Re: [Gnuplot-info] linewidth in splots

[Thomas S. <t.s...@fz...>]

WesM wrote:
> 
> Hi again
> 
> When I increase the linewidth in an splot the line gets wider in one
> dimension only so
> 

you are looking at a 2-dim projection of a 3-dim object.
in this projection everything is flat.


WesM wrote:
> 
> that what started as line before increasing the linewidth looks like a
> plane after increasing
> the linewidth. Is there a linestyle change (or any other method) that will
> allow me to make 
> the thicker line look like a beam instead of a plane (ie linewidth
> increase in 2 dimensions)?
> 

a 3-dim tube is reduced to a flat strip in the 2-dim projection - that's
what
you see.
and because the projected line has the same thickness under all viewing
angles, it's the 2-dim projection of a 3-dim tube.
if it would be flat in 3-dim you would be able to select a viewing angle
under
which you could look at the line 'from the side', i.e. the line thickness
would
reduce to 1 pixel. obviously, you can't do that.

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