How to hide lines behind the surface?

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I'm trying to draw some smooth looking surfaces with gridlines, and I'd like the grid lines to be invisible (or transparent or whatever) when they are obscured by my surface. In my code below, you'll see that I manually added the gridlines, because otherwise they seemed to become piece-wise linear.



surface



documentclass[12pt]article
usepackageamsmath
usepackageenumerate
usepackagetikz
usepackagexcolor
usepackagetikz-3dplot
usepackagehyperref
usepackageifthen
usepackagepgfplots
pgfplotssetcompat=1.11

begindocument
begintikzpicture
beginaxis[samples=80]
 addplot3[surf, domain=-3:3, shader=interp] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
 foreach xx in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3+[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, color=black, solid, samples y=0]
 (xx, x, 0.1*xx*xx*xx-0.1*x^3);
 

 foreach yy in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, solid, color=black, samples y=0]
 (x, yy, 0.1*x^3-0.1*yy*yy*yy);
 
 endaxis
endtikzpicture
enddocument


How do I hide the lines behind the surface in a "smart way"?




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    Welcome to TeX.SE! How about adding mesh and decreasing the samples? Like addplot3[samples=30,surf, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3); ?
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I'm trying to draw some smooth looking surfaces with gridlines, and I'd like the grid lines to be invisible (or transparent or whatever) when they are obscured by my surface. In my code below, you'll see that I manually added the gridlines, because otherwise they seemed to become piece-wise linear.



surface



documentclass[12pt]article
usepackageamsmath
usepackageenumerate
usepackagetikz
usepackagexcolor
usepackagetikz-3dplot
usepackagehyperref
usepackageifthen
usepackagepgfplots
pgfplotssetcompat=1.11

begindocument
begintikzpicture
beginaxis[samples=80]
 addplot3[surf, domain=-3:3, shader=interp] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
 foreach xx in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3+[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, color=black, solid, samples y=0]
 (xx, x, 0.1*xx*xx*xx-0.1*x^3);
 

 foreach yy in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, solid, color=black, samples y=0]
 (x, yy, 0.1*x^3-0.1*yy*yy*yy);
 
 endaxis
endtikzpicture
enddocument


How do I hide the lines behind the surface in a "smart way"?




tikz-pgf pgfplots draw




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    Welcome to TeX.SE! How about adding mesh and decreasing the samples? Like addplot3[samples=30,surf, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3); ?
    – marmot
    Aug 14 at 0:12













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I'm trying to draw some smooth looking surfaces with gridlines, and I'd like the grid lines to be invisible (or transparent or whatever) when they are obscured by my surface. In my code below, you'll see that I manually added the gridlines, because otherwise they seemed to become piece-wise linear.



surface



documentclass[12pt]article
usepackageamsmath
usepackageenumerate
usepackagetikz
usepackagexcolor
usepackagetikz-3dplot
usepackagehyperref
usepackageifthen
usepackagepgfplots
pgfplotssetcompat=1.11

begindocument
begintikzpicture
beginaxis[samples=80]
 addplot3[surf, domain=-3:3, shader=interp] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
 foreach xx in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3+[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, color=black, solid, samples y=0]
 (xx, x, 0.1*xx*xx*xx-0.1*x^3);
 

 foreach yy in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, solid, color=black, samples y=0]
 (x, yy, 0.1*x^3-0.1*yy*yy*yy);
 
 endaxis
endtikzpicture
enddocument


How do I hide the lines behind the surface in a "smart way"?




tikz-pgf pgfplots draw




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I'm trying to draw some smooth looking surfaces with gridlines, and I'd like the grid lines to be invisible (or transparent or whatever) when they are obscured by my surface. In my code below, you'll see that I manually added the gridlines, because otherwise they seemed to become piece-wise linear.



surface



documentclass[12pt]article
usepackageamsmath
usepackageenumerate
usepackagetikz
usepackagexcolor
usepackagetikz-3dplot
usepackagehyperref
usepackageifthen
usepackagepgfplots
pgfplotssetcompat=1.11

begindocument
begintikzpicture
beginaxis[samples=80]
 addplot3[surf, domain=-3:3, shader=interp] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
 foreach xx in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3+[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, color=black, solid, samples y=0]
 (xx, x, 0.1*xx*xx*xx-0.1*x^3);
 

 foreach yy in -3,-2.8,...,3
 
 addplot3[domain=-3:3, line width=0.05mm, mark=none, solid, color=black, samples y=0]
 (x, yy, 0.1*x^3-0.1*yy*yy*yy);
 
 endaxis
endtikzpicture
enddocument


How do I hide the lines behind the surface in a "smart way"?





