export_fig(figname)

Exports data from MATLAB .fig file to HDF5 file.

Version 1.6.0.1 (2.93 KB)
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25 Mar 2019

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This script exports the data and metadata contained within a MATLAB .fig file and puts it into an HDF5 file. Supports multiple subplots, error bars, axes labels, contour plots, histograms, and more. This script was created to make compliance with new directives for publishing the data contained within figures in all papers funded by US government sources.

Cite As

Gregory Wallace (2026). export_fig(figname) (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/59937-export_fig-figname), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: Structure display

Inspired: Implementation of C1 FEM, TRIM: Triangulating Image

Categories

Find more on HDF5 in Help Center and MATLAB Answers

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.6.0.1

Updated to fix bug related to histogram plots. Also top level directory within HDF5 structure is now 'DATA' in line with General Atomics online HDF5 repository automatic error checking.
1.6.0.0

Fixes bug that caused script to crash when attribute data is a cell array.
1.5.0.0

Added attributes for SourceFile, UserName, and CreationDate.
1.4.0.0

Fixed bug related to recursive object searching that resulted in infinite loop behavior.
1.3.0.0

Added support for 3-D quiver plots.
1.2.0.0

Fixed bug related to x and y axis labels.
1.1.0.0

Fixed a bug that caused some labels to be lost.
Fixed bug that caused some labels to be missed.
1.0.0.0