Create a matrix of element (lines) points connectivity

Hi,

I am new to matlab trying to create a matrix as attached in the code below

clear all;
clc
nelments      = 3;   
nelments_vec  = 1:nelments;
npoint     = 5;
connect   = zeros(nelments,npoint);    % INTIALIZE ELEMENT CONNECTIVITY
for i=1:nelments
    for j=1:npoint
    connect(i,j)=[nelments_vec(i) nelments_vec(i)+1];  % ELEMENT/pointCONNECTIVITY MATRIX I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN
    end
end

The answer should be

connect =[1 2 3 4 5;

5 6 7 8 9;

9 10 11 12 13]

How could I obtain such matrix with different values of npoint and nelments ???

I wish anyone could help me !!!!

Answer 1

[Matt J]

nelments      = 3;   
npoint     = 5;

connect=(1:npoint) + (npoint-1)*(0:nelments-1).'

connect = 3×5

1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13

[sci hub]

@Matt J seems great, can i draw such line with nodes ??