This is matlab2tikz, a MATLAB(R) script for converting MATLAB
figures into native TikZ/Pgfplots figures.
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.
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).
Generate your plot in MATLAB.
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.
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: