3d interactive image using gnuplot

Question

I want to be able to see 3D data (a clouds of points) as in any gnuplot terminal - at least to be able to rotate as it is for images on p. 171 in this document.

Is it possible to insert a script in .plt gnuplot format or to generate data in some another format suitable for adding in LaTeX document (I use LyX)?

What is general approach to add such a 3D interactive images to PDF?

@user124577 Thank you for the hint. What tags are related to searching that? — Tomilov Anatoliy, Feb 08 '17 at 13:18
That depends. Just try to find something like "pgf 3d data" (like https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/118131/how-to-plot-a-surface-from-a-set-of-data/118274#118274) — TeXnician, Feb 08 '17 at 13:22
The first question is how does PDF do it? Second, does hyperref or tikz support those features? I should also note that at 8.7Mb for an 11 page document, it would seem that the animation consists of selecting one of many images stored. — John Kormylo, Feb 08 '17 at 13:45

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '17 at 13:55

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Asymptote (http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/) is what you are after. It produces interactive 3D models in the PRC format which are eventually embedded using the media9 LaTeX package. See Sect. 7 of the media9 documentation which explains the procedure and which contains an Asymptote generated example.

answered Feb 08 '17 at 13:55

AlexG

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I hope it is not too complex to deal with. – Tomilov Anatoliy Feb 08 '17 at 13:59
Well, the learning curve of Asymptote is rather steep, but the web page is full of examples and you may get help here too. – AlexG Feb 08 '17 at 14:01

3d interactive image using gnuplot

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