How can I plot a surface (plate) from X,Y,Z data that looks like this:

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j gjemso
j gjemso on 23 Nov 2016
Edited: j gjemso on 10 Feb 2017
x1 x2 x3 x4 x5...x(n)
y1 z1 z2 z3 z4 z5...z(n)
y2 z6 z7 z8 z9 z10..z(n)
y3 ... ... ... ...
y4 ... .. ... ... ..
y5 ... ... ... ... ...
y(m) ... ... ... .. etc

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Star Strider
Star Strider on 23 Nov 2016
The ‘X’ and ‘Y’ matrices (and you will need to define them as matrices) you can create with the meshgrid function. Then use surf or mesh (and their friends surfc and meshc) or contour and its friends to create the sort of 3D plot you want.

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