Error using plot3 not enough input arguments

Hi all,

When I am trying to plot my dots on a 3D plane I get an error with plot3 telling me there are not enough input arguments.

I do not understand why this occurs since I am giving the x,y,z coordinates and the time values into the plot3 command.

Error using plot3

Not enough input arguments.

Error in bugs (line 28)

plot3(i_1, j_1, k_1, tspan)

Here is my code that leads to this error:

clc, clear, clear all
ti=0;
tf=1000;
tspan= linspace(ti,tf,1000000);
f0 = [0; 0; 0; 1; 2; 0; 1; 0; 3; 0; 2; 3];
[t, f] = ode45(@g, tspan, f0);

%Trajectories are done in 3 coordinates x,y,z
i_1=(f(:,1)); %Trajectory of bug 1
j_1=(f(:,2));
k_1=(f(:,3));

i_2=(f(:,4)); %Trajectory of bug 2
j_2=(f(:,5));
k_2=(f(:,6));

i_3=(f(:,7)); %Trajectory of bug 3
j_3=(f(:,8));
k_3=(f(:,9));

i_4=(f(:,10));
j_4=(f(:,11));
k_4=(f(:,12));

figure
hold on
plot3(i_1, j_1, k_1, tspan)
plot3(i_2, j_2, k_2, tspan)
plot3(i_3, j_3, k_3, tspan)
plot3(i_4, j_4, k_4, tspan)
title('test')
xlabel('x')
ylabel('y')
zlabel('z')

function dxdt = g(t,f)
a = sqrt((f(2)-f(1))^2 + (f(6)-f(5))^2 + (f(10)-f(9))^2);
b = sqrt((f(3)-f(2))^2 + (f(7)-f(6))^2 + (f(11)-f(10))^2);
c = sqrt((f(4)-f(3))^2 + (f(8)-f(7))^2 + (f(12)-f(11))^2);
d = sqrt((f(1)-f(4))^2 + (f(5)-f(8))^2 + (f(9) -f(12))^2);

dxdt = [ ...
    (f(2)  - f(1))  / a;
    (f(6)  - f(5))  / a;
    (f(10) - f(9))  / a;
    (f(3)  - f(2))  / b;
    (f(7)  - f(6))  / b;
    (f(11) - f(10)) / b;
    (f(4)  - f(3))  / c;
    (f(8)  - f(7))  / c;
    (f(12) - f(11)) / c;
    (f(1)  - f(4))  / d;
    (f(5)  - f(8))  / d;
    (f(9)  - f(12)) / d];
end

Thank you

Answer 1

[Torsten]

plot3(i_1, j_1, k_1)
plot3(i_2, j_2, k_2)
plot3(i_3, j_3, k_3)
plot3(i_4, j_4, k_4)

instead of

plot3(i_1, j_1, k_1, tspan)
plot3(i_2, j_2, k_2, tspan)
plot3(i_3, j_3, k_3, tspan)
plot3(i_4, j_4, k_4, tspan)