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LSimPlot Properties

Access simulated time response plot properties

Since R2024b

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LSimPlot properties control the appearance and behavior of time response plots created using lsimplot. By changing property values, you can modify certain aspects of the plot.

lp = lsimplot(sys,u,t);
lp.PeakResponse.Visible = "on";

Response

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Model responses, specified as anLinearSimulationResponse object or an array of such objects. Use this property to modify the dynamic system model or appearance for each response in the plot. Each LinearSimulationResponse object has the following fields.

Source data for the response, specified as a structure with the following fields.

Dynamic system, specified as a SISO or MIMO dynamic system model or array of dynamic system models.

When you initially create a plot, Model matches the value you specify for sys.

Time samples at which to compute the response, specified as a vector of the form 0:dT:Tf. The time vector must be real, finite, and must contain monotonically increasing and evenly spaced time samples. lsimplot interprets t as having the units specified in the TimeUnit property of the model Model.

For continuous-time systems, the model is discretized using time step dT. If dT is too large relative to the system dynamics (undersampling), lsimplot generates a warning.

For discrete-time systems, the time step dT must equal the sample time of Model. Alternatively, you can set t to []. In that case, lsimplot sets t to a vector of the same length as u that begins at 0 with a time step equal to Model.Ts.

Input signal for simulation, specified as the following:

  • For single-input systems, specify u as a vector of the same length as t.

  • For multi-input systems, specify Model as an array with as many rows as there are time samples and as many columns as there are inputs to sys. In other words, each row u(i,:) represents the values applied at the inputs of Model at time t(i). Each column u(:,j) is the signal applied to the jth input of Model.

Initial condition for response, specified as an operating condition created using findop.

Interpolation method for discretizing continuous-time models, specified as one of the following values:

  • "zoh" — Zero-order hold

  • "foh" — First-order hold

  • "auto" — Automatically select the discretization method based on smoothness of the input signal.

For more information about these two discretization methods, see Continuous-Discrete Conversion Methods.

Response name, specified as a string or character vector and stored as a string.

Response visibility, specified as one of the following logical on/off values:

  • "on", 1, or true — Display the response in the plot.

  • "off", 0, or false — Do not display the response in the plot.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Option to list response in legend, specified as one of the following logical on/off values:

  • "on", 1, or true — List the response in the legend.

  • "off", 0, or false — Do not list the response in the legend.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Marker style, specified as one of the following values.

MarkerDescription
"none"No marker
"o"Circle
"+"Plus sign
"*"Asterisk
"."Point
"x"Cross
"_"Horizontal line
"|"Vertical line
"s"Square
"d"Diamond
"^"Upward-pointing triangle
"v"Downward-pointing triangle
">"Right-pointing triangle
"<"Left-pointing triangle
"p"Pentagram
"h"Hexagram

Plot color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Line style, specified as one of the following values.

Line StyleDescription
"-"Solid line
"--"Dashed line
":"Dotted line
"-."Dash-dotted line

Marker size, specified as a positive scalar.

Line width, specified as a positive scalar.

Response characteristics to display in the plot, specified as a CharacteristicsManager object with the following properties.

Peak response, specified as a CharacteristicOption object with the following property.

Peak response visibility, specified as one of the following logical on/off values:

  • "on", 1, or true — Display the peak response.

  • "off", 0, or false — Do not display the peak response.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Option to normalize plot, specified as one of the following logical on/off values:

  • "on", 1, or true — Normalize the plot.

  • "off", 0, or false — Do not normalize the plot.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Option to plot the input signal, specified as one of the following logical on/off values:

  • "on", 1, or true — Plot the input signal.

  • "off", 0, or false — Do not plot the input signal.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Units

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Time units, specified as one of the following values:

  • "nanoseconds"

  • "microseconds"

  • "milliseconds"

  • "seconds"

  • "minutes"

  • "hours"

  • "days"

  • "weeks"

  • "months"

  • "years"

Dependencies

By default, the response uses the time units of the plotted linear system. You can override the default units by specifying toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Outputs

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Output label text and style, specified as an AxesLabel object or an array of such objects. Each AxesLabel object has the following properties.

Text value, specified as a string or character vector and stored as a string.

Font size in point units, specified as positive scalar. One point equals 1/72 inch.

Dependencies

The default font size depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character thickness, specified as "bold" or "normal".

Not all fonts have a bold weight. Therefore, the bold font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font weight depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character slant, specified as "normal" or "italic".

