def insert(self, doc, synced=False):
        doc.id = self.get_next_id()
        doc.synced = synced
        try:
            self.db.docs.insert(doc)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return doc
def idq_lq(id, iq, lq, ax=0):
    """creates a surface plot of lq vs. id, iq"""
    if ax == 0:
        _create_3d_axis()
        ax = plt.gca()
    _plot_surface(ax, id, iq, np.asarray(lq)*1e3,
                  (u'Id/A', u'Iq/A', u'L q/mH'),
                  azim=120)