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How to best draw an additional box boder at {x, y, 0} as indicated by the red arrow below? PlotRange is Automatic (do not assume it is {{0, 100}, {0, 100}, {-50, 50}} always).



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points = RandomReal[100, {100, 3}];
points[[All, 3]] = points[[All, 3]] - 50;
ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]


The only idea I have is extracting PlotRange with AbsoluteOptions and drawing the box border manually. That may be too difficult for me. I use Mathematica 9.










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    How to best draw an additional box boder at {x, y, 0} as indicated by the red arrow below? PlotRange is Automatic (do not assume it is {{0, 100}, {0, 100}, {-50, 50}} always).



    enter image description here



    points = RandomReal[100, {100, 3}];
    points[[All, 3]] = points[[All, 3]] - 50;
    ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]


    The only idea I have is extracting PlotRange with AbsoluteOptions and drawing the box border manually. That may be too difficult for me. I use Mathematica 9.










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      How to best draw an additional box boder at {x, y, 0} as indicated by the red arrow below? PlotRange is Automatic (do not assume it is {{0, 100}, {0, 100}, {-50, 50}} always).



      enter image description here



      points = RandomReal[100, {100, 3}];
      points[[All, 3]] = points[[All, 3]] - 50;
      ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]


      The only idea I have is extracting PlotRange with AbsoluteOptions and drawing the box border manually. That may be too difficult for me. I use Mathematica 9.










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      How to best draw an additional box boder at {x, y, 0} as indicated by the red arrow below? PlotRange is Automatic (do not assume it is {{0, 100}, {0, 100}, {-50, 50}} always).



      enter image description here



      points = RandomReal[100, {100, 3}];
      points[[All, 3]] = points[[All, 3]] - 50;
      ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]


      The only idea I have is extracting PlotRange with AbsoluteOptions and drawing the box border manually. That may be too difficult for me. I use Mathematica 9.







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          You can use InfinitePlane without having to get the PlotRange of input plot:



          Show[ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1],
          Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Blue, Thick}],
          InfinitePlane[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}}]}]]


          enter image description here



          Update: An alternative that also works in version 9 is to use FaceGrids:



          facegrids = {#, {{}, {0}}} & /@ Join[#, -#] &@Most[IdentityMatrix[3]];
          ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1, FaceGrids -> facegrids,
          FaceGridsStyle -> Directive[Thick, Blue]]


          enter image description here



          Update 2: You can also use PlotRange to extract the plot range of a plot object and use it with Cuboid:



          lpp = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]; 
          rectangle = Transpose[Append[PlotRange[lpp][[;; 2]], {0, 0}]];
          Show[lpp, Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Thick, Blue}], Cuboid @@ rectangle}]]


          enter image description here






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          • Something like this I was hoping for, thanks. Unfortunately InfinitePlane was only introduced in MMA 10.
            – Frank
            2 days ago










          • @Frank, please see the update.
            – kglr
            2 days ago










          • That's truly fantastic.
            – Frank
            2 days ago




















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          2
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          You can use the useful-but-undocumented function Charting`get3DPlotRange to find the plot range, and use that to make your box:



          points = RandomReal[{-50, 50}, {100, 3}];
          plot = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1];
          {x, y, z} = Charting`get3DPlotRange @ plot;
          Show[plot,
          Graphics3D[
          {
          EdgeForm @ Blue,
          FaceForm @ Opacity @ 0.05, (* set to 0 for transparent *)
          Cuboid @@ Thread[{x, y, {0, 0}}]
          }
          ]
          ]


          enter image description here






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          • Thanks! I ran into trouble when using this together with PlotLegends -> Placed.
            – Frank
            2 days ago











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          You can use InfinitePlane without having to get the PlotRange of input plot:



