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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: Issue with setting axis limits on 3D plots","articleBody":"### Bug summary\r\n\r\nI have created 3D surface plots using matplotlib as described [[here](https://matplotlib.org/stable/gallery/mplot3d/subplot3d.html)]. Everything works except when I set the axis limits. Then the plots look very strange. It appears that commands such as Axes.set_xlim() (whether or not Axes.set_xbound()is used) limit the axis but not the data. The data is plotted and appears to continue beyond the axis limits.\r\n\r\n### Code for reproduction\r\n\r\n```python\r\naxes = []\r\nfig0, ax0 = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={\"projection\": \"3d\"})\r\naxes.append(ax0)\r\n\r\nsurf0 = axes[0].plot_surface(DS_ee, DS_cc, DS_array, cmap=cm.jet, linewidth=0, antialiased=False)\r\n\r\naxes[0].xaxis.set_major_locator(MultipleLocator(10))\r\naxes[0].xaxis.set_minor_locator(MultipleLocator(2))\r\naxes[0].yaxis.set_major_locator(MultipleLocator(1))\r\naxes[0].yaxis.set_minor_locator(MultipleLocator(0.2))\r\n\r\naxes[0].set_zlabel('Default Spectrum [photons/keV/pixel]', fontsize=7)\r\naxes[0].set_xlim(left=0, right=10)\r\naxes[0].set_zlim(0, 3000)\r\n# axes[0].set_xbound(0, 10)\r\n# axes[0].set_zbound(0, 3000)\r\n\r\nfor t in axes[0].xaxis.get_major_ticks(): t.label.set_fontsize(6)\r\nfor t in axes[0].yaxis.get_major_ticks(): t.label.set_fontsize(6)\r\nfor t in axes[0].zaxis.get_major_ticks(): t.label.set_fontsize(6)\r\n\r\naxes[0].grid(False)\r\naxes[0].view_init(elev=elev_angle, azim=azim_angle)\r\naxes[0].set(xlabel='E [keV]', ylabel=ylabel)\r\n```\r\n\r\n\r\n### Actual outcome\r\n\r\nSurface plot after using `Axes.set_xlim(left=0, right=10)`:\r\n\r\n\u003cimg width=\"528\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-04-28 at 2 53 45 PM\" src=\"https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14204540/235541107-0d3e0e92-dd65-424f-a985-5dd15e71bc80.png\"\u003e\r\n\r\nSurface plot after using using `Axes.set_xlim(left=0, right=10)` and `axes[0].set_zlim(0, 3000)`: \r\n\r\n\u003cimg width=\"528\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-04-28 at 2 54 18 PM\" src=\"https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14204540/235541190-040cae0f-a3de-4ded-8646-d422963e47da.png\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n### Expected outcome\r\n\r\nThe image should look like the following but with the E axis ending at 10 keV and the vertical axis ending at 3000:\r\n\r\n\u003cimg width=\"528\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-04-28 at 2 51 16 PM\" src=\"https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14204540/235541426-c979f5fe-95dd-4ea5-91b3-1dc963a37af6.png\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n### Additional information\r\n\r\nI'm running the code that imports matplotlib in Spyder. I can share upon request the full code and input files needed to reproduce the error.\r\n\r\nI tried all the suggestions in [this post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17734587/why-is-set-xlim-not-setting-the-x-limits-in-my-figure) and also [this one](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48986956/correctly-setting-the-axes-limits-in-3d-plots) and none worked. For example, I tried:\r\n\r\n```\r\naxes[0].set_xlim(left=0, right=10)\r\naxes[0].set_zlim(0, 3000)\r\n```\r\n\r\nAlso\r\n\r\n```\r\naxes[0].set_xlim(min=0, max=10)\r\naxes[0].set_zlim(0, 3000)\r\n```\r\nand\r\n\r\n```\r\naxes[0].set_xlim(left=0, right=10)\r\naxes[0].set_zlim(0, 3000)\r\naxes[0].set_xbound(0, 10)\r\naxes[0].set_zbound(0, 3000)\r\n```\r\nand\r\n\r\n```\r\naxes[0].set_xlim3d(left=0, right=10)\r\naxes[0].set_zlim3d(0, 3000)\r\n```\r\n\r\n### Operating system\r\n\r\nOS/X Ventura 13.3.1\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Version\r\n\r\n3.5.2\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Backend\r\n\r\nQt5Agg\r\n\r\n### Python version\r\n\r\n3.9.13\r\n\r\n### Jupyter version\r\n\r\n_No response_\r\n\r\n### Installation\r\n\r\nNone","author":{"url":"https://github.com/nbfazel","@type":"Person","name":"nbfazel"},"datePublished":"2023-05-01T23:00:58.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":20},"url":"https://github.com/25804/matplotlib/issues/25804"}