Not all fonts have an italic font styles. Therefore, the italic font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font angle depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Text color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Text interpreter, specified as one of the following:

  • "tex" — Interpret characters using a subset of TeX markup.

  • "latex" — Interpret characters using LaTeX markup.

  • "none" — Display literal characters.

Option to display outputs, specified as one of the following logical on/off values or an array of such values:

  • "on", 1, or true — Display the corresponding output.

  • "off", 0, or false — Hide the corresponding output.

OutputVisible is an array when the plotted system has multiple outputs. By default, all outputs are visible in the plot.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState or an array of such values.

Grouping of outputs, specified as one of the following:

  • "none" — Do not group outputs.

  • "all" — Group outputs.

Title and Axis Labels

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Title text and style, specified as an AxesLabel object with the following properties.

Text value, specified as a string or character vector and stored as a string.

Font size in point units, specified as positive scalar. One point equals 1/72 inch.

Dependencies

The default font size depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character thickness, specified as "bold" or "normal".

Not all fonts have a bold weight. Therefore, the bold font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font weight depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character slant, specified as "normal" or "italic".

Not all fonts have an italic font styles. Therefore, the italic font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font angle depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Font name, specified as a string or character vector containing the name of a system-supported font name. The default font depends on the specific operating system and locale. To view a list of available system fonts, use listfonts.

Text color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Text interpreter, specified as one of the following:

  • "tex" — Interpret characters using a subset of TeX markup.

  • "latex" — Interpret characters using LaTeX markup.

  • "none" — Display literal characters.

Subtitle text and style, specified as an AxesLabel object with the following properties.

Text value, specified as a string or character vector and stored as a string.

Font size in point units, specified as positive scalar. One point equals 1/72 inch.

Dependencies

The default font size depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character thickness, specified as "bold" or "normal".

Not all fonts have a bold weight. Therefore, the bold font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font weight depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character slant, specified as "normal" or "italic".

Not all fonts have an italic font styles. Therefore, the italic font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font angle depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Font name, specified as a string or character vector containing the name of a system-supported font name. The default font depends on the specific operating system and locale. To view a list of available system fonts, use listfonts.

Text color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Text interpreter, specified as one of the following:

  • "tex" — Interpret characters using a subset of TeX markup.

  • "latex" — Interpret characters using LaTeX markup.

  • "none" — Display literal characters.

X-axis label text and style, specified as an AxesLabel object with the following fields.

Text value, specified as a string or character vector and stored as a string.

Font size in point units, specified as positive scalar. One point equals 1/72 inch.

Dependencies

The default font size depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character thickness, specified as "bold" or "normal".

Not all fonts have a bold weight. Therefore, the bold font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font weight depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character slant, specified as "normal" or "italic".

Not all fonts have an italic font styles. Therefore, the italic font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font angle depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Font name, specified as a string or character vector containing the name of a system-supported font name. The default font depends on the specific operating system and locale. To view a list of available system fonts, use listfonts.

Text color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Text interpreter, specified as one of the following:

  • "tex" — Interpret characters using a subset of TeX markup.

  • "latex" — Interpret characters using LaTeX markup.

  • "none" — Display literal characters.

Y-axis label text and style, specified as an AxesLabel object with the following fields.

Text value, specified as a string or character vector and stored as a string.

Font size in point units, specified as positive scalar. One point equals 1/72 inch.

Dependencies

The default font size depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character thickness, specified as "bold" or "normal".

Not all fonts have a bold weight. Therefore, the bold font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font weight depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Character slant, specified as "normal" or "italic".

Not all fonts have an italic font styles. Therefore, the italic font might look the same as the normal font.

Dependencies

The default font angle depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Font name, specified as a string or character vector containing the name of a system-supported font name. The default font depends on the specific operating system and locale. To view a list of available system fonts, use listfonts.

Text color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Text interpreter, specified as one of the following:

  • "tex" — Interpret characters using a subset of TeX markup.

  • "latex" — Interpret characters using LaTeX markup.

  • "none" — Display literal characters.

Axes Limits and Style

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X-axis limits, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min,max] or a cell array of such vectors, where min is the minimum axis limit and max is the maximum axis limit.

Dependencies

  • When an entry in the XLimitsMode property is "auto", the corresponding x-axis limits are configured automatically based on the system dynamics.

X-axis limit selection mode, specified as one of the following strings or a cell array of such strings.

  • "auto" — Enable automatic limit selection, which is based on the total span of the plotted data.

  • "manual" — Manually specify the axis limits by setting the XLimits property.

Dependencies

  • If you modify an entry in the XLimitsMode property, the corresponding XLimitsMode value changes to "manual".

Y-axis limits, specified as a two-element vector of the form [min,max] or a cell array of such vectors, where min is the minimum axis limit and max is the maximum axis limit.

Dependencies

  • When an entry in the YLimits property is "auto", the corresponding y-axis limits are configured automatically based on the system dynamics.

  • YLimits contains limits only for visible outputs. When an entry in OutputVisible is off, then the corresponding limits are removed from YLimits.

Y-axis limit selection mode, specified as one of the following values:

  • "auto" — Enable automatic limit selection, which is based on the total span of the plotted data.

  • "manual" — Manually specify the axis limits by setting the YLimits property.

Dependencies

  • If you modify an entry in the YLimits property, the corresponding YLimitsMode value changes to "manual".

  • YLimitsMode contains selection modes only for visible outputs. When an entry in OutputVisible is off, then the corresponding selection modes are removed from YLimitsMode.

Axes style, specified as an AxesStyle object with the following properties.

Option to display axes outline, specified as one of the following logical on/off values.

  • "on", 1, or true — Display outline.

  • "off", 0, or false — Hide outline.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Font size for tick labels in point units, specified as positive scalar. One point equals 1/72 inch.

Character thickness for tick labels, specified as "bold" or "normal".

Not all fonts have a bold weight. Therefore, the bold font might look the same as the normal font.

Character slant for tick labels, specified as "normal" or "italic".

Not all fonts have an italic font styles. Therefore, the italic font might look the same as the normal font.

Font name for tick labels, specified as a string or character vector containing the name of a system-supported font name. The default font depends on the specific operating system and locale. To view a list of available system fonts, use listfonts.

Ruler color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet. The ruler color affects axes lines, tick marks, and tick labels.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Option to display grid, specified as one of the following logical on/off values.

  • "on", 1, or true — Display grid.

  • "off", 0, or false — Hide grid.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Dependencies

The default grid visibility depends on the toolbox preferences. For more information, see Specify Toolbox Preferences for Linear Analysis Plots.

Grid color, specified as an RGB triplet or a hexadecimal color code and stored as an RGB triplet.

Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. The following table lists these colors and their corresponding RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes.

Color NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color Code

"red" or "r"

[1 0 0]#FF0000

"green" or "g"

[0 1 0]#00FF00

"blue" or "b"

[0 0 1]#0000FF

"cyan" or "c"

[0 1 1]#00FFFF

"magenta" or "m"

[1 0 1]#FF00FF

"yellow" or "y"

[1 1 0]#FFFF00

"black" or "k"

[0 0 0]#000000

"white" or "w"

[1 1 1]#FFFFFF

Grid line width, specified as a positive scalar.

Legend

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Legend axes selection mode, specified as one of the following values:

  • "auto" — Show the legend in the northeast visible axes.

  • "manual" — Show the legend in the axes indicated by the LegendAxes property.

Legend axes, specified as a two element vector of integers indicating the row and column of the axes in which to display the legend.

Dependencies

When LegendAxesMode is "auto", LegendAxes contains the row and column of the northeast visible axis.

Option to display the legend, specified as one of the following logical on/off values:

  • "on", 1, or true — Display the legend.

  • "off", 0, or false — Hide the legend.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Legend location within the axes, specified as one of the following values:

  • "northeast" — Top-right corner

  • "northwest" — Top-left corner

  • "southeast" — Bottom-left corner

  • "southwest" — Bottom-right corner

  • "north" — Top

  • "south" — Bottom

  • "east" — Right side

  • "west" — Left side

  • "best" — Location where the least conflict occurs with the plot data at the time that you create the legend. If the plot data changes, you might need to reset the location to "best".

Orientation for stacking legend items, specified as one of the following values:

  • "vertical" — Stack items vertically.

  • "horizontal" — Stack items horizontally.

Chart Layout

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Parent container of the chart, specified as one of the following objects:

  • Figure

  • TiledChartLayout

  • UIFigure

  • UIGridLayout

  • UIPanel

  • UITab

Chart visibility, specified as one of the following logical on/off values:

  • "on", 1, or true — Display the chart.

  • "off", 0, or false — Hide the chart without deleting it. You still can access the properties of chart when it is not visible.

The value is stored as an on/off logical value of type matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState.

