Matlab Graphics - Axes

Axes

In MATLAB, axes are a special kind of object, including the Axes object, PolarAxes object, GeographicAxes object, and standalone visualizations. Use ax = gca to get a handle to the current axes.

Specify Axis Limits

Use xlim, ylim, and zlim to set the visible coordinate range. Common syntax:

• xlim([min max])
• ylim([-inf max]), ylim([min inf])
  • The maximum or minimum limit is computed automatically
• zlim auto
  • Revert to the default limits

Specify Axis Tick Properties

• xticks(TickVector) sets the displayed tick locations
• xticklabels(LabelCharCellArray) sets the labels of those ticks
  • When unset, the labels default to the numeric values
  • Labels must correspond one-to-one with the displayed tick locations
  • Accepts a cell array of char
  • $\text{TEX}$ is rendered automatically
• xtickangle(angle) rotates the tick labels by angle (in degrees)
• xtickformat(format) sets the format/unit of the tick labels
  • See Specify x-axis tick label format - MATLAB xtickformat for details

Axes Properties

For full control over axis appearance, modify the axes object’s properties directly. See Axes appearance and behavior - MATLAB.