3D body plot in matlab ( volume visualization ) - matlab

Question

I have little or no experience with volumetric data in MATLAB,
I need to complete next task:
I have 3 vectors ( rows ):
x_ = vector(1:smpl:max_row,1);
y_ = vector(1:smpl:max_row,2);
z_ = vector(1:smpl:max_row,3);
that are samples from large 3 columns array vector with height max_row.
x_ , y_ , z_ are points of 3D figure - surface points of the figure ( volume ). They represent 3D body that should be drawn in matlab.
I created linear grid:
%linear grid
a = -1.1:step:(-1.1+step*(length(x_)-1));
b = -1.1:step:(-1.1+step*(length(y_)-1));
c = -1.1:step:(-1.1+step*(length(z_)-1));
[x,y,z] = meshgrid(-1.1:step:(-1.1+step*(length(x_)-1)));
and also I create array v length(x_)*length(x_)*length(x_) that contains '1' in cells that are of 3D body representation function points and '0' another.
I tryied to make interpolation:
vi = interp3(x,y,z,v,x,y,z,'nearest');
but then vi = v that I've already created.
Now I need to plot the v array on 3D and form 3D body like in
http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/ref/isonormals.html
for example.
I make that next way:
%plotting:
figure
p = patch(isosurface(x,y,z,v,1e-5,'verbose'),'FaceColor','green','EdgeColor','none');
grid on;
isonormals(v,p);
daspect([1 1 1])
view(3);
axis tight;
camproj perspective;
camlight
lighting gouraud
colormap(hsv)
but I get then only small rectangles in place of function '1' that are not connected like in picture that is attached.
I expect solid body enclosed by that points to be plotted.
Does anybody know what is the problem , how to draw 3D body from the x,y,z,v arrays ?
Thanks in advance.
image:
http://imgur.com/Ulegj

Answer 1

Try this, which will be a nice plot (it interpolates a bit though):
x = vector(1:smpl:max_row,1);
y = vector(1:smpl:max_row,2);
z = vector(1:smpl:max_row,3);
% Settings
displaySurface = 1;
displayPoints = 0;
xres = 800; % Resolution, the higher, the smoother
yres = 800;
cm = 'default'; % Colormap
% Axes Limits
xmin = min(x);
ymin = min(y);
xmax = max(x);
ymax = max(y);
xi = linspace(xmin, xmax, xres);
yi = linspace(ymin, ymax, yres);
% Figure
myfig = figure('Position', [200 200 800 600]);
rotate3d off
[XI, YI] = meshgrid(xi, yi);
ZI = griddata(x, y, z, XI, YI, 'cubic');
mesh(XI,YI,ZI);
colormap(cm)
if(displaySurface == 1)
hold on;
surf(XI, YI, ZI, 'EdgeColor', 'none');
end
hold on;
xlabel('x');
ylabel('y');
zlabel('z');
title('Title', 'FontWeight', 'bold');
xlim([xmin xmax])
ylim([ymin ymax])
grid off;
if(displayPoints == 1)
hold on
plot3(x, y, z,'marker','p','markerfacecolor','w','linestyle','none')
hidden off
end