is an option for Graphics3D that gives the ratios of side lengths for the bounding box of the three‐dimensional picture.
BoxRatios
is an option for Graphics3D that gives the ratios of side lengths for the bounding box of the three‐dimensional picture.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Specify the ratios between the bounding box lengths:
Use the actual coordinate values for the ratios:
Properties & Relations (6)
Graphics3D uses Automatic by default:
Plot3D , ListPlot3D , and ListPointPlot3D use by default:
ContourPlot3D and ListContourPlot3D use by default:
Others, such as ParametricPlot3D and ListSurfacePlot3D , use Automatic by default:
ReliefPlot determines the appropriate BoxRatios automatically for the shading:
Styles of the edges can be specified by BoxStyle :
Possible Issues (1)
By default, ParametricPlot3D may yield a graphic with an extreme box ratio:
Use an explicit BoxRatios to get a reasonable result:
See Also
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1988 (1.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), BoxRatios, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BoxRatios.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "BoxRatios." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BoxRatios.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). BoxRatios. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BoxRatios.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_boxratios, author="Wolfram Research", title="{BoxRatios}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BoxRatios.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_boxratios, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={BoxRatios}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BoxRatios.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}