Subaxis - Subplot
SUBAXIS Create axes in tiled positions. (just like subplot)
Usage:
h=subaxis(rows,cols,cellno[,settings])
h=subaxis(rows,cols,cellx,celly[,settings])
h=subaxis(rows,cols,cellx,celly,spanx,spany[,settings])
SETTINGS: Spacing,SpacingHoriz,SpacingVert
Padding,PaddingRight,PaddingLeft,PaddingTop,PaddingBottom
Margin,MarginRight,MarginLeft,MarginTop,MarginBottom
Holdaxis
all units are relative (e.g from 0 to 1)
Abbreviations of parameters can be used.. (Eg MR instead of MarginRight)
(holdaxis means that it wont delete any axes below.)
Example:
>> subaxis(2,1,1,'SpacingVert',0,'MR',0);
>> imagesc(magic(3))
>> subaxis(2,'p',.02);
>> imagesc(magic(4))
2001 / Aslak Grinsted (Feel free to modify this code.)
Cite As
Aslak Grinsted (2026). Subaxis - Subplot (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/3696-subaxis-subplot), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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Acknowledgements
Inspired: smplot for small multiples, Flow Cytometry GUI for Matlab, subtightplot, Continuous Sound and Vibration Analysis, Ogive optimization toolbox
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