# Plotting many mesh3ds while still retaining ability to modify color

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**Category:** Plotly R\
**Created:** [October 27, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/plotting-many-mesh3ds-while-still-retaining-ability-to-modify-color/6537 "2017-10-27T17:48:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![steinja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@steinja](https://community.plotly.com/u/steinja)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/plotting-many-mesh3ds-while-still-retaining-ability-to-modify-color/6537/2 "2017-10-27T20:10:32Z")

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Ended up figuring it out based on a previous post: [Plotly - different color scales for multiple surfaces](https://community.plotly.com/t/plotly-different-color-scales-for-multiple-surfaces/6153)

I think the basic is that you can’t use the color argument and instead use these 3

```
                    cauto=FALSE,
                    cmax=maxZ,
                    cmin=minZ,
```

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