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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Python module:  'imgplot3d.py'
+# author:         Julien Straubhaar
+# date:           feb-2020
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+"""
+Module for custom plots of images (class :class:`geone.img.Img`) in 3D (based on `pyvista`).
+"""
+
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
+
+import pyvista as pv
+
+from geone import customcolors as ccol
+
+# ============================================================================
+class Imgplot3dError(Exception):
+    """
+    Custom exception related to `imgplot3d` module.
+    """
+    pass
+# ============================================================================
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def drawImage3D_surface (
+        im,
+        plotter=None,
+        ix0=0, ix1=None,
+        iy0=0, iy1=None,
+        iz0=0, iz1=None,
+        iv=0,
+        cmap=ccol.cmap_def,
+        cmin=None, cmax=None,
+        alpha=None,
+        excludedVal=None,
+        categ=False,
+        ncateg_max=30,
+        categVal=None,
+        categCol=None,
+        categColCycle=False,
+        categActive=None,
+        use_clip_plane=False,
+        show_scalar_bar=True,
+        show_outline=True,
+        show_bounds=False,
+        show_axes=True,
+        text=None,
+        scalar_bar_annotations=None,
+        scalar_bar_annotations_max=20,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs=None,
+        outline_kwargs=None,
+        bounds_kwargs=None,
+        axes_kwargs=None,
+        text_kwargs=None,
+        background_color=None,
+        foreground_color=None,
+        cpos=None,
+        verbose=1,
+        logger=None,
+        **kwargs):
+    """
+    Displays a 3D image as surface(s) (based on `pyvista`).
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    im : :class:`geone.img.Img`
+        image (3D)
+
+    plotter : :class:`pyvista.Plotter`, optional
+        - if given (not `None`), add element to the plotter, a further call to \
+        `plotter.show()` will be required to show the plot
+        - if not given (`None`, default): a plotter is created and the plot \
+        is shown
+
+    ix0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along x direction, considered for plotting
+
+    ix1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along x direction (`ix0 < ix1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in x direction (`ix1=im.nx`) is
+        used
+
+    iy0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along y direction, considered for plotting
+
+    iy1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along y direction (`iy0 < iy1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in x direction (`iy1=im.ny`) is
+        used
+
+    iz0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along z direction, considered for plotting
+
+    iz1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along z direction (`iz0 < iz1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in z direction (`iz1=im.nz`) is
+        used
+
+    iv : int, default: 0
+        index of the variable to be displayed
+
+    cmap : colormap, default: `geone.customcolors.cmap_def`
+        color map (can be a string, in this case the color map is obtained by
+        `matplotlib.pyplot.get_cmap(cmap)`)
+
+    cmin : float, optional
+        used only if `categ=False`:
+        minimal value to be displayed; by default: minimal value of the displayed
+        variable is used for `cmin`
+
+    cmax : float, optional
+        used only if `categ=False`:
+        maximal value to be displayed; by default: maximal value of the displayed
+        variable is used for `cmax`
+
+    alpha : float, optional
+        value of the "alpha" channel (for transparency);
+        by default (`None`): `alpha=1.0` is used (no transparency)
+
+    excludedVal : sequence of values, or single value, optional
+        values to be excluded from the plot;
+        note not used if `categ=True` and `categVal` is not `None`
+
+    categ : bool, default: False
+        indicates if the variable of the image to diplay has to be treated as a
+        categorical (discrete) variable (True), or continuous variable (False)
+
+    ncateg_max : int, default: 30
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        maximal number of categories, if there are more category values and
+        `categVal=None`, nothing is plotted (`categ` should set to False)
+
+    categVal : sequence of values, or single value, optional
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        explicit list of the category values to be displayed;
+        by default (`None`): the list of all unique values are automatically
+        retrieved
+
+    categCol: sequence of colors, optional
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        sequence of colors, (given as 3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or
+        str), used for the category values that will be displayed:
+
+        - if `categVal` is not `None`: `categCol` must have the same length as \
+        `categVal`
+        - if `categVal=None`:
+            - first colors of `categCol` are used if its length is greater than \
+            or equal to the number of displayed category values,
+            - otherwise: the colors of `categCol` are used cyclically if \
+            `categColCycle=True`, and the colors taken from the color map `cmap` \
+            are used if `categColCycle=False`
+
+    categColCycle : bool, default: False
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        indicates if the colors of `categCol` can be used cyclically or not
+        (when the number of displayed category values exceeds the length of
+        `categCol`)
+
+    categActive : 1D array-like of bools, optional
+        used only if `categ=True`, sequence of same length as `categVal`:
+
+        - `categActive[i]=True`: `categVal[i]` is displayed
+        - `categActive[i]=False`: `categVal[i]` is not displayed
+
+        by default (`None`): all category values `categVal` are displayed
+
+    use_clip_plane : bool, default: False
+        if `True`: the function `pyvista.add_mesh_clip_plane` (allowing
+        interactive clipping) is used instead of `pyvista.add_mesh`
+
+    show_scalar_bar : bool, default: True
+        indicates if scalar bar (color bar) is displayed
+
+    show_outline : bool, default: True
+        indicates if outline (around the image) is displayed
+
+    show_bounds : bool, default: False
+        indicates if bounds are displayed (box with graduation)
+
+    show_axes : bool, default: True
+        indicates if axes are displayed
+
+    text : str, optional
+        text (title) to be displayed on the figure
+
+    scalar_bar_annotations : dict, optional
+        annotation (ticks) on the scalar bar (color bar), used if
+        `show_scalar_bar=True`
+
+    scalar_bar_annotations_max : int, default: 20
+        maximal number of annotations (ticks) on the scalar bar (color bar)
+        when `categ=True` and `scalar_bar_annotations=None`
+
+    scalar_bar_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_scalar_bar`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_scalar_bar=True`)
+        note: in subplots (multi-sub-window), key 'title' should be distinct for
+        each subplot
+
+    outline_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_mesh`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_outline=True`)
+
+    bounds_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.show_bounds`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_bounds=True`)
+
+    axes_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_axes`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_axes=True`)
+
+    text_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_text`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `text` is not `None`)
+
+    background_color : color, optional
+        background color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str)
+
+    foreground_color : color, optional
+        foreground color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str)
+
+    cpos : sequence[sequence[float]], optional
+        camera position (unsused if `plotter=None`);
+        `cpos` = [camera_location, focus_point, viewup_vector], with
+
+        - camera_location: (tuple of length 3) camera location ("eye")
+        - focus_point    : (tuple of length 3) focus point
+        - viewup_vector  : (tuple of length 3) viewup vector (vector \
+        attached to the "head" and pointed to the "sky")
+
+        note: in principle, (focus_point - camera_location) is orthogonal to
+        viewup_vector
+
+    verbose : int, default: 1
+        verbose mode, higher implies more printing (info)
+
+    logger : :class:`logging.Logger`, optional
+        logger (see package `logging`)
+        if specified, messages are written via `logger` (no print)
+
+    kwargs : dict
+        additional keyword arguments passed to `plotter.add_mesh[_clip_plane]`
+        when plotting the variable, such as
+
+        - opacity (float, or str) : \
+        opacity for colors; \
+        default: 'linear', (set 'linear_r' to invert opacity)
+        - show_edges (bool) : \
+        indicates if edges of the grid are displayed
+        - edge_color (color) : \
+        color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str) for edges \
+        (used if `show_edges=True`)
+        - line_width (float) \
+        line width for edges (used if `show_edges=True`)
+        - etc.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    - 'scalar bar', and 'axes' may be not displayed in multiple-plot, bug ?
