= MATLAB Figures and Related Commands =

Graphics created in MATLAB are figure objects. There are several generic commands used to manipulate figures regardless of how they were created.

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== Figure ==

To create a new figure window, try:

{{{
% Automatically named sequentially.
figure;

% Specifically named.
figure(Title="foo");
}}}

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== Hold ==

Use `hold on` to accumulate plots into the same graphic. This is then disabled by `hold off`.

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== View ==

To adjust the camera used to render a figure, try:

{{{
view([45 30]);
}}}

The arguments are azimuth and elevation angles, respectively.

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== Labels ==

For a 3D figure, try:

{{{
xlabel('x');
ylabel('y');
zlabel('z');
}}}

`zlabel` is not appropriate for a 2D figure.

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== Axis ==

By default, MATLAB tries to show figures with a smart scaling. Use `axis equal` to force axes to be equally scaled.

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== Title ==

{{{
title("Figure Title");
}}}

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== Legend ==

{{{
plot(spectra)
legend(starnames)
}}}

Plots in a figure are strictly ordered by insertion. The legend must use the same order.



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