How to combine two plots into one with separate markers

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Currently I have two figures
Is there a function that will allow me to combine the two figures into one, though with different marker options. For example combined plot labeled FA would have the data from table1.fig in "o" and the data from table 2.fig in 'x`
Later I think I would have say N number of figures. Is there a way to combine these N number of figures such that each figure would have a different marker using a script?
Thanks in advance

Accepted Answer

Mischa Kim
Mischa Kim on 23 Jul 2014
Edited: Mischa Kim on 23 Jul 2014
Jimmy, as a very efficient approach (if you only need to do it once) I recommend a simple copy-paste:
  1. Open both figures
  2. Select "Show Plot Tools and Dock Figure" in both figures (see figure below)
  3. Select one of the plot lines and copy [CTRL+C]
  4. Paste [CTRL+V] in the other plot
  5. Change the line properties to your liking
Of course, you could use the programmatic approach, e.g., say you have to figures, one line plot each:
fh1 = open('f1.fig');
fh2 = open('f2.fig');
ax1 = get(fh1, 'Children');
ax2 = get(fh2, 'Children');
ax2p = get(ax2(1),'Children');
copyobj(ax2p, ax1(1));
For n figures you would simply use a for-loop to copy all objects.
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Pritesh gamit
Pritesh gamit on 10 Mar 2021
Thank you sir. It helped me a lot. now i can see both figure in only one window.

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More Answers (7)

Benjamin
Benjamin on 14 Jan 2021
Thanks for the solution, however, I don't know why it is not working on two figures of mine (attached here). I appreciate it if anybody can tell me what am I missing that the merging doesn't happen!
Regards,
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Alok kumar Baranwal
Alok kumar Baranwal on 28 Jul 2022
Solution seems good. But dont know, when i am going to do it. its not being copy and paste. Instead its pasting its own line of Figure.

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MAQBUL
MAQBUL on 13 May 2015
SUCH A NICE SOLUTION......

F Garcia
F Garcia on 13 Mar 2017
Thanks, Mischa, and sorry to re-open the issue, but . . . what's happen with the legends (if they exists?). The one associated to ax2 is not shown !! (In both cases: either the copy-paste method or the programmatic one).

NEELU
NEELU on 4 Aug 2018
thank you

MD ABDULLAH AL HASAN
MD ABDULLAH AL HASAN on 8 Feb 2019
Great solution. Easy and simple.

Hesam Farhangfar
Hesam Farhangfar on 26 Feb 2019
The forum needs more solutions like this.

Hayder Gallas
Hayder Gallas on 19 Feb 2020
Thx, that was really helpful

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