trackball for better viewing 3D plot

Version 1.1.0.0 (9.6 KB) by simbaforrest
Better 3D plot viewing than Matlab's default rotate3d
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Updated 5 May 2016

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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!

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simbaforrest (2025). trackball for better viewing 3D plot (https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/56922-trackball-for-better-viewing-3d-plot), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

improved title
fixed a minor bug for add/remove the temp center dot
1.0.0.0

improve title