Cannot saveas SVG file with error "using alternatePrintPath"

I would like to plot a graph with four similar type of subplots (grouped barh, with categorical x-axis, renderer was set as 'painters'), but was not able to export .svg vector image.

Error message as below:

Error using alternatePrintPath
Unrecognized method, property, or field 'Exponent' for class 'matlab.graphics.axis.decorator.CategoricalRuler'.

Error in alternatePrintPath

Error in print (line 83)
pj = alternatePrintPath(pj);

Error in saveas (line 181)
        print( h, name, ['-d' dev{i}] )

I have encountered this problem (cannot export) several times, but the error messages were not the same. Can anyone conclude what is the major problem? Thanks!

Answer 1

[AKennedy]

To resolve the error when exporting a .svg from MATLAB with grouped bar charts and a categorical x-axis:

• Switch Renderer: Use opengl instead of painters:

set(gcf, 'Renderer', 'opengl');

• Use exportgraphics (https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/exportgraphics.html). Try exporting with:

exportgraphics(gcf, 'output.svg', 'ContentType', 'vector');

• Try to simplify the plot by reducing the complexity or number of elements.
• If all else fails, try using a newer version of MATLAB.