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I was trying to understand how the programming tools work on Latex in the tikzpicture environment. Can someone explain me how to reduce this big code to a cleaner version that can be write with a simpler and less "manual" code?

Thanks for helping! E

\documentclass[]{standalone}
%for pgf images
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tikz} % To generate the plot from csv
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
%
\definecolor{mycolor1}{rgb}{0.23921,0.86274,0.59215}%
%
\begin{document}
%
\begin{tikzpicture}

\begin{axis}[%
width=5cm,
height=5cm,
scale only axis,
plot box ratio=1 1 1,
point meta min=1,
point meta max=2,
%unbounded coords=jump,
xmin=0.5,
xmax=1.5,
xtick={\empty},
tick align=outside,
y dir=reverse,
ymin=0.5,
ymax=15,
ytick={ 0, 5, 10, 15},
zmin=0,
zmax=56.5486677646163,
ztick={18.8495559215388,37.6991118430775,56.5486677646163},
zticklabels={{},{},{},{},{},{}},
view={-130.835728529777}{25.8},
%axis background/.style={fill=white},
axis x line*=bottom,
axis y line*=left,
axis z line*=left,
xmajorgrids,
ymajorgrids,
zmajorgrids
]

\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 0.5 0\\
    0.5 1.5 0\\
    1.5 1.5 0\\
    1.5 0.5 0\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 1.5 0\\
    0.5 1.5 0.698131700797732\\
    1.5 1.5 0.698131700797732\\
    1.5 1.5 0\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 1.5 0.698131700797732\\
    0.5 2.5 0.698131700797732\\
    1.5 2.5 0.698131700797732\\
    1.5 1.5 0.698131700797732\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 2.5 0.698131700797732\\
    0.5 2.5 1.39626340159546 \\
    1.5 2.5 1.39626340159546 \\
    1.5 2.5 0.698131700797732\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 2.5 1.39626340159546\\
    0.5 3.5 1.39626340159546\\
    1.5 3.5 1.39626340159546\\
    1.5 2.5 1.39626340159546\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 3.5 1.39626340159546\\
    0.5 3.5 2.0943951023932\\
    1.5 3.5 2.0943951023932\\
    1.5 3.5 1.39626340159546\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 3.5 2.0943951023932\\
    0.5 4.5 2.0943951023932\\
    1.5 4.5 2.0943951023932\\
    1.5 3.5 2.0943951023932\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 4.5 2.0943951023932\\
    0.5 4.5 2.79252680319093\\
    1.5 4.5 2.79252680319093\\
    1.5 4.5 2.0943951023932\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 4.5 2.79252680319093\\
    0.5 5.5 2.79252680319093\\
    1.5 5.5 2.79252680319093\\
    1.5 4.5 2.79252680319093\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 5.5 2.79252680319093\\
    0.5 5.5 3.49065850398866\\
    1.5 5.5 3.49065850398866\\
    1.5 5.5 2.79252680319093\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 5.5 3.49065850398866\\
    0.5 6.5 3.49065850398866\\
    1.5 6.5 3.49065850398866\\
    1.5 5.5 3.49065850398866\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 6.5 3.49065850398866\\
    0.5 6.5 4.18879020478639\\
    1.5 6.5 4.18879020478639\\
    1.5 6.5 3.49065850398866\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 6.5 4.18879020478639\\
    0.5 7.5 4.18879020478639\\
    1.5 7.5 4.18879020478639\\
    1.5 6.5 4.18879020478639\\
};
\addplot3[%
patch,patch type=rectangle,table/row sep=\\,patch table={0 1 2 3\\}, fill=mycolor1, faceted color=black, z buffer=sort] 
table[row sep=crcr] {%
    x   y   z\\
    0.5 7.5 4.18879020478639\\
    0.5 7.5 4.88692190558412\\
    1.5 7.5 4.88692190558412\\
    1.5 7.5 4.18879020478639\\
};
\end{axis}
%\begin{axis}[%
%width=17.896in,
%height=13.688in,
%at={(0in,0in)},
%scale only axis,
%xmin=0,
%xmax=1,
%ymin=0,
%ymax=1,
%axis line style={draw=none},
%ticks=none,
%axis x line*=bottom,
%axis y line*=left
%]
%\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}%
\end{document}%

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    Welcome. // Without having run your code, i.e. assuming no compile errors, that's how it looks like in pgfplots. // If you relate to a dofferent problem, a screenshot of the result and some sketch may be useful. Commented May 20, 2025 at 13:31

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Here is a short version that looks very much like what you need:

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.18}
\definecolor{mycolor1}{rgb}{0.23921,0.86274,0.59215}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\def\step{0.698131700797732}

\begin{axis}[
    width=5cm, height=5cm,
    scale only axis, plot box ratio=1 1 1,
    xmin=0.5, xmax=1.5,
    ymin=0.5, ymax=15,
    zmin=0, zmax=56.5486677646163,
    y dir=reverse,
    view={-130.835728529777}{25.8},
    axis x line*=bottom, axis y line*=left, axis z line*=left,
    xmajorgrids, ymajorgrids, zmajorgrids
]

\foreach \k in {0,...,6} {
    \pgfmathsetmacro{\z}{\k*\step}
    \pgfmathsetmacro{\yone}{0.5 + \k}
    \pgfmathsetmacro{\ytwo}{\yone + 1}
    \addplot3[fill=mycolor1, draw=black] coordinates {
        (0.5, \yone, \z)
        (1.5, \yone, \z)
        (1.5, \ytwo, \z)
        (0.5, \ytwo, \z)
        (0.5, \yone, \z) % Замыкаем контур
    };
}

\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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  • That is great! Thanks for the explanation, I could complete the figure I had in mind with very few steps! Commented May 21, 2025 at 9:09

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