%matplotlib inline
- Visit this matplotlib tutorial on 3d Plotting
- Another useful reference
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy
from math import pi
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D
import idealab_tools.matplotlib_tools
theta = numpy.r_[0:2*pi:40j]
x = numpy.cos(theta)
y = .5*numpy.sin(theta)
z = numpy.sin(2*theta-pi/4)
xyz = numpy.array([x,y,z]).T
fig = plt.figure();
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d');
ax.view_init(30, 15)
ax.plot3D(xyz[:,0],xyz[:,1],xyz[:,2])
idealab_tools.matplotlib_tools.equal_axes(ax,xyz)
