Using Datafiles to Create 'Blob' Plots

If a Data file is given then that is passed to D3PLOT to create an external data plot or 'blob' plot. An example plot is shown below. In a data plot D3PLOT superimposes data values on the 3 dimensional shape. For example, below this is used to show HIC values for Euro-NCAP analyses at various positions on the bonnet.

The easiest way of creating a data file is to use the standard library program in REPORTER . See variables  and the D3PLOT manual for more details.