Symbol bug in scatter3d
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Description
plot_ly(iris, x = ~Sepal.Length, y = ~Sepal.Width, z = ~Petal.Length, type = "scatter3d", mode = "markers", symbol = ~Species)

Note that the first two Species have the same symbol
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported plot_ly iris example with type="scatter3d", mode="markers", and symbol=~Species. Investigate how the Species values are mapped to marker symbols in the scatter3d output; done means the first two Species no longer render with the same symbol.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100