plot_cc

Makes a plot to visualize a sequence of complex numbers directly, as a "complex cylinder.".
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Updated 4 Mar 2010

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Plots triples ( t, real(z(t)), imag(z(t)) ), a shiskebob of complex numbers. For visual context, each complex number is a dot on its own gray constant-amplitude envelope circle with a blue radius from the center axis.

Cite As

Lang Withers (2026). plot_cc (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/8352-plot_cc), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2009a
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.16.0.0

This version now connects the dots with a yellow string.

1.15.0.0

This now plots a yellow rope to connect the dots.

1.14.0.0

Improved the computed features returned with the plot, added the option not to plot (just get the features), and an option to enter a string with the first line of the plot title.

1.0.0.0

just adding a screenshot; please keep the m-files are they were. Thanks!