MATLAB: How to plot 3D graph provided that I have x,y,z value

3-d graph

Hi,
If I want to plot 3-D graph featuring x,y, z…the value of which are known. Shall I use mesh command or is there anything easier to implement using data points I have in excel?
Many thanks in advance.
Kate

Best Answer

Hi,
if the data points x,y are irregular (i.e., not on some grid), just use plot3 to plot them. For functions like mesh and surf, you need to interpolate them to a grid, see http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/math/bspq0rb-1.html.
Titus