The following options, indicated with lineopts in the calling sequence above, can be used when graphing a Line object:

parameter = name

The variable used in the vector form of the equation of a line. This is used for creating the caption. The default value is the value supplied when the Line object was created, or $t$ when no such value was supplied.

lineoptions = list

A list of plot options applied when constructing the graph for the line.  For more information on plot options, see plot3d,options and plot,options.

pointoptions = list

A list of plot options applied when constructing the graph for a point on the line.  For more information on plot options, see plot3d,options and plot,options.

vectoroptions = list

A list of options applied when constructing the arrow. These are passed to the plots[arrow] command, so they can be general plot options (explained at plot3d,options and plot,options) or options specific to plots[arrow].

plotoptions = list

A list of plot options applied to all parts of the graph.  For more information on plot options, see plot3d,options and plot,options.

showline = true or false

Whether the line is shown in the graph.  Default is true.

showvector = true or false

Whether the direction vector is shown in the graph (using an arrow).  Default is true.

showpoint = true or false

Whether a point on the line is shown in the graph.  Default is true.

caption = string

A caption for the graph.  It can be disabled by supplying the empty string, $''''$, as the caption, using the option $\mathrm{caption}=''''$.

The following options, indicated with planeopts in the calling sequence above, can be used when graphing a Plane object:

planeoptions = list

A list of plot options applied when constructing the graph for the plane.  For more information on plot options, see plot3d,options.

pointoptions = list

A list of plot options applied when constructing the graph for a point on the plane.  For more information on plot options, see plot3d,options.

normaloptions = list

A list of options applied when constructing the arrow. These are passed to the plots[arrow] command, so they can be general plot options (explained at plot3d,options) or options specific to plots[arrow].

plotoptions = list

A list of plot options applied to all parts of the graph.  For more information on plot options, see plot3d,options.

showplane = true or false

Whether the plane is shown in the graph.  Default is true.

showpoint = true or false

Whether the point is shown in the graph.  Default is true.

shownormal = true or false

Whether the normal vector is shown in the graph. Default is true.

caption = string

A caption for the graph.  It can be disabled by supplying the empty string, $''''$, as the caption, using the option $\mathrm{caption}=''''$.

The GetPlot command generates a graph of Line and Plane objects and their various characteristics.  For Line objects, a point on the line and the direction vector are included by default.  For Plane objects, a point on the plane and the normal vector are included by default.

$\mathrm{with}\left(\mathrm{Student}\left[\mathrm{MultivariateCalculus}\right]\right)\:$

$\mathrm{l1}≔\mathrm{Line}\left(\left[1\,7\,4\right]\,⟨5\,4\,2⟩\right)\:$

$\mathrm{GetPlot}\left(\mathrm{l1}\right)$

$\mathrm{GetPlot}\left(\mathrm{l1}\,'\mathrm{caption}'=''My\; first\; line''\right)$

$\mathrm{GetPlot}\left(\mathrm{l1}\,'\mathrm{vectoroptions}'=\left['\mathrm{width}'=\frac{1}{2}\,'\mathrm{shape}'='\mathrm{harpoon}'\,'\mathrm{color}'='\mathrm{red}'\right]\,'\mathrm{lineoptions}'=\left['\mathrm{color}'='\mathrm{green}'\right]\,'\mathrm{showpoint}'='\mathrm{false}'\right)$

$\mathrm{p1}≔\mathrm{Plane}\left(\left[4\,3\,-1\right]\,⟨-5\,2\,5⟩\right)\:$

$\mathrm{GetPlot}\left(\mathrm{p1}\right)$

$\mathrm{GetPlot}\left(\mathrm{p1}\,'\mathrm{shownormal}'=\mathrm{false}\right)$

The Student[MultivariateCalculus][GetPlot] command was introduced in Maple 17.

For more information on Maple 17 changes, see Updates in Maple 17.