Visibility of the chart object handle in the list of children for its parent, specified as one of the following values:

  • 'on' — Chart object handle is always visible.

  • 'off' — Chart object handle is invisible at all times. This option is useful for preventing unintended changes to the chart by another function. To temporarily hide the handle during the execution of that function, set the HandleVisibility to 'off'.

  • 'callback' — Chart object handle is visible from within callbacks or functions invoked by callbacks, but not from within functions invoked from the command line. This option blocks access to the object in the Command Window, but it allows callback functions to access it.

Position units, specified as a value from the following table. To change the position of the chart in specific units, set the Units property before specifying the Position property. If you specify the Units and Position properties in a single command (using name-value pairs), be sure to specify Units before Position.

UnitsDescription
'normalized'Normalized with respect to the parent container, which is typically the figure, panel, or tab. The lower left corner of the container maps to (0,0), and the upper right corner maps to (1,1).
'inches'Inches
'centimeters'Centimeters
'characters'

Based on the default font of the graphics root object:

  • Character width = width of letter x.

  • Character height = distance between the baselines of two lines of text.

'points'Typography points. One point equals 1/72 inch.
'pixels'

Distances in pixels are independent of your system resolution on Windows® and Macintosh systems:

  • On Windows systems, a pixel is 1/96th of an inch.

  • On Macintosh systems, a pixel is 1/72nd of an inch.

On Linux® systems, the size of a pixel is determined by your system resolution.

Chart size and location, including the margins for decorations such as axis labels and tick marks. Specify this property as a vector of form [left bottom width height]. The values are in the units specified by the Units property.

  • left — Distance from the left edge of the parent container to the outer-left edge of the chart that includes the margins. Typically, the parent container is a figure, panel, or tab.

  • bottom — Distance from the bottom edge of the parent container to the outer-bottom edge of the chart that includes the margins.

  • width — Width of chart, including the margins.

  • height — Height of chart, including the margins.

Note

Setting this property has no effect when the parent of the chart is a TiledChartLayout.

Chart size and location, excluding the margins for decorations such as axis labels and tick marks. Specify this property as a vector of form [left bottom width height]. The values are in the units specified by the Units property.

  • left — Distance from the left edge of the parent container to the inner-left edge of the chart that excludes the margins. Typically, the parent container is a figure, panel, or tab.

  • bottom — Distance from the bottom edge of the parent container to the inner-bottom edge of the chart that excludes the margins.

  • width — Width of the chart, excluding the margins.

  • height — Height of the chart, excluding the margins.

Note

Setting this property has no effect when the parent of the chart is a TiledChartLayout.

Chart size and location, excluding the margins for decorations such as axis labels and tick marks. Specify this property as a vector of form [left bottom width height]. This property is equivalent to the InnerPosition property.

Note

Setting this property has no effect when the parent of the chart is a TiledChartLayout.

Position property to hold constant when adding, removing, or changing decorations, specified as one of the following values:

  • 'outerposition' — The OuterPosition property remains constant when you add, remove, or change decorations such as a title or an axis label. If any positional adjustments are needed, MATLAB® adjusts the InnerPosition property.

  • 'innerposition' — The InnerPosition property remains constant when you add, remove, or change decorations such as a title or an axis label. If any positional adjustments are needed, MATLAB adjusts the OuterPosition property.

Note

Setting this property has no effect when the parent of the chart is a TiledChartLayout.

Layout options, specified as a TiledChartLayoutOptions object or GridLayoutOptions object. This property specifies options when an instance of your chart is a child of a tiled chart layout or gridded layout. If the instance is not a child of one of these layouts (for example, it is a child of a figure or panel), then this property is empty and has no effect. Otherwise, you can position the chart within the layout by configuring the layout options.

This code places chart object c into the third tile of a tiled chart layout and makes the chart span 2 rows and 3 columns.

c.Layout.Tile = 3;
c.Layout.TileSpan = [2 3];

This code places chart object c into row 2 of a gridded layout and makes the chart span columns 3 and 4.

c.Layout.Row = 2;
c.Layout.Column = [3 4];

Properties to reset when adding a new plot to the chart, specified as one of the following values:

  • 'add' — Add new plots to the existing chart. Do not delete existing plots or reset axes properties before displaying the new plot.

  • 'replace' — Delete existing plots and reset chart properties, except Position and Units, to their default values before displaying the new plot.

Tips

You can also interactively modify response plot properties using the:

Version History

Introduced in R2024b

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