Minor tick spacing changes when saving figure to file

I would like to prevent the minor ticks from changing when I export a figure. Any idea how I do that? I have tried setting YTickMode to manual and that doesn't seem to help. Here is a picture of the figure (left) before exporting and (right) after exporting. I don't understand why the y minor tick spacing changes. I have tried both print() and export_fig() and they both exhibit the same behavior. This all started happening after I updated from 14b to 15b. YAY!!! I want to export what I see.

[Kirby Fears]

I don't see a function called export_fig in 2014b.

What file format are you saving to? Have you tried saving to other file types such as pdf or emf, and does the problem persist?

[Thomas]

export_fig is a program written by a user that has been widely adopted as a preferred way to save figures to images. It has its limitations so I use print instead most of the time. I have tried vector graphics and bitmap image files and both have this problem. I likely have a hundred plots or more to generate so it is disappointing that I can't control more aspects of the matlab plots. I may have to turn off minor ticks on the main axis and superpose another axis with major tick spacing the way that I want the minor ticks to be spaced and just not label the major ticks on the superposed axis set. That is likely the workaround I will adopt.

[Walter Roberson]

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/23629-export-fig

[Kirby Fears]

You can make a post about minor tick spacing in the export_fig link provided by Walter. Yair may have a solution or find a fix.

Answer 1

[Usha Duddu]

Hi Thomas

I understand that when you try exporting the figure either using "print" or "export_fig", minor yticks change their position in figure file.

This might happen because Y axis ticks in the figure are set to 'Auto' and Y axis is rescaled when the figure is resized for exporting.

One resolution to preserve the Y axis ticks from the original file to the exported file might be to uncheck the 'Auto' option for Y axis from "Edit->Axis Properties" from figure window. After doing the above setting, you could try exporting the figure through "print" command.

Hope this helps!

Thank you Usha

Answer 2

[Ye]

Previously, I met the same problem. Then I find out it depends on the size of figure window displayed in matlab before you print the figure. That is after I run my script, matlab will show a figure window, and that is what your later exported figure looks like. If you maximize the window, minor ticks will increase, vice versa.