MATLAB Function Reference

ellipsoid

Generate ellipsoid

Syntax

• [x,y,z] = ellipsoid(xc,yc,zc,xr,yr,zr,n)
  [x,y,z] = ellipsoid(xc,yc,zc,xr,yr,zr)
  ellipsoid(...)
  

Description

[x,y,z] = ellipsoid(xc,yc,zc,xr,yr,zr,n) generates three n+1-by-n+1 matrices so that surf(x,y,z) produces an ellipsoid with center (xc,yc,zc) and radii (xr,yr,zr).

[x,y,z] = ellipsoid(xc,yc,zc,xr,yr,zr) uses n = 20.

ellipsoid(...) with no output arguments graphs the ellipsoid as a surface.

Algorithm

ellipsoid generates the data using the following equation:

See Also

cylinder, sphere, surf

Polygons and Surfaces for related functions

ellipke

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