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> With the recent update of several of the pstricks-related packages, I too
experienced the problems with pst-3dplot discussed in Vol 85, issues 9 and 10
(and perhaps others). As suggested by Herbert, I updated my copy of the
3dplot files, and as expected, the problem went away. However an problem
arose with pstParaboloid. Basically the paraboloid is not rendered.
When I do my standard latex->dvips->pspdf, I get a compiler error in the
final step. See minimal example below. The first "image" is cut from
my document. When the line containing pstParaboloid is active, the
compilation fails. The second "image" comes from the latest pst-3dplot
documentation.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> > %
\pstThreeDPut(1.5,0,0){\pstParaboloid[RotY=-90,SegmentColor={[cmyk]{0,0,0,1}},showInside=false]{.5}{.1}}%</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">
<DIV><BR> Bruce,<BR> what is the reason for
\pstThreeDPut instead of using the argument<BR> for
\psParabolid[...](1.5,0,0){.5}{.1} ??</DIV>
<DIV><BR> Herbert<BR></DIV>
<DIV> A good question. I had a reason for writting the
code this way, but cannot remember.<BR> Regardless, I cannot
compile either part of the simple example. When the result of pspdf is
examined with either Ghostscript or acrobat, the paraboloid is missing.
Ghostscript produces the following message:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR> Unknown in Prolog
section at line 1756:<BR> %% x ->
e^x<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1758:<BR> %%<BR> Unknown in
Prolog section at line 1759:<BR> %% factorial
function<BR><BR>- Ignored:<BR> <BR> Unknown
in Prolog section at line 1760:<BR> %% n ->
n!<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at
line 1771:<BR> %% PostScript prologue for
pstricks.tex.<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog
section at line 1772:<BR> %% Version 2.02,
2009/06/16<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog
section at line 1773:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1774:<BR> %% For distribution, see
pstricks.tex.<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog
section at line 1775:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1776:<BR> %% Timothy Van Zandt <</FONT><A
href=""><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">tvz@Princeton.EDU</FONT></A><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">><BR> <BR>
Unknown in Prolog section at line 1777:<BR>
%%<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at
line 1778:<BR> %% This program can be
redistributed and/or modified under the terms<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1779:<BR> %% of the LaTeX Project Public License
Distributed from CTAN archives<BR> <BR>
Unknown in Prolog section at line 1780:<BR> %% in
directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt.<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1781:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1782:<BR> %% Modified by Etienne Riga - Dec.
16, 1999<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section
at line 1783:<BR> %% Modified by Etienne
Riga - 2005/01/01 (er)<BR> <BR>
Unknown in Prolog section at line 1784:<BR> %% to
add /Diamond, /SolidDiamond and /BoldDiamond<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1785:<BR> %% Modified by Herbert Voss (hv) -
2008/04/17 <BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog
section at line 1808:<BR> %%%
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1833:<BR> %%% <BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1916:<BR> %%%<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1941:<BR> %% end<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1946:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1947:<BR> %% PostScript prologue for
pst-node.tex.<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog
section at line 1948:<BR> %% Version 1.10,
2010/01/22.<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog
section at line 1949:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
1950:<BR> %% This program can be redistributed
and/or modified under the terms<BR> <BR>
Unknown in Prolog section at line 1951:<BR> %% of
the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN
archives<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section
at line 1952:<BR> %% in directory
macros/latex/base/lppl.txt.<BR> <BR> Unknown
in Prolog section at line 2521:<BR> %% $Id:
pst-3dplot.pro 236 2009-12-31 08:59:43Z herbert $<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2522:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2523:<BR> %% This is file
`pst-3dplot.pro',<BR> <BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2524:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2525:<BR> %% IMPORTANT
NOTICE:<BR> <BR> <BR>
Unknown in Prolog section at line 2526:<BR>
%%<BR> <BR> <BR> Unknown
in Prolog section at line 2527:<BR> %% Package
`pst-3dplot.tex'<BR> <BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2528:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2529:<BR> %% Herbert Voss <voss _at_
PSTricks.de><BR> <BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2530:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2531:<BR> %% This program can be redistributed
and/or modified under the terms<BR> <BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2532:<BR> %% of the LaTeX Project Public License
Distributed from CTAN archives<BR> <BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2533:<BR> %% in directory
macros/latex/base/lppl.txt.<BR> <BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2534:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2535:<BR> %% DESCRIPTION:<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2536:<BR> %% `pst-3dplot' is a
PSTricks package to draw 3d curves and graphical objects<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2537:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2538:<BR> %%<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2539:<BR> %% version 0.30 / 2010-01-01
Herbert Voss <voss _at_ PSTricks.de><BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2540:<BR> %% with contributions of Darrell Lamm
<darrell.lamm _at_ gtri.gatech.edu<<BR>
<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
2541:<BR>
%%
<BR> <BR> <BR> Unknown in
Prolog section at line 3451:<BR> %%%%%% R0 G0 B0
R1 G1 B1 NumLines MidPoint Angle GradientFill<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
3798:<BR> %%Title: CMR12<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
3800:<BR> %%CreationDate: Mon Jul 13 16:17:00
2009<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at
line 3801:<BR> %%Creator: David M.