+    """
+    fname = 'drawImage3D_surface'
+
+    # Check iv
+    if iv < 0:
+        iv = im.nv + iv
+
+    if iv < 0 or iv >= im.nv:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid `iv` index'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Set indices to be plotted
+    if ix1 is None:
+        ix1 = im.nx
+
+    if iy1 is None:
+        iy1 = im.ny
+
+    if iz1 is None:
+        iz1 = im.nz
+
+    if ix0 >= ix1 or ix0 < 0 or ix1 > im.nx:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along x axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iy0 >= iy1 or iy0 < 0 or iy1 > im.ny:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along y axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iz0 >= iz1 or iz0 < 0 or iz1 > im.nz:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along z axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Get the color map
+    if isinstance(cmap, str):
+        try:
+            cmap = plt.get_cmap(cmap)
+        except:
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid `cmap` string'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Initialization of dictionary (do not use {} as default argument, it is not re-initialized...)
+    if scalar_bar_annotations is None:
+        scalar_bar_annotations = {}
+
+    if scalar_bar_kwargs is None:
+        scalar_bar_kwargs = {}
+
+    if outline_kwargs is None:
+        outline_kwargs = {}
+
+    if bounds_kwargs is None:
+        bounds_kwargs = {}
+
+    if axes_kwargs is None:
+        axes_kwargs = {}
+
+    if text_kwargs is None:
+        text_kwargs = {}
+
+    # Extract what to be plotted
+    # zz = np.array(im.val[iv][iz0:iz1, iy0:iy1, ix0:ix1]) # np.array() to get a copy
+    zz = im.val[iv][iz0:iz1, iy0:iy1, ix0:ix1].flatten() # .flatten() provides a copy
+
+    if categ:
+        # --- Treat categorical variable ---
+        if categCol is not None \
+                and type(categCol) is not list \
+                and type(categCol) is not tuple:
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: `categCol` must be a list or a tuple (if not `None`)'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        # Get array 'dval' of displayed values (at least for color bar)
+        if categVal is not None:
+            dval = np.array(categVal).reshape(-1) # force to be an 1d array
+
+            if len(np.unique(dval)) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: `categVal` contains duplicated entries'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+            # Check 'categCol' (if not None)
+            if categCol is not None and len(categCol) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: length of `categVal` and length of `categCol` differ'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        else:
+            # Possibly exclude values from zz
+            if excludedVal is not None:
+                for val in np.array(excludedVal).reshape(-1):
+                    np.putmask(zz, zz == val, np.nan)
+
+            # Get the unique values in zz
+            dval = np.array([v for v in np.unique(zz).reshape(-1) if ~np.isnan(v)])
+            if len(dval) > ncateg_max:
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: too many categories, set `categ=False`'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        if not len(dval): # len(dval) == 0
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: no value to be drawn'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        if categActive is not None:
+            if len(categActive) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: length of `categActive` invalid (should be the same as length of `categVal`)'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        else:
+            categActive = np.ones(len(dval), dtype='bool')
+
+        # Replace dval[i] by i in zz if categActive[i] is True otherwise by np.nan, and other values by np.nan
+        zz2 = np.array(zz) # copy array
+        zz[...] = np.nan # initialize
+        for i, v in enumerate(dval):
+            if categActive[i]:
+                zz[zz2 == v] = i
+
+        del zz2
+
+        # Set 'colorList': the list of colors to use
+        colorList = None
+        if categCol is not None:
+            if len(categCol) >= len(dval):
+                colorList = [categCol[i] for i in range(len(dval))]
+                # colorList = [mcolors.ColorConverter().to_rgba(categCol[i]) for i in range(len(dval))]
+
+            elif categColCycle:
+                if verbose > 0:
+                    if logger:
+                        logger.warning(f'{fname}: `categCol` is used cyclically (too few entries)')
+                    else:
+                        print(f'{fname}: WARNING: `categCol` is used cyclically (too few entries)')
+                colorList = [categCol[i%len(categCol)] for i in range(len(dval))]
+
+            else:
+                if verbose > 0:
+                    if logger:
+                        logger.warning(f'{fname}: `categCol` not used (too few entries)')
+                    else:
+                        print(f'{fname}: WARNING: `categCol` not used (too few entries)')
+
+        if colorList is None:
+            # Use colors from cmap
+            colorList = [cmap(x) for x in np.arange(len(dval)) * 1.0/(len(dval)-1)]
+
+        # Set the colormap: 'cmap'
+        # - Trick: duplicate last color (if len(colorList)> 1)!
+        if len(colorList) == 1:
+            colorList.append(colorList[-1])
+        cmap = ccol.custom_cmap(colorList, ncol=len(colorList), alpha=alpha)
+
+        # Set the min and max of the colorbar
+        cmin, cmax = 0, len(dval) # works, but scalar bar annotations may be shifted of +0.5, see below
+        # cmin, cmax = -0.5, len(dval) - 0.5 # does not work
+
+        # Set scalar bar annotations if not given
+        if scalar_bar_annotations == {}:
+            if len(dval) <= scalar_bar_annotations_max: # avoid too many annotations (very slow and useless)
+                for i, v in enumerate(dval):
+                    scalar_bar_annotations[i+0.5] = f'{v:.3g}'
+
+        scalar_bar_kwargs['n_labels'] = 0
+        scalar_bar_kwargs['n_colors'] = len(dval)
+
+    else: # categ == False
+        # --- Treat continuous variable ---
+        # Possibly exclude values from zz
+        if excludedVal is not None:
+            for val in np.array(excludedVal).reshape(-1): # force to be an 1d array
+                np.putmask(zz, zz == val, np.nan)
+
+    # Set cmin and cmax if not specified
+    if cmin is None:
+        cmin = np.nanmin(zz)
+
+    if cmax is None:
+        cmax = np.nanmax(zz)
+
+    # Set pyvista ImageData (previously: UniformGrid)
+    xmin = im.ox + ix0 * im.sx
+    xmax = im.ox + ix1 * im.sx
+    xdim = ix1 - ix0 + 1
+
+    ymin = im.oy + iy0 * im.sy
+    ymay = im.oy + iy1 * im.sy
+    ydim = iy1 - iy0 + 1
+
+    zmin = im.oz + iz0 * im.sz
+    zmaz = im.oz + iz1 * im.sz
+    zdim = iz1 - iz0 + 1
+
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dims=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    pg = pv.ImageData(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+
+    pg.cell_data[im.varname[iv]] = zz #.flatten()
+
+    if plotter is not None:
+        pp = plotter
+    else:
+        pp = pv.Plotter()
+
+    if use_clip_plane:
+        add_mesh_func = pp.add_mesh_clip_plane
+    else:
+        add_mesh_func = pp.add_mesh
+
+    add_mesh_func(pg.threshold(value=(cmin, cmax)), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False, **kwargs)
+
+    if background_color is not None:
+        pp.background_color = background_color
+
+    if foreground_color is not None:
+        for d in [scalar_bar_kwargs, outline_kwargs, bounds_kwargs, axes_kwargs, text_kwargs]:
+            if 'color' not in d.keys():
+                d['color'] = foreground_color
+
+    if show_scalar_bar:
+        # # - old -
+        # # pg.cell_arrays[im.varname[iv]][...] = np.nan # trick: set all value to nan and use nan_opacity = 0 for empty plot but 'saving' the scalar bar...
+        # # # pp.add_mesh(pg, cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), nan_opacity=0., annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=True, scalar_bar_args=scalar_bar_kwargs)
+        # # pp.add_mesh(pg, cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), nan_opacity=0., annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False)
+        # # - old -
+        # # Trick: set opacity=0 and nan_opacity=0 for empty plot but 'saving' the scalar bar...
