MATLAB: Putting a plot as different slices on an axis

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I want to use matlab to plot in different time-steps an agent who is moving to different places in this structure:
pgon = polyshape([-0.5 -0.6882;  0.5 -0.6882;  0.5 -1.6882;-0.5 -1.6882]);
pgon2 = polyshape([0.5 -0.6882;  0.806 0.2629;  1.7571 -0.0431;1.4511 -0.9972]);
pgon3 = polyshape([0.806 0.2629; 0 0.8507; 0.5878 1.6567;1.3938 1.0689]);
pgon4 = polyshape([0 0.8507; -0.809 0.2629; -1.3968 1.1136;-0.5878 1.6597]);
pgon5 = polyshape([ -0.809 0.2629; -0.5 -0.6882; -1.4511 -0.9972;-1.7601 -0.0461]);
plot([pgon1 pgon pgon2 pgon3 pgon4 pgon5]);
axis equal;
Now I have an array of positions for these 6 cells and I want to put this sturcture (if it is possible) as different slices in an axis so for N=20 then I can color code where my agent stands in this structure at each n. It would be like a 3D structure that allows me to see the positions in each n=1,..,20 in this plotted structure. Is it possible to do it?

Best Answer

One thought is to create your geometry using patches, which allow you to specify a z coordinate.
pgon1 = [-0.5 -0.6882;  0.5 -0.6882;  0.5 -1.6882;-0.5 -1.6882];
pgon2 = [0.5 -0.6882;  0.806 0.2629;  1.7571 -0.0431;1.4511 -0.9972];
pgon3 = [0.806 0.2629; 0 0.8507; 0.5878 1.6567;1.3938 1.0689];
pgon4 = [0 0.8507; -0.809 0.2629; -1.3968 1.1136;-0.5878 1.6597];
pgon5 = [ -0.809 0.2629; -0.5 -0.6882; -1.4511 -0.9972;-1.7601 -0.0461];
patch(pgon1(:,1),pgon1(:,2),ones(length(pgon1),1),'r')
patch(pgon2(:,1),pgon2(:,2),ones(length(pgon2),1)*2,'y')
patch(pgon3(:,1),pgon3(:,2),ones(length(pgon3),1)*3,'g')
patch(pgon4(:,1),pgon4(:,2),ones(length(pgon4),1)*4,'b')
patch(pgon5(:,1),pgon5(:,2),ones(length(pgon5),1)*5,'m')
axis equal tight
view(3)
grid on
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