Multidimensional Data Visualisation

What you're looking at

An interactive 3D scatter plot that can encode up to 5 dimensions of data simultaneously, plus an optional size (weight) parameter.

Dimension mapping

Dimension	Visual channel	Field
1Spatial X	Horizontal axis	`x`
2Spatial Y	Vertical axis	`y`
3Spatial Z	Depth axis	`z`
4Color value	Blue → Red gradient (when no groups)	`color`
5Label value	Number shown next to point	`label`
+Weight	Point size (radius)	`weight`
+Group	Layer / color category	`group`

Depth cues

Grid floor — reference plane at Z=min. Toggle in the Layers panel.
Shadow dots — each point casts a small ellipse onto the floor. Shadow position shows horizontal location; distance above floor shows Z height.
Depth fog — points further from the camera fade out. Near = vivid, far = transparent.

Controls

Action	How
Rotate (orbit)	Left-click + drag
Pan	Right-click + drag or Shift + left-drag
Zoom	Scroll wheel / pinch
Roll (Z-axis rotation)	Drag the circular dial on the right
Point tooltip	Hover over any point

Layers panel

Each named group of points is a layer. Toggle any layer on/off with its checkbox. The Grid Floor layer controls the reference grid independently.

Adding points

Click + Add Point in the header. Fill in at least X, Y, Z. All other fields are optional. Assigning a group will place the point into an existing or new layer.

Layers