+        # pp.add_mesh(pg, cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), opacity=0., nan_opacity=0., annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False)
+        if 'title' not in scalar_bar_kwargs.keys():
+            scalar_bar_kwargs['title'] = im.varname[iv]
+        pp.add_scalar_bar(**scalar_bar_kwargs)
+
+    if show_outline:
+        pp.add_mesh(pg.outline(), **outline_kwargs)
+
+    if show_bounds:
+        pp.show_bounds(**bounds_kwargs)
+
+    if show_axes:
+        pp.add_axes(**axes_kwargs)
+
+    if text is not None:
+        pp.add_text(text, **text_kwargs)
+
+    if plotter is None:
+        pp.show(cpos=cpos)
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def drawImage3D_slice (
+        im,
+        plotter=None,
+        ix0=0, ix1=None,
+        iy0=0, iy1=None,
+        iz0=0, iz1=None,
+        iv=0,
+        slice_normal_x=None,
+        slice_normal_y=None,
+        slice_normal_z=None,
+        slice_normal_custom=None,
+        cmap=ccol.cmap_def,
+        cmin=None, cmax=None,
+        alpha=None,
+        excludedVal=None,
+        categ=False,
+        ncateg_max=30,
+        categVal=None,
+        categCol=None,
+        categColCycle=False,
+        categActive=None,
+        show_scalar_bar=True,
+        show_outline=True,
+        show_bounds=False,
+        show_axes=True,
+        text=None,
+        scalar_bar_annotations=None,
+        scalar_bar_annotations_max=20,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs=None,
+        outline_kwargs=None,
+        bounds_kwargs=None,
+        axes_kwargs=None,
+        text_kwargs=None,
+        background_color=None,
+        foreground_color=None,
+        cpos=None,
+        verbose=1,
+        logger=None,
+        **kwargs):
+    """
+    Displays a 3D image as slices(s) (based on `pyvista`).
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    im : :class:`geone.img.Img`
+        image (3D)
+
+    plotter : :class:`pyvista.Plotter`, optional
+        - if given (not `None`), add element to the plotter, a further call to \
+        `plotter.show()` will be required to show the plot
+        - if not given (`None`, default): a plotter is created and the plot \
+        is shown
+
+    ix0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along x direction, considered for plotting
+
+    ix1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along x direction (`ix0 < ix1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in x direction (`ix1=im.nx`) is
+        used
+
+    iy0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along y direction, considered for plotting
+
+    iy1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along y direction (`iy0 < iy1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in x direction (`iy1=im.ny`) is
+        used
+
+    iz0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along z direction, considered for plotting
+
+    iz1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along z direction (`iz0 < iz1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in z direction (`iz1=im.nz`) is
+        used
+
+    iv : int, default: 0
+        index of the variable to be displayed
+
+    slice_normal_x : sequence of values, or single value, optional
+        values of the (float) x coordinate where a slice normal to x axis is
+        displayed
+
+    slice_normal_y : sequence of values, or single value, optional
+        values of the (float) y coordinate where a slice normal to y axis is
+        displayed
+
+    slice_normal_z : sequence of values, or single value, optional
+        values of the (float) z coordinate where a slice normal to z axis is
+        displayed
+
+    slice_normal_custom : (sequence of) sequence(s) of two 3-tuple, optional
+        definition of custom normal slice(s) to be displayed, a slice is
+        defined by a sequence two 3-tuple, ((vx, vy, vz), (px, py, pz)): slice
+        normal to the vector (vx, vy, vz) and going through the point (px, py, pz)
+
+    cmap : colormap, default: `geone.customcolors.cmap_def`
+        color map (can be a string, in this case the color map
+        `matplotlib.pyplot.get_cmap(cmap)`)
+
+    cmin : float, optional
+        used only if `categ=False`:
+        minimal value to be displayed; by default: minimal value of the displayed
+        variable is used for `cmin`
+
+    cmax : float, optional
+        used only if `categ=False`:
+        maximal value to be displayed; by default: maximal value of the displayed
+        variable is used for `cmax`
+
+    alpha : float, optional
+        value of the "alpha" channel (for transparency);
+        by default (`None`): `alpha=1.0` is used (no transparency)
+
+    excludedVal : sequence of values, or single value, optional
+        values to be excluded from the plot;
+        note not used if `categ=True` and `categVal` is not `None`
+
+    categ : bool, default: False
+        indicates if the variable of the image to diplay has to be treated as a
+        categorical (discrete) variable (True), or continuous variable (False)
+
+    ncateg_max : int, default: 30
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        maximal number of categories, if there are more category values and
+        `categVal=None`, nothing is plotted (`categ` should set to False)
+
+    categVal : sequence of values, or single value, optional
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        explicit list of the category values to be displayed;
+        by default (`None`): the list of all unique values are automatically
+        retrieved
+
+    categCol: sequence of colors, optional
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        sequence of colors, (given as 3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or
+        str), used for the category values that will be displayed:
+
+        - if `categVal` is not `None`: `categCol` must have the same length as \
+        `categVal`
+        - if `categVal=None`:
+            - first colors of `categCol` are used if its length is greater than \
+            or equal to the number of displayed category values,
+            - otherwise: the colors of `categCol` are used cyclically if \
+            `categColCycle=True`, and the colors taken from the color map `cmap` \
+            are used if `categColCycle=False`
+
+    categColCycle : bool, default: False
+        used only if `categ=True`:
+        indicates if the colors of `categCol` can be used cyclically or not
+        (when the number of displayed category values exceeds the length of
+        `categCol`)
+
+    categActive : 1D array-like of bools, optional
+        used only if `categ=True`, sequence of same length as `categVal`:
+
+        - `categActive[i]=True`: `categVal[i]` is displayed
+        - `categActive[i]=False`: `categVal[i]` is not displayed
+
+        by default (`None`): all category values `categVal` are displayed
+
+    show_scalar_bar : bool, default: True
+        indicates if scalar bar (color bar) is displayed
+
+    show_outline : bool, default: True
+        indicates if outline (around the image) is displayed
+
+    show_bounds : bool, default: False
+        indicates if bounds are displayed (box with graduation)
+
+    show_axes : bool, default: True
+        indicates if axes are displayed
+
+    text : str, optional
+        text (title) to be displayed on the figure
+
+    scalar_bar_annotations : dict, optional
+        annotation (ticks) on the scalar bar (color bar), used if
+        `show_scalar_bar=True`
+    scalar_bar_annotations_max : int, default: 20
+        maximal number of annotations (ticks) on the scalar bar (color bar)
+        when `categ=True` and `scalar_bar_annotations=None`
+
+    scalar_bar_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_scalar_bar`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_scalar_bar=True`)
+        note: in subplots (multi-sub-window), key 'title' should be distinct for
+        each subplot
+
+    outline_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_mesh`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_outline=True`)
+
+    bounds_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.show_bounds`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_bounds=True`)
+
+    axes_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_axes`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_axes=True`)
+
+    text_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_text`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `text` is not `None`)
+
+    background_color : color, optional
+        background color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str)
+
+    foreground_color : color, optional
+        foreground color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str)
+
+    cpos : sequence[sequence[float]], optional
+        camera position (unsused if `plotter=None`);
+        `cpos` = [camera_location, focus_point, viewup_vector], with
+
+        - camera_location: (tuple of length 3) camera location ("eye")
+        - focus_point    : (tuple of length 3) focus point
+        - viewup_vector  : (tuple of length 3) viewup vector (vector \
+        attached to the "head" and pointed to the "sky")
+
+        note: in principle, (focus_point - camera_location) is orthogonal to
+        viewup_vector
+
+    verbose : int, default: 1
+        verbose mode, higher implies more printing (info)
+
+    logger : :class:`logging.Logger`, optional
+        logger (see package `logging`)
+        if specified, messages are written via `logger` (no print)
+
+    kwargs : dict
+        additional keyword arguments passed to `plotter.add_mesh`
+        when plotting the variable, such as
+
+        - opacity (float, or str) : \
+        opacity for colors; \
+        default: 'linear', (set 'linear_r' to invert opacity)
+        - show_edges (bool) : \
+        indicates if edges of the grid are displayed
+        - edge_color (color) : \
+        color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str) for edges \
+        (used if `show_edges=True`)
+        - line_width (float) \
+        line width for edges (used if `show_edges=True`)
+        - etc.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    - 'scalar bar', and 'axes' may be not displayed in multiple-plot, bug ?
