Adam Danz

MathWorks

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Software engineer at MathWorks with a Ph.D. in neurophysiology from the University of Rochester (NY). Specialized in visual and vestibular systems, multisensory integration, sensory-motor and control systems, steering, and navigation. Former member of the MathWorks Community Advisory Board. *My community contributions before 14-Feb-2022 were prior to my employment at MathWorks.

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New Feature in MATLAB R2025a: control the size and layout of exported graphics
Our exportgraphics and copygraphics functions now offer direct and intuitive control over the size, padding, and aspect ratio of...

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Sparklines and interactive data exploration
It’s exciting to dive into a new dataset full of unfamiliar variables but it can also be overwhelming if you’re not sure where...

2 months ago | 0

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Polar axes now support patches and surfaces (R2025a)
Check out how these charts were made with polar axes in the Graphics and App Building blog's latest article "Polar plots with ...

3 months ago | 0

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How to modernized figure-based apps with UI Components
In the latest Graphics and App Building blog article, documentation writer Jasmine Poppick modernized a figure-based bridge anal...

4 months ago | 2

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A guide to themes for chart creators and app builders
This week's Graphics and App Building blog article guides chart authors and app builders through the process of designing for a ...

5 months ago | 1

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Shedding some light on dark theme
Are you a dark mode enthusiast or are you curious about how it’s shaping MATLAB graphics? Check out the latest article in the MA...

6 months ago | 1

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MATLAB now generates code when you interact with figures
The new figure toolstrip in R2025a was designed from multiple feedback cycles with MATLAB users. See the latest article in the ...

6 months ago | 3

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MATLAB's new Figure Container
The MATLAB R2025a release gave figures a makeover. @Brian Knolhoff, a developer on the Figure Infrastructure and Services team,...

6 months ago | 4

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Want insider info on R2025a graphics and app building features?
The Graphics and App Building Blog just launched its first article on R2025a features, authored by Chris Portal, the director of...

7 months ago | 17

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Managing App Closure: Control When Users Can Exit Your MATLAB App
The topic recently came up in a MATLAB Central Answers forum thread, where community members discussed how to programmatically c...

8 months ago | 5

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Dark mode power savings vs. human behavior
Do you boast about the energy savings you racking up by using dark mode while stashing your energy bill savings away for an exot...

10 months ago | 5

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Which skill would you like to enhance: Creating or Interpreting data visualizations?

10 months ago | 28 votes | 2 comments

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MATLAB Community gets shout-out in pod cast
Three former MathWorks employees, Steve Wilcockson, David Bergstein, and Gareth Thomas, joined the ArrayCast pod cast to discuss...

11 months ago | 11

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bubblechart + bar plot - graphics
Check out this 3D chart that won Visual Of The Year for 2024 by Visual Capitalist. It's a mashup between a 3D bubblechart and a...

1 year ago | 3

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Find unsuppressed outputs in R2024b using dbstop
It's frustrating when a long function or script runs and prints unexpected outputs to the command window. The line producing th...

1 year ago | 7

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How to leave feedback for documentation pages
How to leave feedback on a doc page Leaving feedback is a two-step process. At the bottom of most pages in the MATLAB document...

1 year ago | 7

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Which color format are you least familiar or least comfortable with?

1 year ago | 2784 votes | 7 comments

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Simulink and App Designer integration in R2024a
Are you a Simulink user eager to learn how to create apps with App Designer? Or an App Designer enthusiast looking to dive into ...

1 year ago | 3

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AMA: The secret of staff contributors in the Answers forum
Welcome to MATLAB Central's first Ask Me Anything (AMA) session! Over the next few weeks, I look forward to addressing any...

1 year ago | 25

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Debugging Using Conditional Breakpoints & fprintf
Temporary print statements are often helpful during debugging but it's easy to forget to remove the statements or sometimes you ...

1 year ago | 7

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Look at this graph......
Me at the beginning of every meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NkkZJHova4

2 years ago | 4

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Create hyperlinks in the command window
The MATLAB command window isn't just for commands and outputs—it can also host interactive hyperlinks. These can serve as powerf...

2 years ago | 5

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Why do you save figure (.fig) files?

2 years ago | 2097 votes | 15 comments

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Approximating π with durations
Over the weekend I came across a pi approximation using durations of years and weeks (image below, Wolfram, eq. 89), accurate to...

2 years ago | 3

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To hold or not to hold
I'm curious how the community uses the hold command when creating charts and graphics in MATLAB. In short, hold on sets up the a...

2 years ago | 4

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Today, while using MATLAB, I'm going to....

2 years ago | 16434 votes | 10 comments

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New in MATLAB R2022b: GridSizeChangedFcn in TiledChartLayout
New in R2022b: GridSizeChangedFcn tiledlayout() creates a TiledChartLayout object that defines a gridded layout of axes wit...

3 years ago | 7

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New in MATLAB R2022b: determine if a vector is uniformly spaced
Uniform spacing and the problem of round-off error The vector [3 4 5 6 7 8 9] is uniformly spaced with a step size of 1. ...

3 years ago | 6

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How often is your MATLAB code officially or unofficially reviewed?

3 years ago | 8896 votes | 7 comments

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National Volunteer Week: Contribute to the MATLAB Central Community
<<https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/discussions/uploaded_files/11465/data>> *20 minutes makes a difference* I...

3 years ago | 13