Print UIAxes to file

Hi all,

I use the new feature AppDesigner to build a small GUI for my application where I want to plot some stuff:

hold(app.UIAxes, 'on');
plot(app.UIAxes, A);
plot(app.UIAxes, B);
hold(app.UIAxes, 'off');

Now I want to print these plots into a file with this command:

print('test', '-dpng', '-r300');

This produces this error:

Functionality not supported with figures created with the uifigure function. For more information, see Graphics Support in App Designer.

In the suggested document you can find this line:

UI figures support only a subset of the properties that traditional figures support. For example, UI figures do not support properties for printing, saving, callback execution, or custom mouse and keyboard interaction. For a full list of supported properties, see UI Figure (App Designer) Properties.

Nevertheless, does anybody have any idea on how to print to a file?

Thanks, Dominic

Answer 1

[Adam Danz]

UIAxes still cannot be printed from app designer. A workaround is to move the content to an external figure which can be printed.

Instructions on how to move the content of UIAxes to a new figure can be found here

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/368925-can-i-save-uiaxes-plot-in-anyway#answer_367132

[farzad]

shall you please check this question of mine ? cause just using printPlot that seems to save an .emf file does not work in appdesigner

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/524182-can-i-nest-the-function-pptpop-in-appdesigner-and-compile-it