rgl (version 0.95.1367)

identify3d: Identify points in plot.

Description

Identify points in a plot, similarly to the identify function in base graphics.

Usage

identify3d(x, y = NULL, z = NULL, labels = seq_along(x), n = length(x), 
	plot = TRUE, adj = c(-0.1, 0.5), tolerance = 20, 
	buttons = c("right", "middle"))

Arguments

x, y, z
coordinates of points in a scatter plot. Alternatively, any object which defines coordinates (see xyz.coords) can be given as x, and y and z left missing.
labels
an optional character vector giving labels for the points. Will be coerced using as.character, and recycled if necessary to the length of x.
n
the maximum number of points to be identified.
plot
logical: if plot is TRUE, the labels are printed near the points and if FALSE they are omitted.
adj
numeric vector to use as adj parameter to text3d when plotting the labels.
tolerance
the maximal distance (in pixels) for the pointer to be close enough to a point.
buttons
a length 1 or 2 character vector giving the buttons to use for selection and quitting.

Value

  • A vector of selected indices.

Details

If buttons is length 1, the user can quit by reaching n selections, or by hitting the escape key, but the result will be lost if escape is used.

See Also

identify for base graphics, select3d for selecting regions.