Jones<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at
line 3807:<BR> %%EndComments<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
4185:<BR> %%Title: CMMI12<BR>
<BR> Unknown in Prolog section at line
4187:<BR> %%CreationDate: Mon Jul 13 16:17:00
2009<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at
line 4188:<BR> %%Creator: David M.
Jones<BR> <BR> Unknown in Prolog section at
line 4194:<BR> %%EndComments<BR>
<BR> Failed to load C:\Program
Files\gs\gs8.53\bin\gsdll32.dll, error 126<BR> The specified
module could not be found.<BR> <BR>
<BR> <BR> Failed to load C:\Program
Files\Ghostgum\gsview\gsdll32.dll, error 126<BR> The specified
module could not be found.<BR> <BR>
<BR> <BR> GPL Ghostscript 8.63
(2008-08-01)<BR> Copyright (C) 2008 Artifex Software,
Inc. All rights reserved.<BR> This software comes with
NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.<BR> Displaying
DSC file C:/Documents and Settings/Bruce/My
Documents/Latex/temp/test20-pics.ps<BR> Displaying page
1<BR> Error: /undefined in </FONT><A href=""><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">tx@3Ddict</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> Operand
stack:<BR> 0
0.612372 0.612372 0.5
0<BR> Execution stack:<BR>
%interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval--
--nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2
%stopped_push --nostringval--
--nostringval-- false 1
%stopped_push 1905 1 3
%oparray_pop 1904 1 3
%oparray_pop 1888 1 3
%oparray_pop 1771 1 3
%oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop
.runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval--
--nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push
--nostringval--<BR> Dictionary
stack:<BR>
--dict:1158/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)--
--dict:84/200(L)-- --dict:176/300(L)--
--dict:37/200(L)-- --dict:120/200(L)--<BR> Current
allocation mode is local<BR> Last OS error: No such file or
directory<BR> <BR> --- Begin offending input
---<BR> l 45. sin add 30.<BR>
cos mul 3 1 roll } def 0 viewpoint 0 </FONT><A href=""><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">tx@3Ddict</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">
begin SetMatrixThreeD<BR> end viewpoint </FONT><A
href=""><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">tx@3DPlotDict</FONT></A><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> begin /vZ ED /vY ED /vX ED /RotX 0.
<BR> def /RotY -90. def /RotZ 0. def /RotAngle
0. def /xRotVec 1. def<BR> /yRotVec 0. def
/zRotVec 0. def /dxUnit 1 def /dyUnit 1.0 def
/dzUnit<BR> 1.0 def /RotSequence (xyz ) def /RotSet (set ) def
/Alpha 45. def<BR> /Beta 30. def /Sin1 Beta sin
def /Sin2 Alpha sin def /Cos1 Beta cos<BR> def /Cos2 Alpha cos
def /Cos1Sin2 Cos1 Sin2 mul def /Sin1Sin2 Sin1<BR> Sin2 mul
def /Cos1Cos2 Cos1 Cos2 mul def /Sin1Cos2 Sin1 Cos2 mul
def<BR> /showgrid true def currentdict </FONT><A href=""><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">tx@3DPlotDict</FONT></A><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> ne dup </FONT><A href=""><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">{tx@3DPlotDict</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> begin} if /eulerRotation false def
RotSet (set ) eq currentdict /MnewTOold<BR> known not or
{/PROCMXYZ /SetMxyz def /PROCMQUATERNION /SetMQuaternion<BR>
def} {RotSet (concat ) eq {/PROCMXYZ /ConcatMxyz def
/PROCMQUATERNION<BR> /ConcatMQuaternion def} {/PROCMXYZ () def
/PROCMQUATERNION () def}<BR> ifelse } ifelse RotSequence
(quaternion ) ne {PROCMXYZ} {PROCMQUATERNION}<BR> ifelse cvx
exec /RotSet (keep ) <BR> --- End offending input
---<BR> file offset = 183027<BR>
g<BR> <BR> <BR><BR>-
Done.</FONT><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>