+    """
+    fname = 'drawImage3D_slice'
+
+    # Check iv
+    if iv < 0:
+        iv = im.nv + iv
+
+    if iv < 0 or iv >= im.nv:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid `iv` index'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Set indices to be plotted
+    if ix1 is None:
+        ix1 = im.nx
+
+    if iy1 is None:
+        iy1 = im.ny
+
+    if iz1 is None:
+        iz1 = im.nz
+
+    if ix0 >= ix1 or ix0 < 0 or ix1 > im.nx:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along x axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iy0 >= iy1 or iy0 < 0 or iy1 > im.ny:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along y axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iz0 >= iz1 or iz0 < 0 or iz1 > im.nz:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along z axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Get the color map
+    if isinstance(cmap, str):
+        try:
+            cmap = plt.get_cmap(cmap)
+        except:
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid `cmap` string'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Initialization of dictionary (do not use {} as default argument, it is not re-initialized...)
+    if scalar_bar_annotations is None:
+        scalar_bar_annotations = {}
+
+    if scalar_bar_kwargs is None:
+        scalar_bar_kwargs = {}
+
+    if outline_kwargs is None:
+        outline_kwargs = {}
+
+    if bounds_kwargs is None:
+        bounds_kwargs = {}
+
+    if axes_kwargs is None:
+        axes_kwargs = {}
+
+    if text_kwargs is None:
+        text_kwargs = {}
+
+    # Extract what to be plotted
+    # zz = np.array(im.val[iv][iz0:iz1, iy0:iy1, ix0:ix1]) # np.array() to get a copy
+    zz = im.val[iv][iz0:iz1, iy0:iy1, ix0:ix1].flatten() # .flatten() provides a copy
+
+    if categ:
+        # --- Treat categorical variable ---
+        if categCol is not None \
+                and type(categCol) is not list \
+                and type(categCol) is not tuple:
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: `categCol` must be a list or a tuple (if not `None`)'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        # Get array 'dval' of displayed values (at least for color bar)
+        if categVal is not None:
+            dval = np.array(categVal).reshape(-1) # force to be an 1d array
+
+            if len(np.unique(dval)) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: `categVal` contains duplicated entries'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+            # Check 'categCol' (if not None)
+            if categCol is not None and len(categCol) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: length of `categVal` and length of `categCol` differ'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        else:
+            # Possibly exclude values from zz
+            if excludedVal is not None:
+                for val in np.array(excludedVal).reshape(-1):
+                    np.putmask(zz, zz == val, np.nan)
+
+            # Get the unique values in zz
+            dval = np.array([v for v in np.unique(zz).reshape(-1) if ~np.isnan(v)])
+            if len(dval) > ncateg_max:
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: too many categories, set `categ=False`'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        if not len(dval): # len(dval) == 0
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: no value to be drawn'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        if categActive is not None:
+            if len(categActive) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: length of `categActive` invalid (should be the same as length of `categVal`)'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        else:
+            categActive = np.ones(len(dval), dtype='bool')
+
+        # Replace dval[i] by i in zz if categActive[i] is True otherwise by np.nan, and other values by np.nan
+        zz2 = np.array(zz) # copy array
+        zz[...] = np.nan # initialize
+        for i, v in enumerate(dval):
+            if categActive[i]:
+                zz[zz2 == v] = i
+
+        del zz2
+
+        # Set 'colorList': the list of colors to use
+        colorList = None
+        if categCol is not None:
+            if len(categCol) >= len(dval):
+                colorList = [categCol[i] for i in range(len(dval))]
+                # colorList = [mcolors.ColorConverter().to_rgba(categCol[i]) for i in range(len(dval))]
+
+            elif categColCycle:
+                if verbose > 0:
+                    if logger:
+                        logger.warning(f'{fname}: `categCol` is used cyclically (too few entries)')
+                    else:
+                        print(f'{fname}: WARNING: `categCol` is used cyclically (too few entries)')
+                colorList = [categCol[i%len(categCol)] for i in range(len(dval))]
+
+            else:
+                if verbose > 0:
+                    if logger:
+                        logger.warning(f'{fname}: `categCol` not used (too few entries)')
+                    else:
+                        print(f'{fname}: WARNING: `categCol` not used (too few entries)')
+
+        if colorList is None:
+            # Use colors from cmap
+            colorList = [cmap(x) for x in np.arange(len(dval)) * 1.0/(len(dval)-1)]
+
+        # Set the colormap: 'cmap'
+        # - Trick: duplicate last color (if len(colorList)> 1)!
+        if len(colorList) == 1:
+            colorList.append(colorList[-1])
+        cmap = ccol.custom_cmap(colorList, ncol=len(colorList), alpha=alpha)
+
+        # Set the min and max of the colorbar
+        cmin, cmax = 0, len(dval) # works, but scalar bar annotations may be shifted of +0.5, see below
+        # cmin, cmax = -0.5, len(dval) - 0.5 # does not work
+
+        # Set scalar bar annotations if not given
+        if scalar_bar_annotations == {}:
+            if len(dval) <= scalar_bar_annotations_max: # avoid too many annotations (very slow and useless)
+                for i, v in enumerate(dval):
+                    scalar_bar_annotations[i+0.5] = f'{v:.3g}'
+
+        scalar_bar_kwargs['n_labels'] = 0
+        scalar_bar_kwargs['n_colors'] = len(dval)
+
+    else: # categ == False
+        # --- Treat continuous variable ---
+        # Possibly exclude values from zz
+        if excludedVal is not None:
+            for val in np.array(excludedVal).reshape(-1): # force to be an 1d array
+                np.putmask(zz, zz == val, np.nan)
+
+    # Set cmin and cmax if not specified
+    if cmin is None:
+        cmin = np.nanmin(zz)
+
+    if cmax is None:
+        cmax = np.nanmax(zz)
+
+    # Set pyvista ImageData (previously: UniformGrid)
+    xmin = im.ox + ix0 * im.sx
+    xmax = im.ox + ix1 * im.sx
+    xdim = ix1 - ix0 + 1
+
+    ymin = im.oy + iy0 * im.sy
+    ymay = im.oy + iy1 * im.sy
+    ydim = iy1 - iy0 + 1
+
+    zmin = im.oz + iz0 * im.sz
+    zmaz = im.oz + iz1 * im.sz
+    zdim = iz1 - iz0 + 1
+
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dims=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    pg = pv.ImageData(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+
+    pg.cell_data[im.varname[iv]] = zz #.flatten()
+
+    if plotter is not None:
+        pp = plotter
+    else:
+        pp = pv.Plotter()
+
+    if slice_normal_x is not None:
+        for v in np.array(slice_normal_x).reshape(-1):
+            pp.add_mesh(pg.slice(normal=(1,0,0), origin=(v,0,0)), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False, **kwargs)
+
+    if slice_normal_y is not None:
+        for v in np.array(slice_normal_y).reshape(-1):
+            pp.add_mesh(pg.slice(normal=(0,1,0), origin=(0,v,0)), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False, **kwargs)
+
+    if slice_normal_z is not None:
+        for v in np.array(slice_normal_z).reshape(-1):
+            pp.add_mesh(pg.slice(normal=(0,0,1), origin=(0,0,v)), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False, **kwargs)
+
+    if slice_normal_custom is not None:
+        for nor, ori in np.array(slice_normal_custom).reshape(-1, 2, 3):
+            pp.add_mesh(pg.slice(normal=nor, origin=ori), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False, **kwargs)
+
+    if background_color is not None:
+        pp.background_color = background_color
+
+    if foreground_color is not None:
+        for d in [scalar_bar_kwargs, outline_kwargs, bounds_kwargs, axes_kwargs, text_kwargs]:
+            if 'color' not in d.keys():
+                d['color'] = foreground_color
+
+    if show_scalar_bar:
+        # # - old -
+        # # pg.cell_arrays[im.varname[iv]][...] = np.nan # trick: set all value to nan and use nan_opacity = 0 for empty plot but 'saving' the scalar bar...
