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[Bug]: 3D artist clipbox cuts off data sooner than axis panes/spines/etc #23450
Description
Bug summary
When enlarging 3D plots with ax.set_box_aspect(None, zoom=zoom), there is a mismatch between the limits of rendering data and the axis planes. These should be aligned.
Code for reproduction
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from itertools import product, combinations
fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1, subplot_kw={'projection': '3d'})
r = [0, 1]
scale = np.array([1, 1, 2])
# Draw rectangular cuboid with side lengths [1, 1, 2]
for start, end in combinations(np.array(list(product(r, r, r))), 2):
if np.sum(np.abs(start - end)) == r[1] - r[0]:
ax.plot3D(*zip(start*scale, end*scale))
ax.view_init(elev=7, azim=35, roll=45)
ax.set_box_aspect(None, zoom=1.25)
ax.set_proj_type('ortho')
ax.set_xlabel('x')
ax.set_ylabel('y')
ax.set_zlabel('z')Actual outcome
Expected outcome
I would expect either the corners of the plotted box to be included, or the corners of the axis planes to be cut off. Ideally the first one.
Additional information
Stackoverflow with the same issue: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74733826/matplotlib-invisible-margins-cutting-off-3d-plot-data
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Matplotlib Version
3.6.0.dev2960+g51ce6776b1
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[-][Bug]: Data clip box not aligned with axis planes when [/-][+][Bug]: Data clip box not aligned with axis planes when 3d plot box aspect is enlargened[/+]scottshambaugh commentedon Jul 19, 2022
Somewhat related to #19519
[-][Bug]: Data clip box not aligned with axis planes when 3d plot box aspect is enlargened[/-][+][Bug]: 3D artist clipbox is more restrictive than axis panes/ticks/spines/lables[/+]scottshambaugh commentedon Apr 2, 2025
This is really a broader issue of 3D date being clipped too restrictively in general, like in #19519 (comment) or #19519 (comment) or https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74733826/matplotlib-invisible-margins-cutting-off-3d-plot-data. I believe the fix will be to make sure the clip boxes for each of the 3D artists expand to the whole subplot.
[-][Bug]: 3D artist clipbox is more restrictive than axis panes/ticks/spines/lables[/-][+][Bug]: 3D artist clipbox cuts off data sooner than axis panes/spines/etc[/+]