MATLAB Function Reference (Volume 2: Graphics)

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ishandlesetTrue for graphics objectsSet object propertiesHandle Graphics, Object CreationaxesCreate Axes objectfigure Create Figure (graph) windowsimage Create Image (2-D matrix)light Create Light object (illuminates Patch and Surface)lineCreate Line object (3-D polylines)patch Create Patch object (polygons)rectangle Create Rectangle object (2-D rectangle)surface Create Surface (quadrilaterals)textCreate Text object (character strings)uicontext Create context menu (popup associated with object)Handle Graphics, Figure Windowscapture Screen capture of the current figureclcClear figure windowclfClear figureclgClear figure (graph window)close Close specified windowgcfGet current figure handlenewplot Graphics M-file preamble for NextPlot propertyrefresh Refresh figuresaveas Save figure or model to desired output formatHandle Graphics, AxesaxisPlot axis scaling and appearanceclaClear AxesgcaGet current Axes handleObject Manipulationpropedit Edit all properties of any selected objectreset Reset axis or figurerotate3d Interactively rotate the view of a 3-D plotselectmoveresize Interactively select, move, or resize objectsshgShow graph window1-24
Interactive User Inputginput Graphical input from a mouse or cursorzoomZoom in and out on a 2-D plotRegion of Interestdragrect Drag XOR rectangles with mousedrawnow Complete any pending drawingrbbox Rubberband boxGraphical User Interface CreationDialog Boxesdialog Create a dialog boxerrordlg Create error dialog boxhelpdlg Display help dialog boxinputdlg Create input dialog boxlistdlg Create list selection dialog boxmsgbox Create message dialog boxpagedlg Display page layout dialog boxprintdlg Display print dialog boxquestdlg Create question dialog boxuigetfile Display dialog box to retrieve name of file for readinguiputfile Display dialog box to retrieve name of file for writinguisetcolor Interactively set a ColorSpec using a dialog boxuisetfont Interactively set a font using a dialog boxwarndlg Create warning dialog boxUser Interface ObjectsmenuGenerate a menu of choices for user inputmenuedit Menu editoruicontextmenu Create context menuuicontrol Create user interface controluimenu Create user interface menuOther Functionsdragrect Drag rectangles with mousefindfigs Display off-screen visible figure windowsgcboReturn handle of object whose callback is executing1-25
Page 1 and 2: MATLAB®The Language of Technical C
Page 3 and 4: Contents1Command SummaryGeneral Pur
Page 5 and 6: 1Command SummaryThis chapter lists
Page 7 and 8: Controlling the Command Windowclcec
Page 9 and 10: evalinfevalfunctionglobalnargchkper
Page 11 and 12: InfInfinityinputname Input argument
Page 13 and 14: ealremroundsec, sechsignsin, sinhsq
Page 15 and 16: funmlogmsqrtmEvaluate functions of
Page 17 and 18: Polynomial and Interpolation Functi
Page 19 and 20: Sparse Systems of Linear Equationsb
Page 21 and 22: hex2dechex2numIEEE hexadecimal to d
Page 23 and 24: Multidimensional Array Functionscat
Page 25 and 26: stream3streamlinesurf2patchsubvolum
Page 27: colormapgraymonhsv2rgbrgb2hsvrgbplo
Page 31 and 32: 2ReferenceThis chapter describes al
Page 33 and 34: areaExamplesPlot the values in Y as
Page 35 and 36: axesWhile the basic purpose of an a
Page 37 and 38: axesIn this example, the first plot
Page 39 and 40: axesProperty Name Property Descript
Page 47 and 48: Axes Propertiesgraphics object disp
Page 49 and 50: Axes PropertiesCameraViewAngleCamer
Page 51 and 52: Axes PropertiesCurrentPoint 2-by-3
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Page 55 and 56: Axes Propertiessetting the XLabel,
Page 57 and 58: Axes Propertiessets LineStyleOrder
Page 59 and 60: Axes Propertiesaxes are made as lar
Page 61 and 62: Axes PropertiesTypestring (read onl
Page 63 and 64: Axes PropertiesXLabel, YLabel, ZLab
Page 65 and 66: axisPurpose2axisAxis scaling and ap
Page 67 and 68: axisaxis normal automatically adjus
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Page 71 and 72: ar, barhPurpose2bar, barhBar chartS
Page 73 and 74: ar, barhExamplesPlot a bell shaped
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oxPurpose2boxControl axes borderSyn
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camdollyPurpose2camdollyMove the ca
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camlightPurpose2camlightCreate or m
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camlookatPurpose2camlookatPosition
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camorbitPurpose2camorbitRotate the
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campanPurpose2campanRotate the came
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camposSee Alsoaxis, camproj, camtar
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camrollPurpose2camrollRotate the ca
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camtargetExamplesThis example moves
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camupSee Alsoaxis, camproj, campos,
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camvaSetting a camera view angle or
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capturePurpose2captureis obsolete i
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caxismap them to an entry in the co
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caxisThe blue color of the ocean is
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clabelPurpose2clabelContour plot el
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clfPurpose2clfClear current figure
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closemust specify the hidden option
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colorbarExamplesDisplay a colorbar
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colormapPurpose2colormapSet and get
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colormapExamplesThe images and colo
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ColorSpecPurpose2ColorSpecspecifica
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cometPurpose2cometTwo-dimensional c
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compassPurpose2compassPlot arrows e
