Overview Plot

Creates a plot with an overview axes in the figure.

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%OVERVIEWPLOT creates a plot with an interactive overview axes.
% OVERVIEWPLOT(...) takes the same input arguments as the PLOT command
% and will create a new figure containing the plot and an inset
% displaying an overview of the plot. Pan and zoom operations on the main
% axes will result in a rectangle being drawn in the inset axes
% representing the section of the data currently shown in the main axes.
% Manipulating the rectangle has the same effect as panning the main
% axes.
% OVERVIEWPLOT(FIG,...) will put the main axes and inset axes into the
% figure represented by the handle FIG. Any callbacks active in the
% figure will be overwritten as will any data present in the figure.

Cite As

Daniel Sternberg (2026). Overview Plot (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/17599-overview-plot), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.1

Updated license

1.0.0.0