Yes it is possible to plot 3d graph by using cylinders. To do so you may utilize the "cylinder" MATLAB function as demonstrated in the below code:
% Define the path of the 3D line
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
y = [1, 2, 1, 2, 1];
z = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
% Define the radius of the tube
radius = 0.1;
% Number of segments
n = numel(x);
% Plot each segment as a cylinder
hold on;
for i = 1:n-1
[X, Y, Z] = cylinder(radius, 20);
Z = Z * norm([x(i+1)-x(i), y(i+1)-y(i), z(i+1)-z(i)]);
surf(X + x(i), Y + y(i), Z + z(i), 'EdgeColor', 'none');
end
hold off;
% Adjust the view
view(3);
axis equal;
For more details, please refer to the following MathWorks documentation: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/cylinder.html
Hope this helps!
