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hidden

Remove hidden lines from mesh plot

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Syntax

hidden on
hidden off
hidden
hidden(ax,...)

Description

Hidden line removal draws only those lines that are not obscured by other objects in a 3-D view. The hidden function only applies to surface plot objects that have a uniform FaceColor.

hidden on turns on hidden line removal for the current mesh plot so lines in the back of a mesh are hidden by those in front. This is the default behavior.

hidden off turns off hidden line removal for the current mesh plot.

hidden toggles the hidden line removal state.

hidden(ax,...) modifies surface objects in the axes specified by ax instead of the current axes.

Examples

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Open Live Script

Create a mesh plot of the peaks function. 

figure
mesh(peaks)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains an object of type surface.

By default, MATLAB® hides obscured lines from the view. Show the obscured parts of the mesh by setting the hidden line removal to off.

hidden off

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains an object of type surface.

Algorithms

When a surface graphics object has a uniform FaceColor matching the Color property of the axes, hidden off sets the FaceColor of the surface object to 'none'.

hidden on sets the FaceColor property of such surface objects to match the axes Color property (or to match that of the figure, if axes Color is 'none').

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

See Also

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