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    Welcome to TeX.SE! How about adding mesh and decreasing the samples? Like addplot3[samples=30,surf, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3); ?
    – marmot
    Aug 14 at 0:12













  • 1




    Welcome to TeX.SE! How about adding mesh and decreasing the samples? Like addplot3[samples=30,surf, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3); ?
    – marmot
    Aug 14 at 0:12








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Welcome to TeX.SE! How about adding mesh and decreasing the samples? Like addplot3[samples=30,surf, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3); ?
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Aug 14 at 0:12





Welcome to TeX.SE! How about adding mesh and decreasing the samples? Like addplot3[samples=30,surf, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3); ?
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Aug 14 at 0:12











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documentclass[12pt]article
usepackagepgfplots
pgfplotssetcompat=1.16

begindocument
begintikzpicture
beginaxis
 addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
 endaxis
endtikzpicture
enddocument


enter image description here



Whether or no you use shader=faceted interp is not too essential here. You'd need to use spy glasses to notice a difference.



documentclass[12pt]article
usepackagetikz
usetikzlibraryspy
usepackagepgfplots
pgfplotssetcompat=1.16
begindocument
begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
 every spy on node/.append style=thin]
 beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted]
 addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
 endaxis
 spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (4.1,0);
endtikzpicture~
begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
 every spy on node/.append style=thin]
 beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted interp]
 addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
 endaxis
 spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (0,0);
endtikzpicture
enddocument


enter image description here



enter image description here



If you look very closely, you'll note that the tiles on the right have some gradient shading whereas the ones on the left don't.






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    I'd just do



    documentclass[12pt]article
    usepackagepgfplots
    pgfplotssetcompat=1.16

    begindocument
    begintikzpicture
    beginaxis
     addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
     endaxis
    endtikzpicture
    enddocument


    enter image description here



    Whether or no you use shader=faceted interp is not too essential here. You'd need to use spy glasses to notice a difference.



    documentclass[12pt]article
    usepackagetikz
    usetikzlibraryspy
    usepackagepgfplots
    pgfplotssetcompat=1.16
    begindocument
    begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
     every spy on node/.append style=thin]
     beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted]
     addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
     endaxis
     spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (4.1,0);
    endtikzpicture~
    begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
     every spy on node/.append style=thin]
     beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted interp]
     addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
     endaxis
     spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (0,0);
    endtikzpicture
    enddocument


    enter image description here



    enter image description here



    If you look very closely, you'll note that the tiles on the right have some gradient shading whereas the ones on the left don't.






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      I'd just do



      documentclass[12pt]article
      usepackagepgfplots
      pgfplotssetcompat=1.16

      begindocument
      begintikzpicture
      beginaxis
       addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
       endaxis
      endtikzpicture
      enddocument


      enter image description here



      Whether or no you use shader=faceted interp is not too essential here. You'd need to use spy glasses to notice a difference.



      documentclass[12pt]article
      usepackagetikz
      usetikzlibraryspy
      usepackagepgfplots
      pgfplotssetcompat=1.16
      begindocument
      begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
       every spy on node/.append style=thin]
       beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted]
       addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
       endaxis
       spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (4.1,0);
      endtikzpicture~
      begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
       every spy on node/.append style=thin]
       beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted interp]
       addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
       endaxis
       spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (0,0);
      endtikzpicture
      enddocument


      enter image description here



      enter image description here



      If you look very closely, you'll note that the tiles on the right have some gradient shading whereas the ones on the left don't.






      share|improve this answer
























        up vote
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        accepted







        up vote
        9
        down vote



        accepted






        I'd just do



        documentclass[12pt]article
        usepackagepgfplots
        pgfplotssetcompat=1.16

        begindocument
        begintikzpicture
        beginaxis
         addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
         endaxis
        endtikzpicture
        enddocument


        enter image description here



        Whether or no you use shader=faceted interp is not too essential here. You'd need to use spy glasses to notice a difference.



        documentclass[12pt]article
        usepackagetikz
        usetikzlibraryspy
        usepackagepgfplots
        pgfplotssetcompat=1.16
        begindocument
        begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
         every spy on node/.append style=thin]
         beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted]
         addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
         endaxis
         spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (4.1,0);
        endtikzpicture~
        begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
         every spy on node/.append style=thin]
         beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted interp]
         addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
         endaxis
         spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (0,0);
        endtikzpicture
        enddocument


        enter image description here



        enter image description here



        If you look very closely, you'll note that the tiles on the right have some gradient shading whereas the ones on the left don't.






        share|improve this answer














        I'd just do



        documentclass[12pt]article
        usepackagepgfplots
        pgfplotssetcompat=1.16

        begindocument
        begintikzpicture
        beginaxis
         addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp, domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
         endaxis
        endtikzpicture
        enddocument


        enter image description here



        Whether or no you use shader=faceted interp is not too essential here. You'd need to use spy glasses to notice a difference.



        documentclass[12pt]article
        usepackagetikz
        usetikzlibraryspy
        usepackagepgfplots
        pgfplotssetcompat=1.16
        begindocument
        begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
         every spy on node/.append style=thin]
         beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted]
         addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
         endaxis
         spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (4.1,0);
        endtikzpicture~
        begintikzpicture[spy using outlines=circle, size=2cm, connect spies,
         every spy on node/.append style=thin]
         beginaxis[colormap/viridis,width=0.45linewidth,title=textttshader=faceted interp]
         addplot3[samples=30,surf,shader=faceted interp,domain=-3:3,mesh/ordering=y varies] 0.1*(x^3-y^3);
         endaxis
         spy [red,magnification=5] on (3.1,1.8) in node (zoom) [below] at (0,0);
        endtikzpicture
        enddocument


        enter image description here



        enter image description here



        If you look very closely, you'll note that the tiles on the right have some gradient shading whereas the ones on the left don't.







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