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Thanks Herbert!<br>But it don't work like I want. The mimimal is this:<br><br>\listfiles<br>\documentclass{article}<br><br>\usepackage{pst-solides3d,pstricks-add}<br><br>\begin{document}<br>\begin{center}<br>\psset{unit=0.8}<br>\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=false](-4,-2)(3,3.5)<br> \psset{viewpoint=100 27.5 20,Decran=60}<br> \psSolid[object=face,base=0 -3 9 -3 9 3 0 3,action=draw*,fillcolor=white,linestyle=dashed]<br> \defFunction{F}(t){t 2 exp}{t}{}<br> \psSolid[object=face,base=3 -3 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br> \psSolid[object=face,base=3.25 3 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br> \psSolid[object=face,base=-3 -3.25 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br> \psSolid[object=plan,definition=equation,args={[1 0 0 -9]},base=-5 0 -3 3,action=draw*,fillcolor=gray!20,opacity=0.4]<br> \axesIIID[showOrigin=true](0,-5,0)(14,4,5)<br> \end{pspicture}<br>\end{center}<br>\end{document}<br><br>and the list of files is this:<br><br>*File List*<br> article.cls 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class<br> size10.clo 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX file (size option)<br>pst-solides3d.sty 2007/10/12 package wrapper for pst-solides3d<br>pstricks.sty 2008/11/26 v0.40 LaTeX wrapper for `PSTricks' (RN,HV)<br>pstricks.tex 2009/01/25 v1.27 `PSTricks' (tvz,hv)<br> xcolor.sty 2007/01/21 v2.11 LaTeX color extensions (UK)<br> color.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 color configuration of teTeX/TeXLive<br> dvips.def 1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file (DPC,SPQR)<br>pst-solides3d.tex 2008/10/29 v4.11 `PST-solides3D'<br>pst-xkey.tex 2005/11/25 v1.6 PSTricks specialization of xkeyval (HA)<br> xkeyval.sty 2008/08/13 v2.6a package option processing (HA)<br> xkeyval.tex 2008/08/13 v2.6a key=value parser (HA)<br>pstricks-add.sty 2007/09/03 v. 0.11 package wrapper for pstricks-add.tex (hv<br>)<br>pstricks-add.tex 2009/01/21 v3.17 `PSTricks-add' (hv)<br><br>Please, how can I do visible the full parabola?<br><br>> From: pstricks-request@tug.org<br>> Subject: PSTricks Digest, Vol 82, Issue 30<br>> To: pstricks@tug.org<br>> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:02 +0100<br>> <br>> Send PSTricks mailing list submissions to<br>>         pstricks@tug.org<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>>         http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/pstricks<br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>>         pstricks-request@tug.org<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>>         pstricks-owner@tug.org<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of PSTricks digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. how can I do transparent a solid? (mary montenegro)<br>> 2. Re: how can I do transparent a solid? (Herbert Voss)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:56 -0500<br>> From: mary montenegro <mary_sioque@hotmail.com><br>> To: <pstricks@tug.org><br>> Subject: [pstricks] how can I do transparent a solid?<br>> Message-ID: <COL102-W5125A317D6DEA7ACDBABDE83A20@phx.gbl><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Hello!<br>> I would like to be able to use pstricks solides-3d to draw a transparent solid.<br>> I have successfully constructed a graph using this code:<br>> <br>> \begin{pspicture}[showgrid=false](-4,-2)(3,3.5)<br>> \psset{viewpoint=100 27.5 20,Decran=60}<br>> \psSolid[object=face,base=0 -3 9 -3 9 3 0 3,action=draw*,fillcolor=white,linestyle=dashed]<br>> \defFunction{F}(t){t 2 exp}{t}{}<br>> \psSolid[object=face,base=3 -3 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br>> \psSolid[object=face,base=3.25 3 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br>> \psSolid[object=face,base=-3 -3.25 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br>> \psSolid[object=plan,definition=equation,args={[1 0 0 -9]},base=-5 0 -3 3,action=draw*,<br>> fillcolor=gray!20,fillstyle=opacity]% this is the solid that I need to be transparnt<br>> \axesIIID[showOrigin=true](0,-5,0)(14,4,5)<br>> \end{pspicture}<br>> <br>> It constructs a parbola in the plane xy and a parallel plane to axes z.<br>> The plane is gray color and it don't permit see the parabola.<br>> <br>> How can I do visible the parabola with this gray plane above?<br>> <br>> Thanks!<br>> <br>>                                            <br>> _________________________________________________________________<br>> Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy!<br>> http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us<br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: <http://tug.org/pipermail/pstricks/attachments/20091119/a8e7e255/attachment-0001.html><br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 2<br>> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:14 +0100<br>> From: Herbert Voss <Herbert.Voss@FU-Berlin.DE><br>> To: pstricks@tug.org<br>> Subject: Re: [pstricks] how can I do transparent a solid?<br>> Message-ID: <4B057C32.7010600@FU-Berlin.DE><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br>> <br>> Am 19.11.2009 17:15, schrieb mary montenegro:<br>> <br>> > I would like to be able to use pstricks solides-3d to draw a transparent solid.<br>> > I have successfully constructed a graph using this code:<br>> > <br>> > \begin{pspicture}[showgrid=false](-4,-2)(3,3.5)<br>> > \psset{viewpoint=100 27.5 20,Decran=60}<br>> > \psSolid[object=face,base=0 -3 9 -3 9 3 0 3,action=draw*,fillcolor=white,linestyle=dashed]<br>> > \defFunction{F}(t){t 2 exp}{t}{}<br>> > \psSolid[object=face,base=3 -3 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br>> > \psSolid[object=face,base=3.25 3 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br>> > \psSolid[object=face,base=-3 -3.25 {F} CourbeR2+,resolution=360,action=draw]<br>> > \psSolid[object=plan,definition=equation,args={[1 0 0 -9]},base=-5 0 -3 3,action=draw*,<br>> > fillcolor=gray!20,fillstyle=opacity]% this is the solid that I need to be transparnt<br>> <br>> fillcolor=gray!20,opacity=0.4]<br>> <br>> Herbert<br>> <br>> <br>> > \axesIIID[showOrigin=true](0,-5,0)(14,4,5)<br>> > \end{pspicture}<br>> > <br>> > It constructs a parbola in the plane xy and a parallel plane to axes z.<br>> > The plane is gray color and it don't permit see the parabola.<br>> > <br>> > How can I do visible the parabola with this gray plane above?<br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> PSTricks mailing list<br>> PSTricks@tug.org<br>> http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/pstricks<br>> <br>> <br>> End of PSTricks Digest, Vol 82, Issue 30<br>> ****************************************<br>                                            <br /><hr />Discover the new Windows Vista <a href='http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE' target='_new'>Learn more!</a></body>
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