Does anyone know how to create a 3D Bargraph using ggplot2/qplot. I don't mean 3D as in x,y,z coordinates. Just a 2D bar graph with a 3D shaped bard. See attached excel file for an example. Before anyone asks I know that 3D looking bars don't add anything except "prettiness". http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/file/n3713305/Example.xlsx Example.xlsx -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/3D-Bar-Graphs-in-ggplot2-tp3713305p3713305.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
On 8/2/2011 11:39 AM, wwreith wrote:> Does anyone know how to create a 3D Bargraph using ggplot2/qplot. I don't > mean 3D as in x,y,z coordinates. Just a 2D bar graph with a 3D shaped bard. > See attached excel file for an example.It is not possible.> Before anyone asks I know that 3D looking bars don't add anything except > "prettiness".That is being far too generous. Setting aside that "prettiness" may be subjective, if changing to a 3D effect only affected the "prettiness," there would not be the negative reaction to it that there is. In fact, a 3D effect reduces the ability for a graph to be correctly understood. It distorts the data. When I see a 3D bar plot, I think "This person wants me to think I've been presented with information, but they have deliberately chosen a format that distorts the data. I wonder what they are hiding?" At least you didn't ask about a 3D pie chart.> http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/file/n3713305/Example.xlsx Example.xlsx > > -- > View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/3D-Bar-Graphs-in-ggplot2-tp3713305p3713305.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.-- Brian S. Diggs, PhD Senior Research Associate, Department of Surgery Oregon Health & Science University
On 11-08-02 2:39 PM, wwreith wrote:> Does anyone know how to create a 3D Bargraph using ggplot2/qplot. I don't > mean 3D as in x,y,z coordinates. Just a 2D bar graph with a 3D shaped bard. > See attached excel file for an example. > > Before anyone asks I know that 3D looking bars don't add anything except > "prettiness".If you want graphs like that, you should be using Excel, not R. Duncan Murdoch> > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/file/n3713305/Example.xlsx Example.xlsx > > -- > View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/3D-Bar-Graphs-in-ggplot2-tp3713305p3713305.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
So I take it 3D pie charts are out? P.S. It is not about hiding anything. It is about consulting and being told by your client to make 3D pie charts and change this font or that color to make the graphs more apealing. Given that I am the one trying to open the door to using R where I work it would be much easier if I could simply use a 2D graph. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/3D-Bar-Graphs-in-ggplot2-tp3713305p3715382.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.