Plot as Inset

Version 1.2.0.0 (1.86 KB) by Vinaya Shrestha
A function that allows a separate plot on top of existing plot, with completely different axes
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PLOTINSET(X, Y, POSITION, WINDOWSIZE, 'xlimit', xlimit, 'ylimit', ylimit) creates a plot of vector Y versus vector X, and on top of it, creates an inset plot of size specified by WINDOWSIZE in the current figure, positioned at the location specified by POSITION.

Bottom left corner is the starting position for placement. Both size and position are scaled to accept values in range 0-1, which is the fraction size of the current plot. For example, WINDOWSIZE [.3 .3] indicates a size of the inset about one-third of the current figure.

Use parameter 'xlimit' or 'ylimit' followed by a vector containing limits for the x and y axes. Passing appropriate values for 'xlimit' and 'ylimit' will cause the inset plot to be shown as a mganification of a portion of the larger plot.

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Vinaya Shrestha (2025). Plot as Inset (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/30944-plot-as-inset), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2008a
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Version Published Release Notes
1.2.0.0

Added a missing apostrophe in the description
1.1.0.0

Pass all the data you want to plot with plotinset(), and specify 'xlimit' and 'ylimit'. If you do not provide 'xlimit' and 'ylimit', the inset plot will be same as the original plot.
1.0.0.0