<< axes

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axis

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Set axis limits and aspect ratios.

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Syntax

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axis([xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax, cmin, cmax])

axis([xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax])

axis([xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax])

axis(style)

axis(mode)

axis(visibility)

lim = axis()

axis(ax, ...)

Input argument

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[xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax, cmin, cmax]

sets the limits in the X, Y, Z and color axes.

[xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax]

sets only the limits in the X, Y, Z.

[xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax]

sets only the limits in the X, Y.

style

'tight', 'equal', 'image', 'square', 'fill', 'vis3d' or 'normal' (default).

cax

axes.

visibility

'off' or 'on' (default).

mode

'manual' (turns off automatic scaling of the axis based on the children of the current axis object) or 'auto' (choose automatically all axis limits) .

Output argument

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lim

For 2D: [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax] or for 3D: [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax]

Description

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axes set axis limits and appearance.

Example

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f = figure();
t = 0:0.01:2*pi;
x = cos(t);
subplot(2, 2, 1);
plot(t, x);
title ('normal plot');

subplot(2, 2, 2);
plot (t, x);
title('axis square');
axis('square');

subplot(2, 2, 3);
plot (t, x);
title('axis equal');
axis('equal');

subplot(2, 2, 4);
plot (t, x);
title('normal plot again');
axis('normal');

See also

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gca, axes.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET