The mode=log suboption cannot be used with the angular axis, and it cannot be used with the radial axis when the radialstart option is provided. To restrict the view of the plot to radius values greater than r0, a positive value, use the coordinateview option. This option is meant to provide a mechanism for using negative values for the radius. The radialstart=r0 option allows you to use a negative value as the starting radius value at the center of the plot. However, the view option continues to refer to the view in Cartesian coordinates. Options axis and axis are equivalent to the general plot options axis and axis.
Note that the radial axis is considered the first axis and the angular axis the second. See the plot/options help page for more details.Īll options that relate to axes are applied to the radial and angular axes. All other options are the same ones available for general 2-D plots but not all of those options are applicable to polar plots. Options listed here are available for controlling the display of the angular and radial axes. You may find it helpful to read the plot help page for more information on advanced usage. The calling sequences for the polarplot command are similar to those for the plot command, though not all features of the plot command are available. To generate points only, add the style=point option. The n points are connected to produce a curve. Here, m is an n -by-2 matrix or a list of n two-element lists, while v1 and v2 are n -dimensional vectors holding the r and theta values respectively. The third and fourth calling sequences allow points in the form to be given to the polarplot command. As with the first calling sequence, the second argument is optional and defaults to 0.2*Pi. The first argument is a procedure or operator that has a single input parameter representing the angle and returns the associated radius value. The second calling sequence uses operator form. The second argument is optional and if omitted, the default range is 0.2*Pi. This produces a curve with points, where theta is the angle and r is the radius. In the first calling sequence, the first argument expr is an expression of the form r(theta). The polarplot command creates a plot in polar coordinates with polar axes. Ī negative value representing the start of the radial range. To plot points that have the first coordinate equal to the angle, use ordering=. This option allows you to reverse the ordering of data input. Ordering of radial and angular coordinates, affecting input of data only. View specified in the polar coordinate system, consisting of a list where r1.r2 is the radial range and a1.a2 is the angular range. Style of coordinate axes, polar or cartesian, with polar being the default.
Options for the angular axis, see plot/axis for details. Options for the radial axis, see plot/axis for details. Location of the angular origin, right, top, left, or bottom, with the first being the default. This can be radians or degrees, with the first being the default. This can be counterclockwise or clockwise, with the first being the default.Īngular units used for display. Create a plot in polar coordinates with polar axesĭirection of increasing angle.