Scatter polar plot in matlab
matlab, plot, polar-coordinates
Solution
Matlab is quite adequate for that, I think.
As for the `polar` function, it seems it doesn't allow properties (such as `'linewidth'`) to be specified directly. But you can get a handle to the created object and then set its `'linewidth'`, or other properties:
h = polar(a(:,1),a(:,2));
set(h,'linewidth',1)
If you want a scatter plot, maybe you'd prefer not to have lines, but instead to plot a marker (such as a dot) at each point:
h = polar(a(:,1),a(:,2),'.');
set(h,'markersize',12)
Example:
To see a list of properties that you can set, as well as their current values, type
get(h)
Problem
I'm trying to do a wedge plot (right ascension vs redshift). I was thinking I could use a scatter plot in polar coordinates. The polar function in matlab seems very limited. Even this ``` polar(a(:,1),a(:,2),'Linewidth',1) ``` gives me an error: ``` Error using polar (line 23) Too many input arguments. ``` Is there a simple way to achieve what I want using Matlab? Do you know of another software that would do it easily? Thanks, Mike