# Perspective view gmt events

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/perspective-view-gmt-events/3417>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [November 7, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/perspective-view-gmt-events/3417 "2022-11-07T21:03:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![pasansherath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@pasansherath](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pasansherath)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/perspective-view-gmt-events/3417/1 "2022-11-07T21:03:11Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to make a 3d scatter plot for an animation using `gmt events`. I cannot get the points to be plotted in a 3d perspective view although I define the vertical projection `-JZ` and perspective `-p` flags. The point gets projected onto the base plane of the figure.

`gmt begin`  
`echo 7.5 15 5 2010-01-01 | gmt events -i0,1,2 -R0/15/0/30/0/10 -JX5c -JZ5c -T2010-01-01 --TIME_UNIT=d -Sc0.1c -Ba -Gblack -p120/30`  
`gmt end`

Am I doing something wrong here? I am using GMT 6.4.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![pwessel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/pwessel/32/30_2.png) [@pwessel](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pwessel)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/perspective-view-gmt-events/3417/2 "2022-11-07T21:23:09Z")

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You are not doing anything wrong. The problem is that _events_ does not (yet) support symbol plotting via **plot3d** , only **plot** , **meca** , **coupe** , and **velo**.

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**Author:** ![pasansherath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@pasansherath](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pasansherath)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/perspective-view-gmt-events/3417/3 "2022-11-07T22:05:00Z")

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Thanks Paul for the quick response.

Can I instead use meca or coupe to plot in 3d?

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**Author:** ![pwessel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/pwessel/32/30_2.png) [@pwessel](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pwessel)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/perspective-view-gmt-events/3417/4 "2022-11-18T08:48:03Z")

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Sorry the slow reply. No, I do not think so. We would have to implement access to plot3d via events.