          Show[ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1],
          Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Blue, Thick}],
          InfinitePlane[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}}]}]]


          enter image description here



          Update: An alternative that also works in version 9 is to use FaceGrids:



          facegrids = {#, {{}, {0}}} & /@ Join[#, -#] &@Most[IdentityMatrix[3]];
          ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1, FaceGrids -> facegrids,
          FaceGridsStyle -> Directive[Thick, Blue]]


          enter image description here



          Update 2: You can also use PlotRange to extract the plot range of a plot object and use it with Cuboid:



          lpp = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]; 
          rectangle = Transpose[Append[PlotRange[lpp][[;; 2]], {0, 0}]];
          Show[lpp, Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Thick, Blue}], Cuboid @@ rectangle}]]


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer























          • Something like this I was hoping for, thanks. Unfortunately InfinitePlane was only introduced in MMA 10.
            – Frank
            2 days ago










          • @Frank, please see the update.
            – kglr
            2 days ago










          • That's truly fantastic.
            – Frank
            2 days ago

















          up vote
          2
          down vote



          accepted










          You can use InfinitePlane without having to get the PlotRange of input plot:



          Show[ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1],
          Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Blue, Thick}],
          InfinitePlane[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}}]}]]


          enter image description here



          Update: An alternative that also works in version 9 is to use FaceGrids:



          facegrids = {#, {{}, {0}}} & /@ Join[#, -#] &@Most[IdentityMatrix[3]];
          ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1, FaceGrids -> facegrids,
          FaceGridsStyle -> Directive[Thick, Blue]]


          enter image description here



          Update 2: You can also use PlotRange to extract the plot range of a plot object and use it with Cuboid:



          lpp = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]; 
          rectangle = Transpose[Append[PlotRange[lpp][[;; 2]], {0, 0}]];
          Show[lpp, Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Thick, Blue}], Cuboid @@ rectangle}]]


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer























          • Something like this I was hoping for, thanks. Unfortunately InfinitePlane was only introduced in MMA 10.
            – Frank
            2 days ago










          • @Frank, please see the update.
            – kglr
            2 days ago










          • That's truly fantastic.
            – Frank
            2 days ago















          up vote
          2
          down vote



          accepted







          up vote
          2
          down vote



          accepted






          You can use InfinitePlane without having to get the PlotRange of input plot:



          Show[ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1],
          Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Blue, Thick}],
          InfinitePlane[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}}]}]]


          enter image description here



          Update: An alternative that also works in version 9 is to use FaceGrids:



          facegrids = {#, {{}, {0}}} & /@ Join[#, -#] &@Most[IdentityMatrix[3]];
          ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1, FaceGrids -> facegrids,
          FaceGridsStyle -> Directive[Thick, Blue]]


          enter image description here



          Update 2: You can also use PlotRange to extract the plot range of a plot object and use it with Cuboid:



          lpp = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]; 
          rectangle = Transpose[Append[PlotRange[lpp][[;; 2]], {0, 0}]];
          Show[lpp, Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Thick, Blue}], Cuboid @@ rectangle}]]


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer














          You can use InfinitePlane without having to get the PlotRange of input plot:



          Show[ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1],
          Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Blue, Thick}],
          InfinitePlane[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}}]}]]


          enter image description here



          Update: An alternative that also works in version 9 is to use FaceGrids:



          facegrids = {#, {{}, {0}}} & /@ Join[#, -#] &@Most[IdentityMatrix[3]];
          ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1, FaceGrids -> facegrids,
          FaceGridsStyle -> Directive[Thick, Blue]]


          enter image description here



          Update 2: You can also use PlotRange to extract the plot range of a plot object and use it with Cuboid:



          lpp = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1]; 
          rectangle = Transpose[Append[PlotRange[lpp][[;; 2]], {0, 0}]];
          Show[lpp, Graphics3D[{Opacity[0], EdgeForm[{Thick, Blue}], Cuboid @@ rectangle}]]


          enter image description here







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          • Something like this I was hoping for, thanks. Unfortunately InfinitePlane was only introduced in MMA 10.
            – Frank
            2 days ago










