trackball for better viewing 3D plot
Better 3D plot viewing than Matlab's default rotate3d
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Matlab's default rotate3d suffers from Gimbol-Lock effect. Using this trackball function, one can better enjoy 3D plot viewing.
Example:
figure;
sphere(36);
axis equal;
grid on;
trackball on;
Enjoy!
Cite As
simbaforrest (2026). trackball for better viewing 3D plot (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/56922-trackball-for-better-viewing-3d-plot), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: Virtual Tackball
General Information
- Version 1.1.0.0 (9.6 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
