Re: Problem with griddata and contourplot

[Ben Abbott]

On Dec 9, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Walter White wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I came across a problem and hope that you can help me.
> 
> I was trying to produce a contour plot of scattered x,y,z data,
> therefore I was using griddata. So far everything works fine,
> but when my mesh is too fine the following error message 
> appears and the script quits:
> 
> gnuplot (as of v4.2) only supports 3D filled triangular patches
> 
> Since the data is from a FEM software I have to plot it
> using a fine mesh to see the details.
> Does someone know a solution or a workaround to that?
> 
> Kind regards,
> Walter

Can you tell us what commands you used?

And, if possible, provide a simple example for us to try ourselves?

Ben