Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ problem with pstricks and \psset

[tonie]

Hello,
I can compile my .tex domuments when I plot graphs with pstricks without any problems. By the way, I am using texniccenter.
However, if I us the command \psset my document can be compiled, but I get two error messages and my document (either dvi, ps or pdf) contains a strange notation: (1,1)
I have attached plot and my error.
Does anybody know this problem?

Besides, my 'z' of the z-coordinate is plotted directly on my z-axis. How can I rearrange it a bit lower?
Many thanks and help appreciated.


Here is my code

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documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{pst-3dplot}

\begin{document}
\psset{unit=1cm,Alpha=75}
\begin{pspicture}(-5,-5)(3,3)
  \pstThreeDCoor[xMax=7,yMax=7, zMin=1, zMax=-7]
  \pstThreeDLine[SphericalCoor,linecolor=blue]{->}(0,0,0)(10,45,-60)
  \pstThreeDDot[SphericalCoor,drawCoor](10,45,-60)
  \pstThreeDPut[SphericalCoor](10.5,45,-65){$(x,y,z)$}
  \pstThreeDNode[SphericalCoor](5,45,-60){A}\pstThreeDNode(0,0,-5){B}
  \ncarc[arcangle=20]{->}{A}{B}
  \pstThreeDPut[SphericalCoor](4,45,-70){$\phi$}
 \pstThreeDNode[SphericalCoor](2,45,0){B}\pstThreeDNode(2,0,0){A}
  \ncarc[angleA=180]{<-}{B}{A}
  \pstThreeDLine[SphericalCoor,linestyle=dashed](0,0,0)(5,45,0)
  \pstThreeDPut[SphericalCoor](2.5,25,0){$\theta$}
  \pstThreeDPut[SphericalCoor](6,45,-50){$r$}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Tonie,

does this example code produce that error? I could compile it without any error. Either the code is different or a pstricks package version could cause a problem, an update could help then.

Stefan

[tonie]

Hey Stefan_K,
thanks for reply...Right now, it is not working...
I was desperated today. Therefore, I uninstalled both texnicenter and miktex. Afterwards, I reinstalled both packages. After installation of Miktex and Texnicenter I was able to execute my file (I have mentioned in the thread), too. BUT, in order to use the most recently updated packages I started the Miktex Update assistent. The update made my result bad and me mad, I got again the strange *(1,1)* notation...
Does anybody has similiar problems after updating his Miktex? I tried different examples from the website http://tug.org/PSTricks/main.cgi?file=p ... D/examples but most failed (I could compile but I got this bad notation)...

Besides, does anybody know whether there are problems between the documentclass "memoir" and "pstricks" (and its subpackagges)?

Many thanks,
Tonie

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Tonie,

I can see you're using pstricks-add v3.32. Version 3.34 has been released some days ago and contains a bugfix for \pstScalePoints. Because your error message is raised by this macro I'm expecting that updating pstricks-add will solve your problem. You could update manually or just wait some days until the MiKTeX pstricks-add package has been updated too.

Stefan

[tonie]

Cheers Stefan_K,
u're right... I could download an updated version of "pstricks-add" couple of minutes ago... It was really a pain. Since saturday I tried to find out my error...

Anyway, there is one remaining question: I draw a coordinate system whose z-axis points downwoards.
However, the axis name (it is "z" by default) is directly plotted on the z-axis. Basically there is no space between name and axis. That looks really bad. The notation of x-axis and y-axis is okay. If my z-axis points upwards, there is as well space between axis and name of the axis.
Any suggestions? Here is my code

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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{pst-3dplot}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
\psset{unit=0.7,Alpha=75}
\begin{pspicture}(-11,-11)(5,5)
\pstThreeDCoor[linewidth=1.3pt, linecolor=black, xMin=-1, xMax=7, yMin=-1, yMax=7, zMin=1, zMax=-7]
\end{pspicture}
\end{center}
\end{document}

Many thanks again to Stefan_K