What 3D chart feature do you need?
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+-- Visualize a math function f(x, y) -> z
|   +-- Use SurfacePlot(x:y:z:function:)
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+-- Visualize data points as a surface
|   +-- Use Chart3D(data) { point in SurfacePlot(...) }
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+-- Interactive drag-to-rotate
|   +-- Bind pose: .chart3DPose($pose) with @State var pose: Chart3DPose
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+-- Fixed viewing angle (no interaction)
|   +-- Read-only pose: .chart3DPose(Chart3DPose.front) or custom
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+-- Style the surface color
|   +-- Solid color -> .foregroundStyle(Color.blue)
|   +-- Gradient -> .foregroundStyle(LinearGradient(...))
|   +-- Height-based -> .foregroundStyle(.heightBased(gradient, yRange:))
|   +-- Normal-based -> .foregroundStyle(.normalBased)
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+-- Camera projection
|   +-- Perspective (depth) -> .chart3DCameraProjection(.perspective)
|   +-- Orthographic (flat) -> .chart3DCameraProjection(.orthographic)
|   +-- System default -> .chart3DCameraProjection(.automatic)
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+-- Multiple surfaces in one chart
    +-- Place multiple SurfacePlot calls inside a single Chart3D { }

import SwiftUI
import Charts

struct WaveSurfaceView: View {
    var body: some View {
        Chart3D {
            SurfacePlot(
                x: "X",
                y: "Height",
                z: "Z",
                function: { x, z in
                    sin(x) * cos(z)
                }
            )
            .foregroundStyle(.blue)
        }
    }
}

import SwiftUI
import Charts

struct DataPoint: Identifiable {
    let id = UUID()
    let x: Double
    let y: Double
    let z: Double
}

struct DataSurfaceView: View {
    let points: [DataPoint]

    var body: some View {
        Chart3D(points) { point in
            SurfacePlot(
                x: .value("X", point.x),
                y: .value("Height", point.y),
                z: .value("Z", point.z)
            )
        }
    }
}

import SwiftUI
import Charts

struct InteractiveChartView: View {
    @State private var pose = Chart3DPose.default

    var body: some View {
        Chart3D {
            SurfacePlot(
                x: "X",
                y: "Height",
                z: "Z",
                function: { x, z in
                    sin(x) * cos(z)
                }
            )
            .foregroundStyle(.blue)
        }
        .chart3DPose($pose)
    }
}

SurfacePlot(x: "X", y: "Y", z: "Z", function: { x, z in x * z })
    .foregroundStyle(.blue)

SurfacePlot(x: "X", y: "Y", z: "Z", function: { x, z in x * z })
    .foregroundStyle(
        LinearGradient(
            colors: [.blue, .green, .yellow],
            startPoint: .bottom,
            endPoint: .top
        )
    )

SurfacePlot(x: "X", y: "Y", z: "Z", function: { x, z in sin(x) * cos(z) })
    .foregroundStyle(
        Chart3DSurfaceStyle.heightBased(
            Gradient(colors: [.blue, .cyan, .green, .yellow, .red]),
            yRange: -1...1
        )
    )

SurfacePlot(x: "X", y: "Y", z: "Z", function: { x, z in sin(x) * cos(z) })
    .foregroundStyle(Chart3DSurfaceStyle.normalBased)

SurfacePlot(x: "X", y: "Y", z: "Z", function: { x, z in sin(x) * cos(z) })
    .foregroundStyle(.blue)
    .roughness(0.3)

.chart3DPose(.default)   // Standard 3/4 angle
.chart3DPose(.front)     // Viewing from front
.chart3DPose(.back)      // Viewing from back
.chart3DPose(.top)       // Top-down view
.chart3DPose(.bottom)    // Bottom-up view
.chart3DPose(.right)     // Right side view
.chart3DPose(.left)      // Left side view

.chart3DPose(
    Chart3DPose(azimuth: .degrees(45), inclination: .degrees(30))
)

// ✅ Read-only — user cannot rotate the chart
.chart3DPose(Chart3DPose.front)

// ✅ Interactive — user can drag to rotate, pose updates automatically
@State private var pose = Chart3DPose.default
// ...
.chart3DPose($pose)

// ❌ Passing a literal where a binding is needed for interactivity
.chart3DPose(.default) // This is read-only; drag gestures will not work

// ✅ Use a @State binding for interactive rotation
@State private var pose = Chart3DPose.default
// ...
.chart3DPose($pose)

Chart3D {
    SurfacePlot(x: "X", y: "Y", z: "Z", function: { x, z in sin(x) * cos(z) })
        .foregroundStyle(.blue)
}
.chart3DCameraProjection(.perspective)   // Objects farther away appear smaller
// .chart3DCameraProjection(.orthographic)  // No perspective distortion
// .chart3DCameraProjection(.automatic)     // System decides

import SwiftUI
import Charts

struct ComparisonChartView: View {
    @State private var pose = Chart3DPose.default

    var body: some View {
        Chart3D {
            SurfacePlot(
                x: "X",
                y: "Wave A",
                z: "Z",
                function: { x, z in sin(x) * cos(z) }
            )
            .foregroundStyle(.blue.opacity(0.8))

            SurfacePlot(
                x: "X",
                y: "Wave B",
                z: "Z",
                function: { x, z in cos(x) * sin(z) }
            )
            .foregroundStyle(.red.opacity(0.8))
        }
        .chart3DPose($pose)
        .chart3DCameraProjection(.perspective)
    }
}

import SwiftUI
import Charts

struct TerrainView: View {
    @State private var pose = Chart3DPose(
        azimuth: .degrees(30),
        inclination: .degrees(25)
    )

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text("Terrain Visualization")
                .font(.headline)

            Chart3D {
                SurfacePlot(
                    x: "Longitude",
                    y: "Elevation",
                    z: "Latitude",
                    function: { x, z in
                        let distance = sqrt(x * x + z * z)
                        return sin(distance) / max(distance, 0.1)
                    }
                )
                .foregroundStyle(
                    Chart3DSurfaceStyle.heightBased(
                        Gradient(colors: [
                            .blue, .cyan, .green, .yellow, .orange, .red
                        ]),
                        yRange: -0.5...1.0
                    )
                )
                .roughness(0.4)
            }
            .chart3DPose($pose)
            .chart3DCameraProjection(.perspective)
        }
        .padding()
    }
}