Axes

Choose from the following options from the Axes submenu:

Box

Displays the Box grid style.  This is the default.

Lines

Displays the Line grid style.  If you select Lines, a different context-sensitive menu is displayed when you right-click.  This menu displays options found on the Axes panel.

Chart

Displays the chart grid style.

Cubical

The displayed length of each axis is the same.

Unscaled

The displayed length of each axis is based on the axes values.

Best Fit

Adjusts the length of the axes to maximize the graphics area.

Locked

Locks the lengths of the axes so that they are not rescaled.

Background

Select a color for the background of the 3-D plot.  Select Custom to customize the color.

Frame

Select a color for the area surrounding the 3-D plot.  Select Custom to customize the color.

Gridlines

Select a color for the gridlines of the 3-D plot.  Select Custom to customize the color.

Contour

Choose from the following options on the Contour submenu. On and Discrete are the defaults.

On/Off

Turn the contour on or off.

Off is the default.

Discrete/Blended

Select Discrete or Blended for the contour.

Discrete is the default.

Recalculate

Forces the plot to regenerate all calculated data and reread all file data.

Legend

You can turn the legend on or off. On is the default.

Shading

Choose from the following options on the Shading submenu:

Smooth

The edges are smooth.  This is the default.

Flat

The edges are flat.

Fit

Zooms in or out to fit the curve's maximum and minimum values to the axes.