+        # # # pp.add_mesh(pg, cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), nan_opacity=0., annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=True, scalar_bar_args=scalar_bar_kwargs)
+        # # pp.add_mesh(pg, cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), nan_opacity=0., annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False)
+        # # - old -
+        # # Trick: set opacity=0 and nan_opacity=0 for empty plot but 'saving' the scalar bar...
+        # pp.add_mesh(pg, cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), opacity=0., nan_opacity=0., annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False)
+        if 'title' not in scalar_bar_kwargs.keys():
+            scalar_bar_kwargs['title'] = im.varname[iv]
+        pp.add_scalar_bar(**scalar_bar_kwargs)
+
+    if show_outline:
+        pp.add_mesh(pg.outline(), **outline_kwargs)
+
+    if show_bounds:
+        pp.show_bounds(**bounds_kwargs)
+
+    if show_axes:
+        pp.add_axes(**axes_kwargs)
+
+    if text is not None:
+        pp.add_text(text, **text_kwargs)
+
+    if plotter is None:
+        pp.show(cpos=cpos)
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def drawImage3D_empty_grid (
+        im,
+        plotter=None,
+        ix0=0, ix1=None,
+        iy0=0, iy1=None,
+        iz0=0, iz1=None,
+        cmap=ccol.cmap_def,
+        cmin=None, cmax=None,
+        alpha=None,
+        excludedVal=None,
+        categ=False,
+        ncateg_max=30,
+        categVal=None,
+        categCol=None,
+        categColCycle=False,
+        categActive=None,
+        show_scalar_bar=True,
+        show_outline=True,
+        show_bounds=False,
+        show_axes=True,
+        text=None,
+        scalar_bar_annotations=None,
+        scalar_bar_annotations_max=20,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs=None,
+        outline_kwargs=None,
+        bounds_kwargs=None,
+        axes_kwargs=None,
+        text_kwargs=None,
+        background_color=None,
+        foreground_color=None,
+        cpos=None,
+        verbose=1,
+        logger=None,
+        **kwargs):
+    """
+    Displays an empty grid from a 3D image.
+
+    Same parameters (if present) as in function :func:`drawImage3D_slice` are used,
+    see this function. (Tricks are applied.)
+    """
+    fname = 'drawImage3D_empty_grid'
+
+    # Set indices to be plotted
+    if ix1 is None:
+        ix1 = im.nx
+
+    if iy1 is None:
+        iy1 = im.ny
+
+    if iz1 is None:
+        iz1 = im.nz
+
+    if ix0 >= ix1 or ix0 < 0 or ix1 > im.nx:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along x axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iy0 >= iy1 or iy0 < 0 or iy1 > im.ny:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along y axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iz0 >= iz1 or iz0 < 0 or iz1 > im.nz:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along z axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Get the color map
+    if isinstance(cmap, str):
+        try:
+            cmap = plt.get_cmap(cmap)
+        except:
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid `cmap` string'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Initialization of dictionary (do not use {} as default argument, it is not re-initialized...)
+    if scalar_bar_annotations is None:
+        scalar_bar_annotations = {}
+
+    if scalar_bar_kwargs is None:
+        scalar_bar_kwargs = {}
+
+    if outline_kwargs is None:
+        outline_kwargs = {}
+
+    if bounds_kwargs is None:
+        bounds_kwargs = {}
+
+    if axes_kwargs is None:
+        axes_kwargs = {}
+
+    if text_kwargs is None:
+        text_kwargs = {}
+
+    # Extract what to be plotted
+    vname = 'tmp'
+    zz = np.nan * np.ones((iz1-iz0, iy1-iy0, ix1-ix0)).flatten()
+
+    if categ:
+        # --- Treat categorical variable ---
+        if categCol is not None \
+                and type(categCol) is not list \
+                and type(categCol) is not tuple:
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: `categCol` must be a list or a tuple (if not `None`)'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        # Get array 'dval' of displayed values (at least for color bar)
+        if categVal is not None:
+            dval = np.array(categVal).reshape(-1) # force to be an 1d array
+
+            if len(np.unique(dval)) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: `categVal` contains duplicated entries'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+            # Check 'categCol' (if not None)
+            if categCol is not None and len(categCol) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: length of `categVal` and length of `categCol` differ'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        else:
+            # Possibly exclude values from zz
+            if excludedVal is not None:
+                for val in np.array(excludedVal).reshape(-1):
+                    np.putmask(zz, zz == val, np.nan)
+
+            # Get the unique values in zz
+            dval = np.array([v for v in np.unique(zz).reshape(-1) if ~np.isnan(v)])
+            if len(dval) > ncateg_max:
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: too many categories, set `categ=False`'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        if not len(dval): # len(dval) == 0
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: no value to be drawn'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+        if categActive is not None:
+            if len(categActive) != len(dval):
+                err_msg = f'{fname}: length of `categActive` invalid (should be the same as length of `categVal`)'
+                if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+                raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+        else:
+            categActive = np.ones(len(dval), dtype='bool')
+
+        # Replace dval[i] by i in zz if categActive[i] is True otherwise by np.nan, and other values by np.nan
+        zz2 = np.array(zz) # copy array
+        zz[...] = np.nan # initialize
+        for i, v in enumerate(dval):
+            if categActive[i]:
+                zz[zz2 == v] = i
+
+        del zz2
+
+        # Set 'colorList': the list of colors to use
+        colorList = None
+        if categCol is not None:
+            if len(categCol) >= len(dval):
+                colorList = [categCol[i] for i in range(len(dval))]
+                # colorList = [mcolors.ColorConverter().to_rgba(categCol[i]) for i in range(len(dval))]
+
+            elif categColCycle:
+                if verbose > 0:
+                    if logger:
+                        logger.warning(f'{fname}: `categCol` is used cyclically (too few entries)')
+                    else:
+                        print(f'{fname}: WARNING: `categCol` is used cyclically (too few entries)')
+                colorList = [categCol[i%len(categCol)] for i in range(len(dval))]
+
+            else:
+                if verbose > 0:
+                    if logger:
+                        logger.warning(f'{fname}: `categCol` not used (too few entries)')
+                    else:
+                        print(f'{fname}: WARNING: `categCol` not used (too few entries)')
+
+        if colorList is None:
+            # Use colors from cmap
+            colorList = [cmap(x) for x in np.arange(len(dval)) * 1.0/(len(dval)-1)]
+
+        # Set the colormap: 'cmap'
+        # - Trick: duplicate last color (if len(colorList)> 1)!
+        if len(colorList) == 1:
+            colorList.append(colorList[-1])
+        cmap = ccol.custom_cmap(colorList, ncol=len(colorList), alpha=alpha)
+
+        # Set the min and max of the colorbar
+        cmin, cmax = 0, len(dval) # works, but scalar bar annotations may be shifted of +0.5, see below
+        # cmin, cmax = -0.5, len(dval) - 0.5 # does not work
+
+        # Set scalar bar annotations if not given
+        if scalar_bar_annotations == {}:
+            if len(dval) <= scalar_bar_annotations_max: # avoid too many annotations (very slow and useless)
+                for i, v in enumerate(dval):
+                    scalar_bar_annotations[i+0.5] = f'{v:.3g}'
+
+        scalar_bar_kwargs['n_labels'] = 0
+        scalar_bar_kwargs['n_colors'] = len(dval)
+
+    else: # categ == False
+        # --- Treat continuous variable ---
+        # Possibly exclude values from zz
+        if excludedVal is not None:
+            for val in np.array(excludedVal).reshape(-1): # force to be an 1d array
+                np.putmask(zz, zz == val, np.nan)
+
+    # Set cmin and cmax if not specified
+    if cmin is None:
+        cmin = np.nanmin(zz)
+
+    if cmax is None:
+        cmax = np.nanmax(zz)
+
+    # Set pyvista ImageData (previously: UniformGrid)
+    xmin = im.ox + ix0 * im.sx
+    xmax = im.ox + ix1 * im.sx
+    xdim = ix1 - ix0 + 1
+
+    ymin = im.oy + iy0 * im.sy
+    ymay = im.oy + iy1 * im.sy
+    ydim = iy1 - iy0 + 1
+
+    zmin = im.oz + iz0 * im.sz
+    zmaz = im.oz + iz1 * im.sz
+    zdim = iz1 - iz0 + 1
+
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dims=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    pg = pv.ImageData(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+
+    pg.cell_data[vname] = zz #.flatten()
+
+    if plotter is not None:
+        pp = plotter
+    else:
+        pp = pv.Plotter()
+
+    # Here is the trick!
