[R] rgl 'how-to's

[David Winsemius]

On Sep 7, 2011, at 6:07 PM, Dale Coons wrote:

> Doing a visual graphic and trying to make it "pretty"
>
> Here's simple chart to play with:
>
> library(rgl)
> dotframe<- 
> data.frame(x=c(0,7,0,0,-7,0),y=c(0,0,7,0,0,-7),z=c(7,0,0,-7,0,0))
> dotframe plot3d(dotframe$x,dotframe$y,dotframe$z, radius=3,  
> type='s',col=c('red','green','blue','purple','orange','gray'),  
> axes=FALSE, box=FALSE, xlab='',ylab='',zlab='')
>
> text3d(x=7,y=0,z=0, text="hello, world",adj = 0.5, color="blue")  
> #adds a label at one of the points
>
> My questions:
>
> 1) is there a way to label the points (spheres in this case) so that  
> the label 'stays on top'?  other than text3d(), which adds labels,  
> but they are hidden when the graph is rotated?
> 2) can a bitmap, say, of a company or university be inserted into  
> the title area?
> 3) can a bitmap be used as the marker for a point?
>
> Thanks in advance for help-I learn a lot from others questions and  
> appreciate direction (even if it's RTFM!)
>

No RTFM (or advice) from me. I'm afraid all I have to offer is the  
whimsical notion that the next thing people will request is how to  
program Second Life avatars within R.

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David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT