I am trying to plot the following:
\documentclass[tikz, convert = false]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat = 1.9}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[view = {70}{30}]
\addplot3[raw gnuplot, surf]
gnuplot[id = surf] (x, {1/x*cos(deg(y))}, {1/x*sin(deg(y))});
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
I only receive a 2d blank axis back. I am not that familiar with using gnuplot with addplot3, so I am under the impression I am not calling gnuplot correctly in this case.
With Henri Menke's solution, we do get a plot but it isn't correct. Here is a correct plot without using gnuplot:

Here is a different angle of Henri's plot where you can see the the issue more clearly.


-shell-escapeoption to pdflatex? – Peter Grill Apr 22 '14 at 04:31gnuplotall the time for 2d plots. – dustin Apr 22 '14 at 04:34