Matlab Plots: Color Each Point w/ Function

[EngageEngage]

Hi, I've been working on figuring out how to make each point in a plot a color specified by a function that I wrote. I was wondering if anyone knew how to do this in a single command. The only way i have though of making this work is with a loop that goes through each individual point and assigns a color which is incredibly slow and inefficient. I use the plot3d command. If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it greatly!

 

[EngageEngage]

figured out a solution! thank you for looking at my post

 

[oswaler]

Hi there,

It is possible to color each point in a plot using a function in Matlab. One way to do this is by using the scatter function, which allows you to specify the color of each individual point. You can do this by passing in a vector of colors as the 'C' argument, where each element in the vector corresponds to a point in the plot. For example, if you have a function that generates a color for each point, you can use it to create a vector of colors and pass it to the 'C' argument.

Another option is to use the colormap function, which allows you to map a range of values to a specific color scale. You can then use this colormap to color your points based on the values generated by your function.

Both of these options will be more efficient than using a loop to assign colors to each point individually. I hope this helps, and feel free to reach out if you need further assistance.