Polygons

Shaded polygons

Visualize polygons in two and three dimensions. You can specify polygons by the coordinates of their vertices and combine polygons to visualize complex objects.

Functions

`fill`	Create filled 2-D patches
`fill3`	Create filled 3-D patches
`patch`	Create patches of colored polygons
`surf2patch`	Convert surface data to patch data

Properties

Patch Properties	Patch appearance and behavior
Polygon Properties	Polygon appearance and behavior

Topics

Introduction to Patch Objects
A patch graphics object is composed of one or more polygons that may or may not be connected. Patches are useful for modeling real-world objects and for drawing 2- or 3-D polygons.
Multifaceted Patches
This example shows how to define a 3-D patch object and illustrates flat and interpolated face coloring.
How Patch Data Relates to a Colormap
Control the relationship between patches and the colormap.
Differences Between Colormaps and Truecolor
Decide whether to use a colormap or truecolor in your visualizations.
Displaying Complex Three-Dimensional Objects
This example shows how to create and display a complex three dimensional object and control its appearance.