EZSRFC(3NCARG)

💖 EZSRFC — it's in the NCAR GRAPHICS manual, bestie 💖

okay so. listen. EZSRFC draws you a perspective picture of a function of two variables, and it does it with the hidden lines removed 👑. The function gets approximated by a two-dimensional array of heights. That's the whole vibe.

But like… read the fine print before you commit, because EZSRFC is a very specific girlie. Only use EZSRFC if all of these are true:

• the entire array is to be drawn
• the data points are equally spaced in the X-Y plane
• there are no stereo pairs
• scaling is chosen internally

If any of that isn't your situation, this is not the function for you, and that's okay 🫶.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

CALL EZSRFC (Z,M,N,ANGH,ANGV,WORK)

🌈 C-BINDING SYNOPSIS 🌈

#include <ncarg/ncargC.h>

void c_ezsrfc (float *z, int m, int n, float angh, float angv,
float *work)

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Here's the whole cast, no cap:

• Z — the M by N array that's getting drawn. main character energy fr.
• M — the first dimension of Z.
• N — the second dimension of Z.
• ANGH — angle in degrees in the X-Y plane to the line of sight (counterclockwise from the plus-X axis). it's giving ✨rotation✨
• ANGV — angle in degrees from the X-Y plane to the line of sight (positive angles are above the middle Z, negative below). so like, positive = looking from up top, negative = from underneath 🙈
• WORK — a scratch storage dimensioned at least 2*M*N+M+N. do not skimp on this. she needs her space 💀

🎀 C-BINDING DESCRIPTION 🎀

The C-binding argument descriptions are the same as the FORTRAN argument descriptions, with the following exceptions — and yes these exceptions are load-bearing, so pay attention:

• z — the n by m array to be drawn.
• m — the second dimension of z.
• n — the first dimension of z.

notice how the dimensions literally swap?? that's not a typo, that's just how it is. the way that C and FORTRAN count differently… iconic honestly 🦋

🌸 EXAMPLES 🌸

Use the ncargex command to see the following relevant examples: fsrezsrf, tsrfac.

⭐ ACCESS ⭐

To use EZSRFC or c_ezsrfc, load the NCAR Graphics libraries ncarg, ncarg_gks, and ncarg_c — preferably in that order. order matters, bestie, don't fight it 💜

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

Online: surface, surface_params, pwrzs, setr, srface. ncarg_cbind.

Hardcopy: NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX Version

🔥 COPYRIGHT 🔥

Copyright (C) 1987-2009 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.

and that's the whole page, periodt 💅✨ this was the UNIX version, dated March 1993, and yeah — it lives in the NCAR GRAPHICS manual under the name EZSRFC(3NCARG). go draw something pretty, ily 🫶🎀