11.42.1 Top new questions this week

11.42.1.1 How can I correctly render hidden lines in a 3D graphic as dashed lines and visible lines as solid lines?
11.42.1.2 Unexpected parenthesis for custom notation
11.42.1.3 Easiest way to adjust the plot tick lines
11.42.1.4 Visualizing Different Coordinate Representations of Complex Numbers
11.42.1.5 What is the meaning/utility of __[] AKA BlankSequence[][]?
11.42.1.6 Poor quality of dashing in 3D
11.42.1.7 Constructing a URL query using URLDownload or URLRead
11.42.1.1 How can I correctly render hidden lines in a 3D graphic as dashed lines and visible lines as solid lines?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=317145

When working on 3D plots, Id like to implement a feature where visible edges are drawn as solid lines and obscured (hidden) edges are drawn as dashed lines. I havent found a good solution to this ... 
[plotting] [graphics] [graphics3d] [parametricplot3d]
 
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answered by cvgmt https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=72111 Score of 9
11.42.1.2 Unexpected parenthesis for custom notation

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Using user defined typesetting below, unexpected   and   appear in output, which I don't know the reason. 
Is it possible to make ... 
[formatting]
 
asked by Soon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=78050 Score of 6
answered by Domen https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=75628 Score of 8
11.42.1.3 Easiest way to adjust the plot tick lines

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I encountered a few minor issues everytime when I try to plot graphs nicely: 
 
What is the simplest method to adjust the major and minor tick lengths of the frame? 
Is there a way to program the tick ... 
[plotting] [plot-themes]
 
asked by Johnson https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=85242 Score of 5
answered by azerbajdzan https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=53172 Score of 6
11.42.1.4 Visualizing Different Coordinate Representations of Complex Numbers

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As a beginner with Mathematica, I apologize if this question is too basic. I would like to show introductory students that a complex number can be represented in several different coordinate systems ... 
[plotting] [complex] [visualization] [coordinate-transformation]
 
asked by seeker https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=84918 Score of 5
answered by Daniel Huber https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=46318 Score of 3
11.42.1.5 What is the meaning/utility of __[] AKA BlankSequence[][]?

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I understand  BlankSequence  in other contexts, but not this one  __h  means a pattern of one or more things each of which have head ... 
[pattern-matching] [core-language]
 
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answered by lericr https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=84894 Score of 5
11.42.1.6 Poor quality of dashing in 3D

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I just noticed that on version  13.0.1  the quality of dashing in 3D is very poor. Tested it also on version  14.3.0  but only on a ... 
[graphics3d]
 
asked by azerbajdzan https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=53172 Score of 3
11.42.1.7 Constructing a URL query using URLDownload or URLRead

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=317142

I am trying to download data from NOAA and I can't figure out how to construct a query to do it. 
This URL points to a page that contains data for tides at six minute intervals between Jan 01 2021 and ... 
[web-access] [html]
 
asked by Craig Carter https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=12461 Score of 3
answered by vindobona https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=58868 Score of 7