3D Surface

3D surface plots for visualizing mathematical functions and continuous data over a 2D domain.

50 examples

Astroidal Ellipsoid Surface

Astroidal Ellipsoid Surface

Superquadric surface with star-like cross sections - astroid generalization to 3D in pink-purple gradient.

Lemniscate Revolution Surface

Lemniscate Revolution Surface

Surface of revolution generated by rotating a lemniscate curve in blue-indigo gradient.

Double Cone Surface

Double Cone Surface

Double nappe cone - fundamental quadric surface meeting at apex in mint-teal gradient.

Bohemian Dome Surface

Bohemian Dome Surface

Quartic surface resembling a dome shape, generated from circle intersections in coral-amber gradient.

Catalan Minimal Surface

Catalan Minimal Surface

Ruled minimal surface - the only ruled minimal surface besides the plane and helicoid in purple-magenta gradient.

Spindle Torus Surface

Spindle Torus Surface

Self-intersecting torus where minor radius exceeds major radius in teal-cyan gradient.

Horn Torus Surface

Horn Torus Surface

Degenerate torus where minor radius equals major radius - self-intersecting at center in coral-red gradient.

Steinmetz Bicylinder Surface

Steinmetz Bicylinder Surface

Intersection surface of two perpendicular cylinders - Steinmetz solid in lime-mint gradient.

Cassini Oval Surface

Cassini Oval Surface

3D surface derived from Cassini oval curves - planetary orbit-like shape in amber-yellow gradient.

Paraboloid Antenna Dish

Paraboloid Antenna Dish

Circular paraboloid reflector surface used in telecommunications in blue-purple gradient.

Costa Minimal Surface

Costa Minimal Surface

Embedded minimal surface with three ends - discovered by Costa in 1984, cyan-pink gradient.

Superellipsoid Surface

Superellipsoid Surface

Generalized ellipsoid with adjustable roundness parameters in neon yellow-green gradient.

Hyperboloid of One Sheet

Hyperboloid of One Sheet

Ruled doubly curved surface forming a hyperboloid of one sheet in coral-pink gradient.

Triaxial Ellipsoid

Triaxial Ellipsoid

General ellipsoid with three different semi-axes in orange-red gradient.

Scherk Minimal Surface

Scherk Minimal Surface

Doubly periodic minimal surface discovered by Heinrich Scherk in purple-blue gradient.

Dupin Cyclide Surface

Dupin Cyclide Surface

Cyclide surface with all lines of curvature being circles in mint-teal gradient.

Kuen Pseudospherical Surface

Kuen Pseudospherical Surface

Kuen's surface with constant negative curvature in green-lime gradient.

Breather Soliton Surface

Breather Soliton Surface

Breather surface from sine-Gordon equation solutions in cyan-purple gradient.

Whitney Umbrella Surface

Whitney Umbrella Surface

Classic singularity in differential topology - Whitney's umbrella surface in blue-cyan gradient.

Pseudosphere Tractrix

Pseudosphere Tractrix

Pseudospherical surface with constant negative Gaussian curvature in coral-magenta gradient.

Boy Surface Immersion

Boy Surface Immersion

Immersion of the real projective plane without triple points in purple-pink gradient.

Steiner Roman Surface

Steiner Roman Surface

Steiner's Roman surface - a self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane in lime-cyan gradient.

Cross-Cap Surface

Cross-Cap Surface

Non-orientable surface with self-intersection, rendered in cyan-mint gradient.

Seashell Spiral Surface

Seashell Spiral Surface

Mathematical seashell with logarithmic spiral growth pattern in amber-orange gradient.

Dini's Surface

Dini's Surface

Twisted pseudospherical surface with constant negative Gaussian curvature, rendered in pink-cyan gradient.

Catenoid Surface

Catenoid Surface

Minimal surface formed by rotating a catenary curve.

Enneper Minimal Surface

Enneper Minimal Surface

Self-intersecting minimal surface with elegant mathematical properties.

Helicoid Surface

Helicoid Surface

Minimal surface shaped like a spiral ramp or parking garage.

Schwefel Function

Schwefel Function

Deceptive optimization function with global minimum far from local minima.

Sombrero Function

Sombrero Function

Classic sombrero/hat function sin(r)/r with neon coral-cyan gradient.

Möbius Strip Surface

Möbius Strip Surface

Classic non-orientable surface with only one side and one edge.

Klein Bottle Immersion

Klein Bottle Immersion

Non-orientable surface immersed in 3D space - a topological curiosity.

Torus Surface

Torus Surface

Donut-shaped torus created with parametric equations.

Parametric Sphere

Parametric Sphere

Unit sphere created using parametric equations with spherical coordinates.

Steady-State Heat Distribution

Steady-State Heat Distribution

Solution to 2D heat equation showing temperature distribution on a plate.

Monkey Saddle Surface

Monkey Saddle Surface

Surface with three-fold rotational symmetry, z = x³ - 3xy².

Himmelblau's Function

Himmelblau's Function

Multi-modal optimization function with four identical local minima.

Ackley Function

Ackley Function

Optimization benchmark with nearly flat outer region and deep hole at origin.

Elliptic Paraboloid

Elliptic Paraboloid

Classic bowl-shaped quadric surface z = x² + y².

Rastrigin Function

Rastrigin Function

Highly multimodal optimization test function with many local minima.

Egg Crate Function

Egg Crate Function

Periodic surface sin(x)·sin(y) with regular peaks and valleys.

Bessel Function J₀(r)

Bessel Function J₀(r)

Zeroth-order Bessel function of the first kind, important in wave physics.

Mexican Hat Wavelet (Ricker)

Mexican Hat Wavelet (Ricker)

2D Ricker wavelet used in signal processing and seismology.

Two-Source Wave Interference

Two-Source Wave Interference

Interference pattern from two point wave sources showing constructive and destructive zones.

Digital Elevation Model

Digital Elevation Model

Procedurally generated terrain surface with elevation-based coloring.

Rosenbrock Optimization Landscape

Rosenbrock Optimization Landscape

Famous banana-shaped optimization test function with fire colormap.

2D Sinc Function

2D Sinc Function

Cardinal sine (sinc) function in 2D showing central peak and ripples.

Hyperbolic Paraboloid (Saddle)

Hyperbolic Paraboloid (Saddle)

Classic saddle point surface z = x² - y² with purple-gold gradient.

Gaussian Peak Function

Gaussian Peak Function

2D Gaussian bell curve surface with light blue custom colormap.

Damped Ripple Wave

Damped Ripple Wave

Radial sine wave with exponential damping using cyan-magenta custom colormap.