3d-surface-coloring.md

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import plotly.graph_objects as go
from plotly.subplots import make_subplots

# Equation of ring cyclide
# see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupin_cyclide
import numpy as np
a, b, d = 1.32, 1., 0.8
c = a**2 - b**2
u, v = np.mgrid[0:2*np.pi:100j, 0:2*np.pi:100j]
x = (d * (c - a * np.cos(u) * np.cos(v)) + b**2 * np.cos(u)) / (a - c * np.cos(u) * np.cos(v))
y = b * np.sin(u) * (a - d*np.cos(v)) / (a - c * np.cos(u) * np.cos(v))
z = b * np.sin(v) * (c*np.cos(u) - d) / (a - c * np.cos(u) * np.cos(v))

fig = make_subplots(rows=1, cols=2,
                    specs=[[{'is_3d': True}, {'is_3d': True}]],
                    subplot_titles=['Color corresponds to z', 'Color corresponds to distance to origin'],
                    )

fig.add_trace(go.Surface(x=x, y=y, z=z, colorbar_x=-0.07), 1, 1)
fig.add_trace(go.Surface(x=x, y=y, z=z, surfacecolor=x**2 + y**2 + z**2), 1, 2)
fig.update_layout(title_text="Ring cyclide")
fig.show()

Reference

See https://plotly.com/python/reference/#surface-surfacecolor for more information!