Different marker shapes in 3d scatter plot

Plotly R, MATLAB, Julia, Net Plotly R
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Is it possible to have different marker styles for different variables?

For example in the basic 3d scatterplot, automatic and manual are different colours but the same shape (circle):

mtcars$am[which(mtcars$am == 0)] <- 'Automatic’
mtcars$am[which(mtcars$am == 1)] <- 'Manual’
mtcars$am <- as.factor(mtcars$am)

p <- plot_ly(mtcars, x = ~wt, y = ~hp, z = ~qsec, color = ~am, colors = c(’#BF382A’, ‘#0C4B8E’)) %>%
add_markers() %>%
layout(scene = list(xaxis = list(title = ‘Weight’),
yaxis = list(title = ‘Gross horsepower’),
zaxis = list(title = ‘1/4 mile time’)))

Could automatic be a diamond and manual be a star?

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Hey @Ellie_M,

You can always update traces with plotly_build():

p <- plotly_build(p)

p$x$data[[1]]$marker$symbol <- 'diamond'
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Hi - thank you very much, that does exactly what I had hoped for.