colormap using plot3
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Hi, I have a plot like this below. Is there any way to put a colormap so the color changes by only Z value?
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Stephen23
on 11 Mar 2017
Edited: Stephen23
on 11 Mar 2017
If you plotting those points as one line, then the answer is no: one line, one color.
Some alternatives:
- plot multiple lines.
- use scatter3.
- use surf or mesh (depending on how your data is arranged).
- use this FEX submission: cline.
Personally I think using scatter3 is your best option, because this probably represents your data organization:
>> [X,Y,Z] = peaks(64);
>> scatter3(X(:),Y(:),Z(:),30,Z(:))
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Stephen23
on 11 Mar 2017
Edited: Stephen23
on 11 Mar 2017
I no idea what "refine the shape" means. "refine" is not a mathematical operation that I know. If you are going to change the plotted data or make a new plot and want to control the color range, then read about the caxis.
I have no idea what data you have, how it is structured, and how it correlates to the two seemingly unrelated plots that you have shown. But probably the answer to your question "Is this still possible by using scatter?" is yes.
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