          • @Frank, please see the update.
            – kglr
            2 days ago










          • That's truly fantastic.
            – Frank
            2 days ago




















          • Something like this I was hoping for, thanks. Unfortunately InfinitePlane was only introduced in MMA 10.
            – Frank
            2 days ago










          • @Frank, please see the update.
            – kglr
            2 days ago










          • That's truly fantastic.
            – Frank
            2 days ago


















          Something like this I was hoping for, thanks. Unfortunately InfinitePlane was only introduced in MMA 10.
          – Frank
          2 days ago




          Something like this I was hoping for, thanks. Unfortunately InfinitePlane was only introduced in MMA 10.
          – Frank
          2 days ago












          @Frank, please see the update.
          – kglr
          2 days ago




          @Frank, please see the update.
          – kglr
          2 days ago












          That's truly fantastic.
          – Frank
          2 days ago






          That's truly fantastic.
          – Frank
          2 days ago












          up vote
          2
          down vote













          You can use the useful-but-undocumented function Charting`get3DPlotRange to find the plot range, and use that to make your box:



          points = RandomReal[{-50, 50}, {100, 3}];
          plot = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1];
          {x, y, z} = Charting`get3DPlotRange @ plot;
          Show[plot,
          Graphics3D[
          {
          EdgeForm @ Blue,
          FaceForm @ Opacity @ 0.05, (* set to 0 for transparent *)
          Cuboid @@ Thread[{x, y, {0, 0}}]
          }
          ]
          ]


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer





















          • Thanks! I ran into trouble when using this together with PlotLegends -> Placed.
            – Frank
            2 days ago















          up vote
          2
          down vote













          You can use the useful-but-undocumented function Charting`get3DPlotRange to find the plot range, and use that to make your box:



          points = RandomReal[{-50, 50}, {100, 3}];
          plot = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1];
          {x, y, z} = Charting`get3DPlotRange @ plot;
          Show[plot,
          Graphics3D[
          {
          EdgeForm @ Blue,
          FaceForm @ Opacity @ 0.05, (* set to 0 for transparent *)
          Cuboid @@ Thread[{x, y, {0, 0}}]
          }
          ]
          ]


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer





















          • Thanks! I ran into trouble when using this together with PlotLegends -> Placed.
            – Frank
            2 days ago













          up vote
          2
          down vote










          up vote
          2
          down vote









          You can use the useful-but-undocumented function Charting`get3DPlotRange to find the plot range, and use that to make your box:



          points = RandomReal[{-50, 50}, {100, 3}];
          plot = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1];
          {x, y, z} = Charting`get3DPlotRange @ plot;
          Show[plot,
          Graphics3D[
          {
          EdgeForm @ Blue,
          FaceForm @ Opacity @ 0.05, (* set to 0 for transparent *)
          Cuboid @@ Thread[{x, y, {0, 0}}]
          }
          ]
          ]


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer












          You can use the useful-but-undocumented function Charting`get3DPlotRange to find the plot range, and use that to make your box:



          points = RandomReal[{-50, 50}, {100, 3}];
          plot = ListPointPlot3D[points, BoxRatios -> 1];
          {x, y, z} = Charting`get3DPlotRange @ plot;
          Show[plot,
          Graphics3D[
          {
          EdgeForm @ Blue,
          FaceForm @ Opacity @ 0.05, (* set to 0 for transparent *)
          Cuboid @@ Thread[{x, y, {0, 0}}]
          }
          ]
          ]


          enter image description here







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          • Thanks! I ran into trouble when using this together with PlotLegends -> Placed.
            – Frank
            2 days ago


















          • Thanks! I ran into trouble when using this together with PlotLegends -> Placed.
            – Frank
            2 days ago
















          Thanks! I ran into trouble when using this together with PlotLegends -> Placed.
          – Frank
          2 days ago




          Thanks! I ran into trouble when using this together with PlotLegends -> Placed.
          – Frank
          2 days ago


















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