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\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}

\pagestyle{empty}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[axis equal]
% FokkerDrI_layer_0.patches.dat contains:
% # each row is one vertex; three consecutive 
% # vertices make one triangle (patch)
% 105.577	-19.7332	2.85249	
% 88.9233	-21.1254	13.0359	
% 89.2104	-22.1547	1.46467	
% # end of facet 0
% 105.577	-19.7332	2.85249	
% 105.577	-17.2161	12.146	
% 88.9233	-21.1254	13.0359	
% # end of facet 1
\addplot3[patch] 
	file
	{plotdata/FokkerDrI_layer_0.patches.dat};
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