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coneplotPurpose2coneplotPlot veloci
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coneplot• Draw the cones, setting
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coneplotSee Alsoisosurface, patch,
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contourRemarksExamplesIf you do not
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contour4512104010358830810258201510
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contour3RemarksExamplesIf you do no
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contourccontours using a regularly
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contourfExamplesCreate a filled con
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contoursliceExamplesThis example us
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contrastPurpose2contrastGrayscale c
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copyobjExamplesCopy a surface to a
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cylinderExamplesCreate a cylinder w
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daspectPurpose2daspectSet or query
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daspectSetting the data aspect rati
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datetickDateform Format Example12 m
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default4Purpose2default4MATLAB Vers
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dragrectPurpose2dragrectDrag rectan
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errorbarPurpose2errorbarPlot error
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errordlgPurpose2errordlgCreate and
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ezcontourPurpose2ezcontourEasy to u
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ezcontourSee Alsocontour, ezcontour
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ezcontourff( x,y) 31 ( - x) 2 e- x2
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ezmeshPurpose2ezmeshEasy to use 3-D
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ezmeshSee Alsoezcontour, ezcontourf
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ezmeshcArray multiplication, divisi
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ezplotPurpose2ezplotEasy to use fun
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ezplot3Purpose2ezplot3Easy to use 3
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ezpolarPurpose2ezpolarEasy to use p
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ezsurfArray multiplication, divisio
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ezsurfcPurpose2ezsurfcEasy to use c
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ezsurfcy/(1 + x 2 + y 2 )0.505−0.
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feather21.510.50−0.5−1−1.5−
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figurePurpose2figureCreate a figure
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figureProperty Name Property Descri
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Figure PropertiesFigureProperties2F
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Figure PropertiesThis close request
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Figure PropertiesIf a figure contai
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Figure Propertiescontains colors th
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Figure PropertiesYou can set the ro
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Figure PropertiesTo ensure MATLAB u
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Figure PropertiesProperty ValueA4A5
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Figure PropertiesPointerShapeHotSpo
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Figure PropertiesThere is also a Si
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Figure PropertiesResize{on} | offWi
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Figure Propertiesclick. See uicontr
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Figure PropertiesWindowButtonDownFc
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Figure PropertiesThe information re
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fillIf C is a row vector, fill gene
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fill3If you specify color using C,
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findfigsPurpose2findfigsFind visibl
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findobjSee Alsocopyobj, gcf, gca, g
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fplotExamples Plot the hyperbolic t
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frame2imPurpose2frame2imConvert mov
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gcboPurpose2gcboReturn the handle o
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gcoPurpose2gcoReturn handle of curr
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geta = get(h,'Default') returns all
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getframeMATLAB and that can take ad
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ginputPurpose2ginputInput data usin
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gplotExamplesTo draw half of a Buck
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gridPurpose2gridGrid lines for two-
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helpdlgPurpose2helpdlgCreate a help
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hiddenPurpose2hiddenRemove hidden l
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histExamplesGenerate a bell-curve h
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holdPurpose2holdHold current graph
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im2framePurpose2im2frameConvert ind
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imageimage(x,y,C,'PropertyName',Pro
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imageWhen you write an indexed imag
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imageProperty Name Property Descrip
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Image PropertiesImageProperties2Ima
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Image Propertiesproduces:0.511.522.
