Save data from Simulink Scope
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I have checked "Log data to workspace" in the Simulink Scope under the Logging pane, but after running the simulation, no data are saved to the workspace.
Is there any additional setting required to ensure that the data are stored correctly?

Thank you
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Jack Daniels
on 29 Nov 2025
Simscape
on 13 Sep 2026 at 18:53
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Aarthi
on 16 Jun 2026
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Arianna
on 18 Sep 2026 at 4:34
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This is a very common issue when working with Simulink Scope logging. Looking at your screenshot, your Save format is set to Dataset (ScopeData1).
When saving as Dataset, MATLAB doesn't output plain arrays directly to the Workspace; instead, it wraps the time-series data inside a Simulink.SimulationData.Dataset object.
Extract data from the Dataset object
Check your MATLAB Workspace for the variable named ScopeData1 (or out.ScopeData1 if single simulation output logging is enabled). You can extract the signal values using:
mySignal = ScopeData1.getElement(1).Values;
plot(mySignal.Time, mySignal.Data);
Also, make sure Single simulation output isn't wrapping everything into an out object (e.g., check for out.ScopeData1 in your workspace)!.
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