PATCH Patch Graphics Function

Section: Handle-Based Graphics

Usage

This routine is used to create a patch object that can be plotting 2D and 3D surfaces. A patch is a polygon defined by the xyz coordinates of its vertices and optionally by the color at the vertices. There are several forms for the patch function: 
  h = patch(X,Y,C,properties...)
  h = patch(X,Y,Z,C,properties...)
  h = patch(properties...)
  h = patch(V)

Where X, Y and Z are matrices or vectors of x, y or z coordinates and C is a matrix or vector of color values (the colormap for the current fig is applied).

Example

Here we generate a surface specifying all four components. 
--> x = [ 0 1 0 1];
--> y = [ 0 0 1 1];
--> c = [ 1 1 1 ];
--> patch(x,y,c)
--> axis equal
--> view(3)
Warning: Newly defined variable xlim shadows a function of the same name.  Use clear xlim to recover access to the function
Warning: Newly defined variable ylim shadows a function of the same name.  Use clear ylim to recover access to the function
Warning: Newly defined variable zlim shadows a function of the same name.  Use clear zlim to recover access to the function