+    kwargs['opacity']=0.0
+    pp.add_mesh(pg.slice(normal=(1,0,0), origin=(im.ox + (ix0+0.5)*im.sx,0,0)), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False, **kwargs)
+
+    if background_color is not None:
+        pp.background_color = background_color
+
+    if foreground_color is not None:
+        for d in [scalar_bar_kwargs, outline_kwargs, bounds_kwargs, axes_kwargs, text_kwargs]:
+            if 'color' not in d.keys():
+                d['color'] = foreground_color
+
+    if show_scalar_bar:
+        pp.add_scalar_bar(**scalar_bar_kwargs)
+
+    if show_outline:
+        pp.add_mesh(pg.outline(), **outline_kwargs)
+
+    if show_bounds:
+        pp.show_bounds(**bounds_kwargs)
+
+    if show_axes:
+        pp.add_axes(**axes_kwargs)
+
+    if text is not None:
+        pp.add_text(text, **text_kwargs)
+
+    if plotter is None:
+        pp.show(cpos=cpos)
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def drawImage3D_volume (
+        im,
+        plotter=None,
+        ix0=0, ix1=None,
+        iy0=0, iy1=None,
+        iz0=0, iz1=None,
+        iv=0,
+        cmap=ccol.cmap_def,
+        cmin=None, cmax=None,
+        set_out_values_to_nan=True,
+        show_scalar_bar=True,
+        show_outline=True,
+        show_bounds=False,
+        show_axes=True,
+        text=None,
+        scalar_bar_annotations=None,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs=None,
+        outline_kwargs=None,
+        bounds_kwargs=None,
+        axes_kwargs=None,
+        text_kwargs=None,
+        background_color=None,
+        foreground_color=None,
+        cpos=None,
+        logger=None,
+        **kwargs):
+    """
+    Displays a 3D image as volume (based on `pyvista`).
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    im : :class:`geone.img.Img`
+        image (3D)
+
+    plotter : :class:`pyvista.Plotter`, optional
+        - if given (not `None`), add element to the plotter, a further call to \
+        `plotter.show()` will be required to show the plot
+        - if not given (`None`, default): a plotter is created and the plot \
+        is shown
+
+    ix0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along x direction, considered for plotting
+
+    ix1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along x direction (`ix0 < ix1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in x direction (`ix1=im.nx`) is
+        used
+
+    iy0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along y direction, considered for plotting
+
+    iy1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along y direction (`iy0 < iy1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in x direction (`iy1=im.ny`) is
+        used
+
+    iz0 : int, default: 0
+        index of first slice along z direction, considered for plotting
+
+    iz1 : int, optional
+        1+index of last slice along z direction (`iz0 < iz1`), considered for
+        plotting; by default: number of cells in z direction (`iz1=im.nz`) is
+        used
+
+    iv : int, default: 0
+        index of the variable to be displayed
+
+    cmap : colormap, default: `geone.customcolors.cmap_def`
+        color map (can be a string, in this case the color map is obtained by
+        `matplotlib.pyplot.get_cmap(cmap)`)
+
+    cmin : float, optional
+        used only if `categ=False`:
+        minimal value to be displayed; by default: minimal value of the displayed
+        variable is used for `cmin`
+
+    cmax : float, optional
+        used only if `categ=False`:
+        maximal value to be displayed; by default: maximal value of the displayed
+        variable is used for `cmax`
+
+    set_out_values_to_nan : bool, default: True
+        indicates if values out of the range `[cmin, cmax]` is set to `numpy.nan`
+        before plotting
+
+    show_scalar_bar : bool, default: True
+        indicates if scalar bar (color bar) is displayed
+
+    show_outline : bool, default: True
+        indicates if outline (around the image) is displayed
+
+    show_bounds : bool, default: False
+        indicates if bounds are displayed (box with graduation)
+
+    show_axes : bool, default: True
+        indicates if axes are displayed
+
+    text : str, optional
+        text (title) to be displayed on the figure
+
+    scalar_bar_annotations : dict, optional
+        annotation (ticks) on the scalar bar (color bar), used if
+        `show_scalar_bar=True`
+
+    scalar_bar_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_scalar_bar`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_scalar_bar=True`)
+        note: in subplots (multi-sub-window), key 'title' should be distinct for
+        each subplot
+
+    outline_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_mesh`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_outline=True`)
+
+    bounds_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.show_bounds`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_bounds=True`)
+
+    axes_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_axes`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `show_axes=True`)
+
+    text_kwargs : dict, optional
+        keyword arguments passed to function `plotter.add_text`
+        (can be useful for customization, used if `text` is not `None`)
+
+    background_color : color, optional
+        background color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str)
+
+    foreground_color : color, optional
+        foreground color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str)
+
+    cpos : sequence[sequence[float]], optional
+        camera position (unsused if `plotter=None`);
+        `cpos` = [camera_location, focus_point, viewup_vector], with
+
+        - camera_location: (tuple of length 3) camera location ("eye")
+        - focus_point    : (tuple of length 3) focus point
+        - viewup_vector  : (tuple of length 3) viewup vector (vector \
+        attached to the "head" and pointed to the "sky")
+
+        note: in principle, (focus_point - camera_location) is orthogonal to
+        viewup_vector
+
+    logger : :class:`logging.Logger`, optional
+        logger (see package `logging`)
+        if specified, messages are written via `logger` (no print)
+
+    kwargs : dict
+        additional keyword arguments passed to `plotter.add_volume`
+        when plotting the variable, such as
+
+        - opacity (float, or str) : \
+        opacity for colors; \
+        default: 'linear', (set 'linear_r' to invert opacity)
+        - show_edges (bool) : \
+        indicates if edges of the grid are displayed
+        - edge_color (color) : \
+        color (3-tuple (RGB code), 4-tuple (RGBA code) or str) for edges \
+        (used if `show_edges=True`)
+        - line_width (float) \
+        line width for edges (used if `show_edges=True`)
+        - etc.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    - 'scalar bar', and 'axes' may be not displayed in multiple-plot, bug ?
+    """
+    fname = 'drawImage3D_volume'
+
+    # Check iv
+    if iv < 0:
+        iv = im.nv + iv
+
+    if iv < 0 or iv >= im.nv:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid `iv` index'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Set indices to be plotted
+    if ix1 is None:
+        ix1 = im.nx
+
+    if iy1 is None:
+        iy1 = im.ny
+
+    if iz1 is None:
+        iz1 = im.nz
+
+    if ix0 >= ix1 or ix0 < 0 or ix1 > im.nx:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along x axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iy0 >= iy1 or iy0 < 0 or iy1 > im.ny:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along y axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    if iz0 >= iz1 or iz0 < 0 or iz1 > im.nz:
+        err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid indices along z axis'
+        if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Get the color map
+    if isinstance(cmap, str):
+        try:
+            cmap = plt.get_cmap(cmap)
+        except:
+            err_msg = f'{fname}: invalid `cmap` string'
+            if logger: logger.error(err_msg)
+            raise Imgplot3dError(err_msg)
+
+    # Initialization of dictionary (do not use {} as default argument, it is not re-initialized...)
