3D Fill Between
3D DNA Double Helix Structure
Molecular visualization of DNA double helix with base pair connections.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(12, 9), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')
t = np.linspace(0, 6*np.pi, 300)
z = np.linspace(0, 10, 300)
# Double helix strands
helix1_x = np.cos(t)
helix1_y = np.sin(t)
helix2_x = np.cos(t + np.pi)
helix2_y = np.sin(t + np.pi)
# Plot strands
ax.plot(helix1_x, helix1_y, z, linewidth=3, color='#3B82F6')
ax.plot(helix2_x, helix2_y, z, linewidth=3, color='#EF4444')
# Base pair connections
for i in range(0, len(t), 8):
ax.plot([helix1_x[i], helix2_x[i]], [helix1_y[i], helix2_y[i]], [z[i], z[i]],
color='#10B981', alpha=0.6, linewidth=1.5)
ax.set_xlabel('X', fontsize=11, color='#1f2937')
ax.set_ylabel('Y', fontsize=11, color='#1f2937')
ax.set_zlabel('Z', fontsize=11, color='#1f2937')
ax.set_title('DNA Double Helix', fontsize=14, color='#1f2937', fontweight='bold', pad=15)
ax.tick_params(colors='#374151', labelsize=9)
ax.xaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.yaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.zaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.xaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#e5e7eb')
ax.yaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#e5e7eb')
ax.zaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#e5e7eb')
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3, color='#d1d5db')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
3D Charts
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