3D Surface
Digital Elevation Model
Procedurally generated terrain surface with elevation-based coloring.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
colors = ['#164e63', '#0d9488', '#22c55e', '#a3e635', '#fde047', '#f97316', '#7f1d1d']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('terrain_neon', colors, N=256)
np.random.seed(42)
X = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
Y = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
X, Y = np.meshgrid(X, Y)
# Procedural terrain
Z = (np.sin(X*0.5) * np.cos(Y*0.5) * 2 +
np.sin(X*1.2 + 1) * np.cos(Y*0.8) +
0.5 * np.sin(X*2.5) * np.sin(Y*2.5))
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d', facecolor='#ffffff')
surf = ax.plot_surface(X, Y, Z, cmap=cmap, linewidth=0, antialiased=True)
ax.set_xlabel('X (km)', color='#1f2937', fontsize=10)
ax.set_ylabel('Y (km)', color='#1f2937', fontsize=10)
ax.set_zlabel('Elevation', color='#1f2937', fontsize=10)
ax.set_title('Digital Elevation Model', color='#1f2937', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', pad=20)
ax.tick_params(colors='#6b7280', labelsize=8)
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.view_init(elev=35, azim=45)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
3D Charts
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