get(colorschemes[:plasma], LinRange(0,1,100))
cmap4 = [(cmap3[i],0.65) for i in 1:100]
ξ = -50:1:50
c = 25
a = 5
torus = [((hypot(X,Y)-c)^2+Z^2-a^2) for X in ξ, Y in ξ, Z in ξ]
volume(torus, algorithm = :iso,isovalue =100,isorange =50, colormap=cmap4)
current_figure()
```
and with PlotlyJS
```julia
using Plots; plotlyjs()
Θ = ϕ = range(-π,π,300)
X = [(2 + cos(v)) * cos(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
Y = [(2 + cos(v)) * sin(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
Z = [1.5*sin(v) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
surface(X, Y, Z, lims=(-3,3), size=(600,600), cbar=:none, legend=false, )
```
why is the plot of PlotlyJS is better? They are showing the x,y,z axis as well when I point at the torus.Anyone who opposes PlotlyJS and want to brag about GLMakie are welcome to convince me about GLMakie.
PlotlyJS left, GLMakie right.
I want to plot a lot of 3-d objects and perhaps I want to fix with PlotlyJS backend to be more focus.
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### Author:  [@fatteneder](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fatteneder)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2022, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/2 "2022-12-25T11:22:04Z")
I am neither opposing PlotlyJS nor am I bragging about GLMakie, but by what criteria do you think PlotlyJS is better than GLMakie?
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### Author:  [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Freya_the_Goddess)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/3 "2022-12-25T12:25:25Z")
By the plot of the torus I showed at my above post.
It is a criteria right?
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### Author:  [@fatteneder](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fatteneder)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/4 "2022-12-25T12:32:36Z")
> [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](#):
>
> It is a criteria right?
I would argue that this is subjective to your taste, though, I have to agree that the grey axes on black background don’t look so nice.
But Makie offers various theming options. You might want to take a look at [beautiful.makie.org](http://beautiful.makie.org).
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### Author:  [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Freya_the_Goddess)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/5 "2022-12-25T12:43:16Z")
Maybe it is why I need to see your post, thus able to see this:
> **[Meshes: Cylinder, Pyramid, Sphere, Rect3 - Beautiful Makie](https://beautiful.makie.org/dev/examples/generated/2d/meshes/meshes/)**
>
> Makie Examples
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### Author:  [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Freya_the_Goddess)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/6 "2022-12-25T12:58:22Z")
This is nice, I just try to create a blue torus with GLMakie, a great result. Thanks!!!
```julia
using GLMakie
GLMakie.activate!()
set_theme!(backgroundcolor = :white)
Θ = ϕ = range(-π,π,300)
x = [(2 + cos(v)) * cos(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
y = [(2 + cos(v)) * sin(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
z = [1.5*sin(v) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
fig = surface(x, y, z, colormap = [:dodgerblue],
lightposition = Vec3f(0, 0, 0.8), ambient = Vec3f(0.6, 0.6, 0.6),
backlight = 2.0f0)
#wireframe!(x, y, z; overdraw = false, linewidth = 0.1) # try overdraw = true
fig
```
Anyone wants a blue doughnut?
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### Author:  [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/7 "2022-12-29T06:57:23Z")
Can the default GR backend produce similar surface plots?
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### Author:  [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Freya_the_Goddess)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/8 "2022-12-29T07:15:29Z")
> [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](#):
>
> ```julia
> using Plots; plotlyjs()
>
> Θ = ϕ = range(-π,π,300)
> X = [(2 + cos(v)) * cos(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
> Y = [(2 + cos(v)) * sin(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
> Z = [1.5*sin(v) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
> surface(X, Y, Z, lims=(-3,3), size=(600,600), cbar=:none, legend=false, )
>
> ```
Different with GR
```julia
using Plots; gr()
Θ = ϕ = range(-π,π,300)
X = [(2 + cos(v)) * cos(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
Y = [(2 + cos(v)) * sin(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
Z = [1.5*sin(v) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
surface(X, Y, Z, lims=(-3,3), size=(600,600), cbar=:none, legend=false, )
```
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### Author:  [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/9 "2022-12-29T07:48:06Z")
Thanks a lot. Actually what I really want to ask is how to assign a color (gradient) as a given function of points to each point on the surface?
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### Author:  [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/10 "2022-12-29T07:50:23Z")
For example, if I want to visualize the diffusion process on a sphere?
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### Author:  [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Freya_the_Goddess)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/11 "2022-12-29T08:07:21Z")
Great question, unfortunately, I haven’t reach that stage yet and unable to answer, perhaps @rafael.guerra or @nilshg can help you.
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### Author:  [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/12 "2022-12-29T08:26:12Z")
I seem to find an answer:
```julia
using Plots
p = 100
Θ = (π*i/p for i = 0:p)
ϕ = (2π*i/p for i = 0:p)
X = [cos(v) * sin(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
Y = [sin(v) * sin(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
Z = [cos(u) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
c=[RGBA(0.5*cos(u)+0.5,0,0.5*sin(v)+0.5,0) for u in Θ, v in ϕ]
surface(X, Y, Z, lims=(-1.5,1.5), size=(600,600), c=c, cbar=:none)
```
gives
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### Author:  [@Freya\_the\_Goddess](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Freya_the_Goddess)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/13 "2022-12-29T09:50:07Z")
Wow great!
I was thinking you want to plot a data from DataFrames and then plot the data into 3-d surface with gradient coloring.
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### Author:  [@lazarusA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lazarusA)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/14 "2022-12-29T10:56:07Z")
I like all my torus. They could be as much as twins, but I prefer some diversity 😄
[GLMakie](https://beautiful.makie.org/dev/examples/generated/2d/surfaces/torus/)
[Gnuplot 2](https://lazarusa.github.io/gnuplot-examples/dev/examples/generated/3d/surfaces/torus_depth_sorting/)
[Gnuplot 1](https://lazarusa.github.io/gnuplot-examples/dev/examples/generated/3d/surfaces/torus/)
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### Author:  [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-plotlyjs-is-better-than-glmakie-in-creating-torus-3-dimensional-object/92105/15 "2022-12-29T11:20:35Z")
Computer art is amazing!