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Image Properties• xor - Draw and
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Image Propertiesdefine the ButtonDo
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imagescPurpose2imagescScale data an
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imagescSee Alsoimage, colorbar2-245
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inputdlgPurpose2inputdlgCreate inpu
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ishandlePurpose2ishandleDetermines
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isocapsPurpose2isocapsCompute isosu
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isonormalsPurpose2isonormalsCompute
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isosurfacePurpose2isosurfaceExtract
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isosurfaceSee Alsoisonormals, isoca
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legendlegend_handle = legend return
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lightPurpose2lightCreate a light ob
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lightProperty Name Property Descrip
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Light PropertiesLightProperties2Lig
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Light PropertiesWhen a handle’s v
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lightanglePurpose2lightangleCreate
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linePurpose2lineCreate line objectS
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lineFinally, pop the first line to
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lineProperty Name Property Descript
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lineProperty Name Property Descript
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Line PropertiesCreateFcnstringCallb
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Line PropertiesSetting HandleVisibi
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Line PropertiesMarker Specifierphno
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Line PropertiesZDatavector of coord
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LineSpecLine Style SpecifiersSpecif
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LineSpec• LineWidth - specifies t
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LineSpec10.80.60.40.20−0.2−0.4
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listdlgExampleThis example displays
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loglogExamplesCreate a simple loglo
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materialproperties of all surface a
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mesh, meshc, meshzwireframe with hi
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mesh, meshc, meshzmeshc calls mesh,
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movieExamples Animate the peaks fun
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msgboxPurpose2msgboxDisplay message
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newplotNextPlotreplaceWhat HappensR
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orientPurpose2orientSet paper orien
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pagedlgPurpose2pagedlgDisplay page
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patchPurpose2patchCreate patch grap
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patchColor Data InterpretationYou c
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patch2V2 V31.91.8V51.71.61.51.41.31
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patchRootFigureAxesUicontrolUimenuU
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patchProperty Name Property Descrip
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patchProperty Name Property Descrip
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Patch PropertiesButtonDownFcn strin
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Patch PropertiesThe second diagram
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Patch PropertiesYou can also set th
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Patch PropertiesFaceColor{ColorSpec
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Patch Properties• An n-by-1 matri
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Patch Propertiesprotect GUIs from c
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Patch PropertiesMarker Specifierd^v
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Patch PropertiesYou can also set th
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pbaspectPurpose2pbaspectSet or quer
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pbaspectIt is also interesting to l
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pbaspect0.50−0.520−2−2020.50
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pcolorExamplesA Hadamard matrix has
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peaksPurpose2peaksA sample function
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pieExamplesEmphasize the second sli
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plotPurpose2plotLinear 2-D plotSynt
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plotproduce this graph.3210−1−2
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plot1Plot of sin(Θ)0.80.60.40.2sin
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plot33530252015105010.510−0.5−1
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plotmatrix50−51050−51050−5−
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plotyy10.500−10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 −
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polarSee Alsocart2pol, compass, Lin
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print, printoptpcmd and dev are pla
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print, printoptDevice-dcdj550-dpain
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print, printoptOption-rnumber-adobe
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print, printoptTroubleshooting MS-W
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print, printoptNotes on Printing In
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printdlgPurpose2printdlgDisplay pri
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questdlgExampleCreate a question di
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quiverExamples Plot the gradient fi
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quiver3Examples Plot the surface no
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ox• For box definition, initialRe
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ectanglevertical curvature can be d
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ectangleThis example creates an ell
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ectangleProperty Name Property Desc
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ectangle propertiesRectanglePropert
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ectangle propertiesEraseMode{normal
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ectangle propertiesHitTest{on} | of
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ectangle propertiesVisible{on} | of
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educepatchThe number of output tria
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educevolumePurpose2reducevolumeRedu
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educevolumeSee Alsoisosurface, isoc
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esetPurpose2resetReset graphics obj
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gbplotPurpose2rgbplotPlot colormapS
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ibbonExamplesCreate a ribbon plot o
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oot objectProperty Name Property De
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oot objectProperty Name Property De
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Root Propertieswhich does not resta
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Root PropertiesLanguagestringSystem
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Root PropertiesShowHiddenHandleson
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osePurpose2roseAngle histogramSynta
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otatePurpose2rotateRotate object ab
