Labview - How to merge scatter and surface 3d plots? - plot

I have 2 sets of data for 3D plot. First is defined on scattered grid and consist of X-,Y-,Z-vector, the second is defined on structured grid, consist of X-,Y-,Z-matrix and is obtained by interpolation of the first.
How do I plot surface of the second and points of the first inside of one 3d plot?

There are many solutions on the web, such as:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/0ABACC8B023C15D3862572ED0070E4A6
https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-4271
https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-4585
You can go over and find the one which matches to your problem

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They either don't serve my purpose or consider the density of the data to create the image.
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