setAxes automatically sets the position and size of the axes (subplots) in the given figure so that white space. To use its most basic functionality, just type "setAxes" in the command line.
Optional Inputs:
pad: A vector of size 1,2,3,4. The padding method follows that of HTML
If size 1, then each subplot is padded with white space by the
given amount (in normalized units)
If size 2, then for each subplot, the top and bottom are padded by
pad[0], and the right and left are padded by pad[1]
If size 3, then for each subplot, the top is padded by pad[0], the
right and left are padded by pad[1], and the bottom is padded by
pad[2]
If size 4, then for each subplot, the top is padded by pad[0], the
right by pad[1], the bottom by pad[2], the left by pad[3]
fh: figure handle. By default, == gcf
Examples
setAxes
set axes positions for current figure (gcf)
setAxes(0.1)
each subplot in current figure has boundary (white space) of 0.1 (in normalized units)
setAxes([0.05,0,0,0])
each subplot in current figure has top boundary (white space) of 0.05 and 0 in the right, bottom, and left
boundary
setAxes(__, fh)
set axes for subplots in the figure with figure handle
Author: Andrew Yuan
Jianwei (John) Miao Coherent Imaging Group
University of California, Los Angeles
Copyright (c) 2017, All Rights Reserved
Cite As
Andrew Yuan (2025). setAxes (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/64503-setaxes), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
MATLAB Release Compatibility
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS LinuxCategories
Tags
Acknowledgements
Inspired: IMG
Community Treasure Hunt
Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!
Start Hunting!Discover Live Editor
Create scripts with code, output, and formatted text in a single executable document.
| Version | Published | Release Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.0 | Just changed the description
|