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otate3dPurpose2rotate3dRotate axes
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scatter−47.95−48−48.05−48.1
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scatter3Examples[x,y,z] = sphere(16
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semilogx, semilogyPurpose2semilogx,
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setPurpose2setSet object properties
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setparticular figure. When this fig
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shadingAlgorithmshading sets the Ed
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shrinkfacesPurpose2shrinkfacesReduc
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shrinkfacesAfter Shrinking210−1
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sliceRemarks The color drawn at eac
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sliceThe following picture illustra
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slice21.510.50−0.5−1−1.5−22
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spherePurpose2sphereGenerate sphere
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spinmapPurpose2spinmapSpin colormap
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stairs10.80.60.40.20−0.2−0.4−
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stemExamplesCreate a stem plot of 1
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stem3:21.510.500.50.40.30.20.1000.2
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stream3Purpose2stream3Compute 3-D s
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streamlineor[stepsize, max_number_v
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subplothandle, so it is an error to
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subvolume• A 100-element grayscal
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surf, surfcAlgorithmAbstractly, a p
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surf, surfcColor a sphere with the
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surf2patchAlso, because patch is a
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surfaceRemarksUnlike high-level are
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surfaceObjectHierarchyRootFigureAxe
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surfaceProperty Name Property Descr
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surfaceProperty Name Property Descr
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Surface PropertiesButtonDownFcn str
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Surface PropertiesEdgeColor{ColorSp
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Surface PropertiesFaceColorColorSpe
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Surface Propertiesgetframe, or paus
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Surface PropertiesMarkerSize size i
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Surface PropertiesVertexNormals vec
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surfllight source, use surfl(X',Y',
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surfnormPurpose2surfnormCompute and
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terminalPurpose2terminalSet graphic
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texlabelPurpose2texlabelProduce TeX
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textPurpose2textCreate text object
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textannotate the point at (pi,0) wi
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textProperty Name Property Descript
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textProperty Name Property Descript
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Text PropertiesCreateFcnstringCallb
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Text PropertiesExtentposition recta
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Text PropertiesWhen a handle is not
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Text PropertiesPosition[x,y,[z]]Loc
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Text PropertiesCharacterSequenceSym
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Text PropertiesVerticalAlignment to
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titlePurpose2titleAdd title to curr
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trimeshPurpose2trimeshTriangular me
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uicontextmenuPurpose2uicontextmenuC
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uicontextmenuWhen the user extend-c
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uicontextmenu Propertiesdefines a d
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uicontextmenu Propertieswhere vecto
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uicontrolString property (even thou
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uicontrolProperty Name Property Des
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uicontrolProperty Name Property Des
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uicontrolObjectHierarchyRootFigureA
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uicontrol Propertiesinterrupting ca
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uicontrol Properties• on - The ui
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uicontrol PropertiesFixedWidthFontN
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uicontrol Propertiesdefined, that c
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uicontrol Properties• Toggle butt
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uicontrol PropertiesFor multiple li
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uicontrol PropertiesSet the Value p
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uigetfileSee Alsouiputfile2-557
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uimenuYou can set and query propert
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uimenuExamplesThis example creates
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uimenu Propertiescallbacks; see the
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uimenu PropertiesForegroundColor Co
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uimenu Propertiescharacter while th
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uiputfilePurpose2uiputfileInteracti
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uiresume, uiwaitPurpose2uiresume, u
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uisetfontPurpose2uisetfontModify fo
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viewPurpose2viewViewpoint specifica
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viewaxes graphics object properties
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viewmtxT = viewmtx(az,el,phi,xc) re
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viewmtxTransform the cube vectors t
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waitforPurpose2waitforWait for cond
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warndlgPurpose2warndlgDisplay warni
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waterfallExamplesProduce a waterfal
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xlabel, ylabel, zlabelPurpose2xlabe
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xlim, ylim, zlimExamplesThis exampl
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zoomzoom(factor) zooms in or out by
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List of CommandsAList of Commands
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List of CommandsFunction Namesprint
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IndexAAcceleratorUimenu property 2-
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IndexLight property 2-265Line prope
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IndexSurface property 2-486Text pro
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IndexImage property 2-239Light prop
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Indexmesh 2-298meshc 2-298MeshStyle
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Indexwith non-normal EraseMode 2-23
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Indexcreating 2-474defining default
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IndexView, Axes property (obsolete)
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