What is the best way to plot a 3D mesh using discrete point data contained in different matrices?

I’m trying to visualise the maximum out of plane displacement of a wall during a seismic test. Data was collected trough a series of optic markers.

What I have done so far:

I’ve built a 1X74 Cell in which every row represents a test run and contains a matrix made as follows:

Each row represents a optic marker and each column the coordinates of the marker in the deformed configuration (in x, y and z).

I want to plot a mesh for each test, representing the deformed shape of the wall using the data stored in those matrices.

(Something like this, for each test:)

Is there a way of doing so using that data structure or is it better to store the data in a different way?

I’m new to the use of meshes in Matlab so any sample of code or suggestion on the best strategy to use would be very much appreciated, Thank you!

Answer 1

[Venkata Siva Krishna Madala]

Hello Manuel Desole,

I am assuming the name of your cell array to be "c". I have written code in such a way that the same mesh plot will be updates with a new test data every 2 seconds.

m=mesh(c{:,1});
pause(2);
for i=2:size(c,2)
    set(m,'ZData',c{:,i});
    pause(2);
end

Regards,

Krishna Madala