Figure Digitizer
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This function digitizes curves in a figure, e.g. an image save form a PDF file, plots and displays the data.
% figure digitizer
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% Use: 1. Input image to be digitized, e.g. test.jpg. You can type the
% name of the image in the editable text field, or push "Browse"
% button to browse the file.
% 2. Digitize left x, by pushing "Digi x1," and enter corresponding
% value for x1.
% 3. Similarly for x2, y1, y2.
% 4. Digitize x & y along a curve, press "Return" when done.
% 5. x & y will be plotted and displayed.
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% Note: x & y axis can be linear or log
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% Tips: How to save a jpg image file from a figure in a PDF file
% 1. open the PDF file using Adobe Reader 7.07 (Free on the WEB)
% 2. select the figure using the Snapshot tool of Adobe Reader
% 3. File -> print
% 4. "Selected graphic" in "print range," "Fit to printer margins"
% for "print scaling."
% 5. select "print to file" ... ...
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% I beleive that these codes are also a good example of GUI development
%
% by Hongxue Cai (h-cai@northwestern.edu)
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Cite As
Hongxue Cai (2026). Figure Digitizer (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/11077-figure-digitizer), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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| Version | Published | Release Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.0 | fix a bug |
