Align axes labels in 3D plot

Version 1.3.0.0 (2.21 KB) by Matthew Arthington
Align the x, y and z labels of the current axes with the x, y and z axes for 3D plots.
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Updated 30 Jan 2012

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If the current axes have been rotated away from the X-Y view, this function will calculate the angles of the current x, y and z axes with respect to horizontal. These angles are used to rotate the current x, y and z axes labels to align them with their respective directions.

This only works for equal sized axes (axis equal) and orthographic projection.

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Matthew Arthington (2025). Align axes labels in 3D plot (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/27450-align-axes-labels-in-3d-plot), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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Acknowledgements

Inspired: phymhan/matlab-axis-label-alignment

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Version Published Release Notes
1.3.0.0

Fixed typos in help and warning. Updated help with examples including its use as a callback after each rotate3d event.
1.2.0.0

Updated to allow Camera Roll to be used and still work out the angles correctly, i.e. allow a change in CameraUpVector axes property. The z axis label will now be rotated too, to align it with its axis direction if the camera has been rolled.
1.1.0.0

Added the conditions under which the function correctly works.
1.0.0.0