Descriptions of the Scatterplot 3D Options 

Show Points	Shows or hides the data points on the graph.
Show Controls	Shows or hides the source and axis controls displayed beneath the 3D scatterplot. See Example of Information Displayed on the Scatterplot 3D Report.
Drop Lines	Draws lines from each point to the plane created by the x and z variables that you selected on the launch window.
Connect Points	Connects the points with a line. Points can be connected on the data as a whole or in groups. You can also group data by a specific variable.
Normal Contour Ellipsoids	Draws one or more normal contour ellipsoids, that is, three-dimensional ellipses that encompass a specified portion of points. You specify whether you want an ellipsoid for all of the data or for each group. You can also control the size and transparency of the ellipsoids. For details, see Normal Contour Ellipsoids.
Ellipsoid Coverage	Changes the size of normal contour ellipsoids. Type a value between 0 and 1, where the greater the value creates a bigger the ellipsoid. The actual values “0” and “1” produce no ellipsoid, so a warning appears if you try to use those values. This option only appears after you add a normal contour ellipsoid to the 3D scatterplot.
Ellipsoid Transparency	Changes the surface of normal contour ellipsoids. The greater the value, the more opaque the ellipsoid. This option only appears after you add a normal contour ellipsoid to the 3D scatterplot.
Nonpar Density Contour	Draws nonparametric density contours, which approximately encompass a specified proportion of the points. You specify whether you want a density contour for all of the data or for each group. For details, see Nonparametric Density Contours.
Drop Line Thickness	Changes the width of drop lines. This option only appears after you add drop lines to the 3D scatterplot.
Principal Components	Calculates principal components on all variables. This changes the axes of the plot to have principal component scores. Biplot rays are displayed by default. You can remove them by selecting Biplot Rays from the red triangle menu. For details about principal components, see the Multivariate Methods book.
Std Prin Components	Calculates principal components (as with the Principal Components option) but scales the principal component scores to have unit variance. If this option is not selected, the scores have variance equal to the corresponding eigenvalue. With standardized principal components, the correlation between the variables and the principal component scores is equal to the values in the eigenvector. This helps you quickly assess the relative importance of the variables. For details, see the Multivariate Methods book. Note: Select this option if you want GH' rather than JK' biplots. GH' biplots try to preserve relationships between variables; JK' biplots try to preserve relationships between observations. The interpoint distance shown by GH' biplots is less meaningful, but the angles of the GH' biplot rays measure correlations better.
Rotated Components	Specifies the number of factors that you want to rotate and the rotation method. You rotate components to better align the directions of the factors with the original variables so that the factors might be more interpretable. For details, see the Multivariate Methods book.
Biplot Rays	Shows or hides biplot rays that correspond to the principal components. You must have already selected Principal Components, Std Prin Components, or Rotated Components for this option to appear.
Show Ray Labels	Shows or hides labels for the biplot rays. You must have already selected Biplot Rays for this option to appear.
Remove Prin Comp	Removes principal components, standardized principal components, and rotated components from the scatterplot 3D report. The 3D scatterplot reverts to its original display before principal components were selected. This option, however, does not remove any saved principal components from the data table. This option only appears after you add principal, standard, or rotated components to the 3D scatterplot.
Save Prin Components	Saves the specified number of current principal component scores as new columns in the current data table. These columns also include the formulas used for the principal components. For n variables in the components list, n principal component columns are created and named Prin1, Prin2, ... Prinn. This option only appears after you add principal, standard, or rotated components to the 3D scatterplot.
Save Rotated Components	Saves all rotated component scores as columns in the current data table. These columns also include the formulas that were used. If you requested n rotated components, then n rotated component columns are created and named Rot1, Rot2, ... Rotn. This option only appears after you add rotated components to the 3D scatterplot.
Script	Contains options that are available to all platforms. They enable you to redo or relaunch the analysis, turn off automatic recalculation, copy the script, or save the JSL commands for the analysis. For more information, see Using JMP.

Description of the Density Contour Controls Window 

Contour Quantile	Controls which contours are shown and lets you customize the contour formatting. • Density level represents the volume and density of the points. As the contours go from smaller to larger values, the contours cover less volume but more dense areas. A 0.9 contour represents the 10% densest part of the total, where the points are closest together. Click and drag the slider below “Contour Quantile,” or enter a value next to the slider. • Transparency changes the surface of density contours. The greater the value, the more opaque the contour. Enter a value in the box. • Color changes the color of the contour. Click the colored box and select a different color. (This option only appears for ungrouped density contours.) Changes to these settings take effect immediately.
Resolution	Changes the resolution of the contours. A higher resolution results in a less granular drawing of the contours but takes more time to display.
Column Bandwidth	Changes the smoothness of the fitted density. A higher bandwidth results in a smoother fitted density. Type a new bandwidth for each variable, or click and drag the sliders. Click Apply to display your changes.

Descriptions of the Context Menu Options 

Show Legend	Shows and hides the color legend for the 3D scatterplot. Note: This option requires the Coloring role.
Reset	Returns the orientation of the scatterplot to its original state.
Settings	Provides options to change the appearance of the 3D scatterplot. See Scatterplot 3D Settings.
Hide Lights Border	Shows and hides a border that displays the lights. The lights highlight different portions of the 3D scatterplot. Right-click a light to turn it on or off and to change the color.
Wall Color	Changes the color of the 3D scatterplot.
Background Color	Changes the color surrounding the 3D scatterplot.
Rows	You can color, mark, exclude, hide, and label points that correspond to rows in the associated data table. You must select the points before selecting this option. See the Using JMP book.
Use Hardware Acceleration	Turns hardware acceleration on or off for machines that support acceleration. This option might display the scatterplot faster. If not, try updating your graphics drivers.
Show ArcBall	Shows and hides a globe around the 3D scatterplot. This option helps you visualize the rotation of the scatterplot. Select whether you want the ArcBall to appear always, only when you drag the scatterplot, or never.

Descriptions of the Scatterplot 3D Settings Window Options 

Reset	Resets the default settings.
Done	Closes the window.
Walls	Adds or removes the 3D scatterplot walls. Without walls, the background color of the 3D scatterplot is displayed.
Grids	Shows or hides the coordinate lines.
Axes	Shows or hides the variable names that appear above each axis.
Box	Shows or hides the box. Without the box, the 3D scatterplot is displayed as an open plot.
Zoom	Enlarges or shrinks the 3D scatterplot.
Orthographic	Changes the view of the scatterplot from 3-dimensional to an orthographic projection. In the orthographic view, the walls of the scatterplot do not converge to a vanishing point. This means that you can compare near and far distances and see the structure between data points. Note: If you turn off orthographic view and completely decrease the perspective, the walls of the scatterplot do not converge. This is the same effect that you get when you turn on orthographic view.
Perspective	Increases or decreases the perspective. Large values create a view that is unnaturally large and visually disorienting. In this case, you need to resize the scatterplot window to show the entire plot.
Marker Size	Increases or decreases the size of the data point markers.
Marker Quality	Increases and decreases the data marker quality. For example, when you increase the marker quality, some markers have an opaque center. Other symbol markers are formatted in bold. Increase the zoom to see these changes in quality.
Marker Transparency	Increases or decreases the transparency of the data markers.
Text Size	Increases or decreases the text size.
Line Width	Changes the width of the coordinate and axes lines.