+    if scalar_bar_annotations is None:
+        scalar_bar_annotations = {}
+
+    if scalar_bar_kwargs is None:
+        scalar_bar_kwargs = {}
+
+    if outline_kwargs is None:
+        outline_kwargs = {}
+
+    if bounds_kwargs is None:
+        bounds_kwargs = {}
+
+    if axes_kwargs is None:
+        axes_kwargs = {}
+
+    if text_kwargs is None:
+        text_kwargs = {}
+
+    # Extract what to be plotted
+    # zz = np.array(im.val[iv][iz0:iz1, iy0:iy1, ix0:ix1]) # np.array() to get a copy
+    zz = im.val[iv][iz0:iz1, iy0:iy1, ix0:ix1].flatten() # .flatten() provides a copy
+
+    # Set cmin and cmax if not specified
+    if cmin is None:
+        cmin = np.nanmin(zz)
+
+    if cmax is None:
+        cmax = np.nanmax(zz)
+
+    if set_out_values_to_nan:
+        np.putmask(zz, np.any((np.isnan(zz), zz < cmin, zz > cmax), axis=0), np.nan)
+
+    # Set pyvista ImageData (previously: UniformGrid)
+    xmin = im.ox + ix0 * im.sx
+    xmax = im.ox + ix1 * im.sx
+    xdim = ix1 - ix0 + 1
+
+    ymin = im.oy + iy0 * im.sy
+    ymay = im.oy + iy1 * im.sy
+    ydim = iy1 - iy0 + 1
+
+    zmin = im.oz + iz0 * im.sz
+    zmaz = im.oz + iz1 * im.sz
+    zdim = iz1 - iz0 + 1
+
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dims=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    # pg = pv.UniformGrid(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+    pg = pv.ImageData(dimensions=(xdim, ydim, zdim), spacing=(im.sx, im.sy, im.sz), origin=(xmin, ymin, zmin))
+
+    pg.cell_data[im.varname[iv]] = zz #.flatten()
+
+    if plotter is not None:
+        pp = plotter
+    else:
+        pp = pv.Plotter()
+
+    # pp.add_volume(pg.ctp(), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=show_scalar_bar, scalar_bar_args=scalar_bar_kwargs)
+    # pp.add_volume(pg.ctp(), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), opacity_unit_distance=0.1, opacity=opacity, annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False)
+    pp.add_volume(pg.ctp(), cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False, **kwargs)
+
+    if background_color is not None:
+        pp.background_color = background_color
+
+    if foreground_color is not None:
+        for d in [scalar_bar_kwargs, outline_kwargs, bounds_kwargs, axes_kwargs, text_kwargs]:
+            if 'color' not in d.keys():
+                d['color'] = foreground_color
+
+    if show_scalar_bar:
+        # pp.add_mesh(pg, cmap=cmap, clim=(cmin, cmax), opacity=0., nan_opacity=0., annotations=scalar_bar_annotations, show_scalar_bar=False)
+        if 'title' not in scalar_bar_kwargs.keys():
+            scalar_bar_kwargs['title'] = im.varname[iv]
+        pp.add_scalar_bar(**scalar_bar_kwargs)
+
+    if show_outline:
+        pp.add_mesh(pg.outline(), **outline_kwargs)
+
+    if show_bounds:
+        pp.show_bounds(**bounds_kwargs)
+
+    if show_axes:
+        pp.add_axes(**axes_kwargs)
+
+    if text is not None:
+        pp.add_text(text, **text_kwargs)
+
+    if plotter is None:
+        pp.show(cpos=cpos)
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# From: https://docs.pyvista.org/plotting/plotting.html?highlight=add_mesh#pyvista.BasePlotter.add_mesh
+# add_scalar_bar(title=None, n_labels=5, italic=False, bold=False, title_font_size=None, label_font_size=None, color=None, font_family=None, shadow=False, mapper=None, width=None, height=None, position_x=None, position_y=None, vertical=None, interactive=None, fmt=None, use_opacity=True, outline=False, nan_annotation=False, below_label=None, above_label=None, background_color=None, n_colors=None, fill=False, render=True)
+#
+#     Create scalar bar using the ranges as set by the last input mesh.
+#
+#     Parameters
+#
+#             title (string, optional) – Title of the scalar bar. Default None
+#
+#             n_labels (int, optional) – Number of labels to use for the scalar bar.
+#
+#             italic (bool, optional) – Italicises title and bar labels. Default False.
+#
+#             bold (bool, optional) – Bolds title and bar labels. Default True
+#
+#             title_font_size (float, optional) – Sets the size of the title font. Defaults to None and is sized automatically.
+#
+#             label_font_size (float, optional) – Sets the size of the title font. Defaults to None and is sized automatically.
+#
+#             color (string or 3 item list, optional, defaults to white) –
+#
+#             Either a string, rgb list, or hex color string. For example:
+#
+#                 color=’white’ color=’w’ color=[1, 1, 1] color=’#FFFFFF’
+#
+#             font_family (string, optional) – Font family. Must be either courier, times, or arial.
+#
+#             shadow (bool, optional) – Adds a black shadow to the text. Defaults to False
+#
+#             width (float, optional) – The percentage (0 to 1) width of the window for the colorbar
+#
+#             height (float, optional) – The percentage (0 to 1) height of the window for the colorbar
+#
+#             position_x (float, optional) – The percentage (0 to 1) along the windows’s horizontal direction to place the bottom left corner of the colorbar
+#
+#             position_y (float, optional) – The percentage (0 to 1) along the windows’s vertical direction to place the bottom left corner of the colorbar
+#
+#             interactive (bool, optional) – Use a widget to control the size and location of the scalar bar.
+#
+#             use_opacity (bool, optional) – Optionally display the opacity mapping on the scalar bar
+#
+#             outline (bool, optional) – Optionally outline the scalar bar to make opacity mappings more obvious.
+#
+#             nan_annotation (bool, optional) – Annotate the NaN color
+#
+#             below_label (str, optional) – String annotation for values below the scalars range
+#
+#             above_label (str, optional) – String annotation for values above the scalars range
+#
+#             background_color (array, optional) – The color used for the background in RGB format.
+#
+#             n_colors (int, optional) – The maximum number of color displayed in the scalar bar.
+#
+#             fill (bool) – Draw a filled box behind the scalar bar with the background_color
+#
+#             render (bool, optional) – Force a render when True. Default True.
+#
+#     Notes
+#
+#     Setting title_font_size, or label_font_size disables automatic font sizing for both the title and label.
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Module 'geone.imgplot3d' example:")
+
+    # Example with a 3D gaussian random field
+
+    import geone.covModel as gcm
+    from geone import grf, img
+
+    # Define grid
+    nx, ny, nz = 85, 56, 34
+    dx, dy, dz = 1., 1., 1.
+    ox, oy, oz = 0., 0., 0.
+
+    dimension = [nx, ny, nz]
+    spacing = [dx, dy, dy]
+    origin = [ox, oy, oz]
+
+    # Define covariance model
+    cov_model = gcm.CovModel3D(elem=[
+                    ('gaussian', {'w':8.9, 'r':[40, 20, 10]}), # elementary contribution
+                    ('nugget', {'w':0.1})                      # elementary contribution
+                    ], alpha=-30, beta=-45, gamma=20, name='')
+
+    # Set seed
+    np.random.seed(123)
+
+    # Generate GRF
+    v = grf.grf3D(cov_model, (nx, ny, nz), (dx, dy, dz), (ox, oy, oz))
+    im = img.Img(nx, ny, nz, dx, dy, dz, ox, oy, oz, nv=1, val=v)
+
+    # ===== Ex1 =====
+    # Simple plot
+    # ------
+    drawImage3D_volume(im, text='Ex1: volume (cont.)')
