mplot3d example code: custom_shaded_3d_surface.py — Matplotlib 2.0.2 documentation

""" Demonstrates using custom hillshading in a 3D surface plot. """ from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D from matplotlib import cbook from matplotlib import cm from matplotlib.colors import LightSource import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np filename = cbook.get_sample_data('jacksboro_fault_dem.npz', asfileobj=False) with np.load(filename) as dem: z = dem['elevation'] nrows, ncols =