How to plot the equation |x|+|y|+|z|=1 ?
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I have a 3D equation. Can anyone help me to plot this? Thanks
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John Chilleri
on 30 Jan 2017
Edited: John Chilleri
on 30 Jan 2017
Hello,
I'm certain there's a better way to do this, such as with surf, but here is a solution.
If you consider the equation, you realize that it's all planes joined by the 6 vertices {(1,0,0),(0,1,0),(0,0,1),(-1,0,0),(0,-1,0),(0,0,-1)}. These 6 vertices 'form' 8 sides.
fill3([1 0 0],[0 1 0],[0 0 1], 'r')
hold on
fill3([1 0 0],[0 1 0],[0 0 -1], 'r')
fill3([1 0 0],[0 -1 0],[0 0 -1], 'r')
fill3([-1 0 0],[0 -1 0],[0 0 -1], 'r')
fill3([-1 0 0],[0 -1 0],[0 0 1], 'r')
fill3([-1 0 0],[0 1 0],[0 0 1], 'r')
fill3([-1 0 0],[0 1 0],[0 0 -1], 'r')
fill3([1 0 0],[0 -1 0],[0 0 1], 'r')
which results in the following image:
(This is just an angle I chose to show.)
Hope this helps!
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John Chilleri
on 30 Jan 2017
If you are running R2016b, Benjamin Kraus has the smart solution! I'm running R2015b, and I would encourage my solution only if you are running an older release.
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