matlab2tikz/matlab2​tikz

A script to convert MATLAB/Octave into TikZ figures for easy and consistent inclusion into LaTeX.

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:

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/matlab2tikz/matlab2tikz.