Re: question about 3D plot with inserted graphic

Ethan Merritt wrote:
> In article <466a4$483c063a$8938a8b2$19022@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> paai  <paai@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Juergen Wieferink wrote:
>>> paai wrote:
>>>> I have a dataset with three columns: x y z. The first two are the
>>>> coordinates of dutch cities; the third column is an integer. I want
>>>> a picture of a map of Holland with the cities and on every city a
column
>>>> with height z.
>>>> I tried things like splot "< dataset" with impulses, but all columns
>> The data now are plotted OK, but the map of Holland still
>> eludes me.
>> Converting the map to pam does not really result in something
>> that gnuplot (or I)  understands.
> 
> The most generic option for im****ting images is to convert to AVS
> format.  For example:
> 
>    plot '< convert map.png avs:-' binary filetype=avs with rgbimage
> 
> 
> 


yessss.... that works. Thank you both.