+
+    # # Equivalent:
+    # pp = pv.Plotter()
+    # drawImage3D_volume(im, text='Ex1: volume (cont.)')
+    # pp.show()
+
+    # # For saving screenshot (png)
+    # # Note: axes will not be displayed in off screen mode
+    # pp = pv.Plotter(off_screen=True)
+    # drawImage3D_volume(im, plotter=pp)
+    # pp.show(screenshot='test.png')
+
+    # ===== Ex2 =====
+    # Multiple plot
+    # ------
+    # Note: scalar bar is not displayed in all plots (even if show_scalar_bar is True) when
+    #       same title for scalar bar is used (see Ex4)
+    pp = pv.Plotter(shape=(2,2))
+
+    pp.subplot(0,0)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, text='Ex2: surface (cont.)' )
+
+    pp.subplot(0,1)
+    drawImage3D_volume(im, plotter=pp, text='Ex2: volume (cont.)')
+
+    cx, cy, cz = im.ox+0.5*im.nx*im.sx, im.oy+0.5*im.ny*im.sy, im.oz+0.5*im.nz*im.sz # center of image
+    pp.subplot(1,0)
+    drawImage3D_slice(im, plotter=pp,
+        slice_normal_x=cx,
+        slice_normal_y=cy,
+        slice_normal_z=cz,
+        text='Ex2: slice (cont.)')
+
+    pp.subplot(1,1)
+    drawImage3D_slice(im, plotter=pp,
+        slice_normal_custom=[[(1, 1, 0), (cx, cy, cz)], [(1, -1, 0), (cx, cy, cz)]],
+        text='Ex2: slice (cont.)')
+
+    pp.link_views()
+    pp.show(cpos=(1,2,.5))
+
+    # ===== Ex3 =====
+    # Multiple plot
+    # ------
+    # Note: scalar bar is not displayed in all plots (even if show_scalar_bar is True) when
+    #       same title for scalar bar is used (see Ex4)
+    pp = pv.Plotter(shape=(1,3))
+
+    pp.subplot(0,0)
+    drawImage3D_volume(im, plotter=pp, cmin=2, cmax=4, text='Ex3: volume - cmin / cmax')
+
+    pp.subplot(0,1)
+    drawImage3D_volume(im, plotter=pp, cmin=2, cmax=4, set_out_values_to_nan=False, text='Ex3: volume - cmin / cmax - set_out_values_to_nan=False')
+
+    pp.subplot(0,2)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, cmin=2, cmax=4, text='Ex3: surface - cmin / cmax')
+
+    pp.link_views()
+    pp.show(cpos=(1,2,.5))
+
+    # Categorize image...
+    # -------------------
+    v = im.val.reshape(-1)
+    newv = np.zeros(im.nxyz())
+    for t in [1., 2., 3., 4.]:
+        np.putmask(newv, np.all((np.abs(v) > t, np.abs(v) <= t+1), axis=0), t)
+    np.putmask(newv, np.abs(v) > 5., 10.)
+    # -> newv takes values 0, 1, 3, 4, 10
+    im.set_var(newv, 'categ', 0) # insert variable in image im
+
+    # ===== Ex4 =====
+    pp = pv.Plotter(shape=(2,3))
+
+    pp.subplot(0,0)
+    drawImage3D_volume(im, plotter=pp,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':''}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex4: volume (categ. var.)')
+
+    pp.subplot(0,1)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=False,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':' '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex4: surface - categ=False')
+
+    cx, cy, cz = im.ox+0.5*im.nx*im.sx, im.oy+0.5*im.ny*im.sy, im.oz+0.5*im.nz*im.sz # center of image
+    pp.subplot(0,2)
+    drawImage3D_slice(im, plotter=pp, categ=False,
+        slice_normal_x=cx,
+        slice_normal_y=cy,
+        slice_normal_z=cz,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':'  '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex4: slice - categ=False')
+
+    pp.subplot(1,1)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=True,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':'   '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex4: surface - categ=True')
+
+    cx, cy, cz = im.ox+0.5*im.nx*im.sx, im.oy+0.5*im.ny*im.sy, im.oz+0.5*im.nz*im.sz # center of image
+    pp.subplot(1,2)
+    drawImage3D_slice(im, plotter=pp, categ=True,
+        slice_normal_x=cx,
+        slice_normal_y=cy,
+        slice_normal_z=cz,
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':'    '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex4: slice - categ=True')
+
+    pp.link_views()
+    pp.show(cpos=(1,2,.5))
+
+    # Using some options
+    # -------------------
+    cols=['purple', 'blue', 'cyan', 'yellow', 'red', 'pink']
+
+    # ===== Ex5 =====
+    # Multiple plot
+    pp = pv.Plotter(shape=(2,3))
+
+    pp.subplot(0,0)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols,
+        categActive=[True, False, False, False, False, False],
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':''}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex5: surface - categ=True\n - active categ "0"')
+
+    pp.subplot(0,1)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols,
+        categActive=[False, True, False, False, False, False],
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':' '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex5: surface - categ=True\n - active categ "1"')
+
+    pp.subplot(0,2)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols,
+        categActive=[False, False, True, False, False, False],
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':'  '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex5: surface - categ=True\n - active categ "2"')
+
+    pp.subplot(1,0)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols,
+        categActive=[False, False, False, True, False, False],
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':'   '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex5: surface - categ=True\n - active categ "3"')
+
+    pp.subplot(1,1)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols,
+        categActive=[False, False, False, False, True, False],
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':'    '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex5: surface - categ=True\n - active categ "4"')
+
+    pp.subplot(1,2)
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, plotter=pp, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols,
+        categActive=[False, False, False, False, False, True],
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'title':'     '}, # distinct title in each subplot for correct display!
+        text='Ex5: surface - categ=True\n - active categ "10"')
+
+    pp.link_views()
+    pp.show(cpos=(1,2,.5))
+
+    # ===== Ex6 =====
+    # activate only some categories
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        text='Ex6: surface - categ=True - active some categ.')
+
+    # ===== Ex7 =====
+    # do not show outline
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        show_outline=False, text='Ex7: no outline')
+
+    # ===== Ex8 =====
+    # enlarge outline
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        show_outline=True, outline_kwargs={'line_width':5}, text='Ex8: thick outline')
+
+    # ===== Ex9 =====
+    # show bounds
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        show_bounds=True, text='Ex9: show bounds')
+
+    # ===== Ex10 =====
+    # show bounds with grid
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        show_bounds=True, bounds_kwargs={'grid':True}, text='Ex10: bounds and grid')
+
+    # ===== Ex11 =====
+    # customize scalar bar
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        scalar_bar_annotations={0.5:'A', 1.5:'B', 2.5:'C', 3.5:'D', 4.5:'E', 5.5:'high'}, scalar_bar_kwargs={'vertical':True, 'title_font_size':24, 'label_font_size':10},
+        text='Ex11: custom scalar bar')
+
+    # ===== Ex12 =====
+    # scalar bar: interactive position...
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        scalar_bar_kwargs={'interactive':True}, text='Ex12: interactive scalar bar')
+
+    # ===== Ex13 =====
+    # customize title
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        text='Ex13: custom title', text_kwargs={'font_size':12, 'position':'upper_right'})
+
+    # ===== Ex14 =====
+    # customize axes
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        axes_kwargs={'x_color':'pink', 'zlabel':'depth'}, text='Ex14: custom axes')
+
+    # ===== Ex15 =====
+    # changing background / foreground colors
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, categ=True, categVal=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10], categCol=cols, categActive=[True, False, False, True, False, True],
+        background_color=(0.9, 0.9, 0.9), foreground_color='k', text='Ex15: background/foreground colors')
+
+    # ===== Ex16 =====
+    drawImage3D_surface(im, cmin=2, cmax=4, text='Ex16: surface (categ. var) - categ=False - cmin / cmax')