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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Day 4: 30-days to learn rgl, plotly, and gganimate - Installing rgl and Creating Basic 3D Plots




Step 1: Install and Load rgl

1.     Install the rgl package (if you haven’t already):

install.packages("rgl")

2.     Load the rgl library:

library(rgl)

Step 2: Create a Basic 3D Scatter Plot using plot3d

1.     Generate sample data for plotting:

set.seed(123)
x <- rnorm(100)
y <- rnorm(100)
z <- rnorm(100)

2.     Create a 3D scatter plot using plot3d:

plot3d(x, y, z, col = "blue", size = 5, type = "s")
    • col: Set the color of the points.
    • size: Control the point size.
    • type: "s" represents spheres. You can also try other types, like "p" for points.

The plot should now open in an interactive window, allowing you to view your data in 3D.

Step 3: Create a 3D Scatter Plot using scatter3d

1.     Install and load the car package to access the scatter3d function:

install.packages("car")
library(car)

2.     Use scatter3d for a quick 3D scatter plot:

scatter3d(x, y, z, surface = FALSE, fit = "linear")
    • surface: Set to FALSE if you don't want a regression surface (3D plane).
    • fit: Set to "linear" for a linear fit (you can also use other fits if you like).

Step 4: Exploring Basic Camera Rotations and Zoom Functions

rgl provides several functions to interactively control the camera's view, allowing you to rotate, zoom, and pan.

1.     Rotate the Camera:

    • The rgl.viewpoint() function allows you to set the camera angle. Try the following command:
rgl.viewpoint(theta = 45, phi = 30)
      • theta: Controls rotation around the z-axis.
      • phi: Controls the vertical rotation.

2.     Zoom In and Out:

    • Adjust the zoom level using the zoom parameter in rgl.viewpoint:
rgl.viewpoint(theta = 45, phi = 30, zoom = 0.7)
      • A zoom value less than 1 will zoom out, while a value greater than 1 will zoom in.

3.     Play Around with Different Viewpoints:

    • Experiment with theta, phi, and zoom to see how they change your perspective. Here are a few examples:
# Top-down view
rgl.viewpoint(theta = 90, phi = 90, zoom = 0.5)
 
# Side view
rgl.viewpoint(theta = 0, phi = 0, zoom = 0.8)
 
# Rotate incrementally
for (angle in seq(0, 360, by = 10)) {
  rgl.viewpoint(theta = angle, phi = 30)
  Sys.sleep(0.1)
}

Step 5: Practice and Experiment

Explore rgl further by experimenting with different colors, sizes, and types of points in plot3d, or by adjusting the viewpoint using theta and phi in rgl.viewpoint.