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keep axis lines and labels always at the same place with 3d axes

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Description

See https://community.plot.ly/t/do-not-dynamically-move-zero-line-in-3d-scatter-plot/30863
At the moment, when the scene is rotated the axis lines can move to edges of the cubes which are always "at the back". Having a parameter to disable this behaviour (axes lines always going to (0, 0, 0) no matter the view) would be nice.

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Research direction

Start with the 3D axes rendering entry point and review the linked community discussion about dynamically moving zero lines. Define how a parameter should keep axis lines and labels at (0, 0, 0) during scene rotation, then verify the behavior across rotated 3D scatter plots.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data-visualization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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