""" =========================== Animate a 3D wireframe plot =========================== A very simple "animation" of a 3D plot. See also :doc:`rotate_axes3d_sgskip`. """ import time import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np from matplotlib import animation FRAMES = 25 FPS = 25 fig = plt.figure() ax = fig.add_subplot(projection='3d') # Make the X, Y meshgrid. xs = np.linspace(-1, 1, 50) ys = np.linspace(-1, 1, 50) X, Y = np.meshgrid(xs, ys) # Set the z axis limits, so they aren't recalculated each frame. ax.set_zlim(-1, 1) # Begin plotting. wframe = None tstart = time.time() def animate(i): global wframe # If a line collection is already there, remove it before drawing. if wframe: wframe.remove() # Generate data. phi = i / FRAMES * 2 * np.pi Z = np.cos(2 * np.pi * X + phi) * (1 - np.hypot(X, Y)) # Plot the new wireframe. wframe = ax.plot_wireframe(X, Y, Z, rstride=2, cstride=2) if i == FRAMES - 1: # Print FPS at the end of the loop. global tstart fps = FRAMES / (time.time() - tstart) print(f'Expected FPS: {FPS}; Average FPS: {fps}') tstart = time.time() ani = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, interval=1000 / FPS, frames=FRAMES) plt.show() # %% # .. tags:: # plot-type: 3D, # component: animation, # level: beginner