quiver3D - Output a collection of arrows with various color and shape options

Contents

Syntax

Description

Example: Basic Call

    [X, Y] = meshgrid(0:3:9, 0:3:9);
    Z = ones(size(X));
    U = zeros(size(X));
    V = U;
    W = ones(size(X))*8;
    posArray = [X(:),Y(:),Z(:)];
    magnitudeArray = [U(:),V(:),W(:)];
    quiverHandle = quiver3D(posArray, magnitudeArray, 'r');

    hold on;
    axis equal;
    grid on;
    xlabel('X'); ylabel('Y'); zlabel('Z');
    view(20,30);

Lighting Effects

    lighting phong;
    camlight head;

Arrow-specific colors

    numArrows = size(posArray,1);
    arrowColors = zeros(numArrows, 3);
    Rstream = (0:1/(numArrows-1):1)';
    arrowColors(:,1) = Rstream;
    delete(quiverHandle);
    colorQuiverHandle = quiver3D(posArray, magnitudeArray, arrowColors);

Change of stemRatios

    delete(colorQuiverHandle);
    colorQuiverHandle = quiver3D(posArray, magnitudeArray, arrowColors, 0.9);

Helix Example

    radius = 7;   height = 1;  numRotations = 2;  numPoints = 25;  arrowScale = 0.8;
    [posArray1, magnitudeArray1] = helix(radius, height, numRotations, numPoints, arrowScale);
    arrowColors1 = zeros(numPoints, 3);
    BlackToWhite = (0:1/(numPoints-1):1);
    WhiteToBlack = (1:-1/(numPoints-1):0);
    arrowColors1(:,1) = WhiteToBlack';
    arrowColors1(:,2) = BlackToWhite';

    radius = 2;   height = 0.66;  numRotations = 3;
    [posArray2, magnitudeArray2] = helix(radius, height, numRotations, numPoints, arrowScale);
    arrowColors2 = zeros(numPoints, 3);
    arrowColors2(:,3) = BlackToWhite';

    delete(colorQuiverHandle);
    quiver3D(posArray1, magnitudeArray1, arrowColors1, 0.6);
    quiver3D(posArray2, magnitudeArray2, arrowColors2, 0.6);
    axis equal;
    grid on;
    xlabel('X'); ylabel('Y'); zlabel('Z');
    view(20,10);
    axis tight;
    camlight head;
    lighting phong;

Credits

Author: Shawn Arseneau

Created: September 15, 2006

Published with MATLAB® 7.0.1