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A converter that takes a MATLAB(R) figure and spits out a TikZ (Pgfplots) figure for smooth integration into LaTeX.

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This is matlab2tikz, a MATLAB(R) script for converting MATLAB(R) figures into native TikZ/Pgfplots figures.

To download and rate matlab2tikz, go to its page on MathWorks http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/22022.

matlab2tikz supports the conversion of most MATLAB figures, including 2D and 3D plots. For plots constructed with third- party packages, your mileage may vary.

The workflow is as follows.

0. a. Place the matlab2tikz scripts (contents of src/ folder) in a directory where MATLAB can find it (the current directory, for example). b. Make sure that your LaTeX installation includes the packages

   • TikZ (aka PGF, >=2.00) and
   • Pgfplots (>=1.3).

1. Generate your plot in MATLAB.

2. Invoke matlab2tikz by

>> matlab2tikz();

or

>> matlab2tikz('myfile.tex');

The script accepts numerous options; check them out by invoking the help,

>> help matlab2tikz

Sometimes, MATLAB makes it hard to create matching LaTeX plots by keeping invisible objects around or stretches the plots too far beyond the bounding box. Use

>> cleanfigure;
>> matlab2tikz('myfile.tex');

to first clean the figure of unwanted entities, and then convert it to TeX.

3. Add the contents of myfile.tex into your LaTeX source code; a convenient way of doing so is to use \input{/path/to/myfile.tex}. Also make sure that at the header of your document the Pgfplots package is included:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
% and optionally (as of Pgfplots 1.3):
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}
\pgfplotsset{plot coordinates/math parser=false}
\newlength\figureheight
\newlength\figurewidth
\begin{document}
\input{myfile.tex}
\end{document}

There are reported incompatibilities with the following LaTeX packages:

• signalflowdiagram http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/signal-flow-building-blocks/ (Check out http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3312653&group_id=224188&atid=1060656.)

If you experience bugs, have nice examples of what matlab2tikz can do, or if you are just looking for more information, please visit the web page of matlab2tikz https://github.com/nschloe/matlab2tikz.