How to change the plot proportions/size when exporting to jpg using live script in Matlab

Hi Everyone,

I try to automate exporting a plot from my live script to a jpg file.

when I export the plot no matter how (saveas, exportgraphics) the plot always reflects the image which is shown on the right side in the window(image 1).

The proportions change when I open the figure in separate window, change to full screen and save (see image 2). I would like to export that second variation with the code. The proportions and resolution look a lot better. Is there a way to create the jpg from the full screen window?

I was thinking one way could be to adjust all the font sizes. But I would prefer not to have to adjust all the font sizes of each label and each plot.

This is my code so far: (the commented lines were previous attempts)

%t = tiledlayout('flow','Padding','compact');

%t.Units = 'pixels';

%t.OuterPosition = [25 25 1920 911];

%nexttile;

figure

X = categorical({'South 000';'East 000';'West 000';'North 000';'South 001';'East 001';'West 001';'North 001';'South 003';'East 003';'West 003';'North 003';'South 01';'East 01';'West 01';'North 01';'South 02';'East 02';'West 02';'North 02'});

X = reordercats(X,{'South 000';'East 000';'West 000';'North 000';'South 001';'East 001';'West 001';'North 001';'South 003';'East 003';'West 003';'North 003';'South 01';'East 01';'West 01';'North 01';'South 02';'East 02';'West 02';'North 02'});

bar(X, q_w_n_daily, 'grouped');

%%Annotation

title('Winter Period, Daily Cumulative Heat-Losses out of the internal space','Simplified calculation process, %-Improvement based on South 02')

ylabel('Heatflux [kWh/m^2d]');

xlabel('Constructions');

text([1:length(X)], q_w_n_daily', num2str(percent_w_n','%0.2f'),'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','bottom',"FontSize",8)

box off

%% export figure

f = gcf;

Result_Loc =['folder_location']

FileName = sprintf(['3.BarChart.HF_winter_neg' num2str(Climate) '.jpg'])

fullFileName = fullfile(Result_Loc, FileName);

exportgraphics(f, fullFileName,'Resolution',300)

%exportgraphics(t, fullFileName,'Resolution',300)

%exportgraphics(f,['BarChart.HF_winter_neg' num2str(Climate) '.jpg'],'Resolution',600)

%saveas(f, fullFileName);

I'm looking forward to get some input.

Thanks a lot!

Jacqui

[Ankit]

I see you used saveas also, is it not giving you expected jpg file?

[Jacqui]

No, It's the same as exportgraphics.

Answer 1

[Ankit]

you can try this out. I hope this served your purpose.

set(gcf,'units','normalized','outerposition',[0 0 1 1]);
saveas(f, fullFileName);

[Jacqui]

amazing! thanks heaps. that worked