scatter3

Creates 3D dots in an axes and returns handles of the dots.

Syntax

h = scatter3(x, y, z)

h = scatter3(..., color)

h = scatter3(..., style)

h = scatter3(..., property, value, ...)

h = scatter3(hAxes, ...)

Inputs

x, y, z
Range of the x, y, and z axes.
Type: double | integer
Dimension: scalar | vector | matrix
color
Color of the scattered dots.
Type: double | integer
Dimension: scalar
style
Style of the scattered dots.
Type: double | integer
Dimension: scalar
property
Properties that control the appearance or behavior of the graphics object.
Type: string
Dimension: scalar
value
Value of the properties.
Type: double | integer | string
Dimension: scalar | vector
hAxes
Axis handle. .
Type: double
Dimension: scalar

Outputs

h
Handle of the scatter graphics object.

Examples

Simple scatter3 example:
clf;
u = [0:(pi/50):(2*pi)];
x=sin(2*u).*(10.0 + 6*cos(3*u));
y=cos(2*u).*(10.0 + 6*cos(3*u));
z=6*sin(3*u);
scatter3(x, y, z)


Figure 1. Scatter3 plot
Simple scatter3 example with options:
clf;
u = [0:(pi/50):(2*pi)];
x=sin(2*u).*(10.0 + 6*cos(3*u));
y=cos(2*u).*(10.0 + 6*cos(3*u));
z=6*sin(3*u);

p=scatter3(x,y,z)
get(p)
set(p, 'marker', 'v')
set(p, 'markerfacecolor', [255 5 5])


Figure 2. Scatter3 plot with options

Comments

If there is no axes, one will be created first. Scatter3 takes optional arguments to control the dots style. It can be either the size of the dots (not supported yet), or the color of the dots (not supported yet), or the style of the dots, or “filled, ..."(not supported yet), or property/value pair(s), or all of them. If the first argument of scatter3() is an axes handle, lines will be created in that axes.