Draw line with Arrows in 3D

Version 1.0.0.0 (3.79 KB) by Sabesan
draw_line3 draw line with directional arrow/arrows for the given 3D vector coordinates.
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draw_line3 draw directional vector points in 3D with directional arrows

draw_line3(p1, p2) draw line with defulat optional parmeters;
draw_line3(p1, p2 , param1, val1, ...)
The line with stretching(<-->) and compressive(>---<) arrows or without
arrows (----) can be plotted.

Input arguments:
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p1, p2 : Cordinates of the two points in 3D

Optional parameters ( passed as parameter/value pairs):
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'LineColor' : Colour of line ( vector of colour or char)
default : % 'b'
'LineWidth' : Width of the line (Scaler values)
default : 2)
'ArrowDirection' : (0,1,2) (0 : p1--- p2, 1: p1 --> p2 2: and P1 <-> p2)
default : 1
'ArrowLength' : Length of the arrow ( scaler values)
default : 5
'ArrowIntend' : Intended arrow ( scaler value)
default : 2
'ArrowAngle' : Angle of arrow with the main line in degree
default : 45
'ArrowColor' : Arrow face clour ( in color vector or char)
default : 'b'
'EdgeColor : arrow edge colour ( in colour vector or char or
default : 'g'
'FaceAlpha : alpha values for face transparency of the arrow and line
default : 1.0
'EdgeAlpha : alpha values for edge transparency of the arrow and line
default : 1.0
'Linestyle : Linetyle on the line and arrow face ('-' , '--',..)
default : 'None'

Example:

draw_line3([0 0 0]', [100 100 100]',...
'Linecolor', 'b',...
'LineWidth', 5 ,...
'ArrowDirection', 2,...
'ArrowLength', 10,....
'ArrowIntend', 3,...
'ArrowAngle', 45,...
'ArrowColor', 'r')

will draw the line with the specified optional parameters in the current plot.

Cite As

Sabesan (2024). Draw line with Arrows in 3D (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/38331-draw-line-with-arrows-in-3d), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2012b
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1.0.0.0