Three new options, axis, gridlines and glossiness are available for the plotting commands.  These options are available only for the Standard Worksheet.

The axis option can be used with 2-D and 3-D plotting commands, such as plot and plot3d to specify information about one or more axes.  This allows you to change the axis color, add grid lines (for 2-D plots only), and use logarithmic scaling. For additional features and information on how to use the axis option, see the  plot/axis help page.

Example

plot(10^x, x=0.1..1, axis[1]=[mode=log, color=blue, gridlines]);

The gridlines option provides an easy way to display default grid lines on a plot without having to use the axis option, described above.  This option is available for 2-D plotting only.  For more information, see the plot/option help page.

Example

plot([sin(t), cos(t), t=0..2*Pi], gridlines);

The glossiness option can be used with 3-D plotting commands, such as plot3d to control the amount of light reflected from a plotted surface.  This option requires the specification of a point light source.  For more information, see the plot3d/option help page.

Example

plot3d(sin(x)*cos(y), x=-3..3, y=-3..3, lightmodel=light4, glossiness=0.8);

The interactive plot builder has been modified to accept the previously-described new plot options. For information on the plot builder, see worksheet/interactive/plot.