matlab2tikz standalone PDF preview

m2tp lets you generate a PDF preview of a TikZ image created by matlab2tikz directly from MATLAB®.

The basic idea is to be able to view and adjust graphics as you create them without having to switch back and forth between MATLAB® and your LaTeX editor. The potentially time-consuming iterative adjustment process of the TikZ graphic in the main LaTeX document can thus be avoided.

• matlab2tikz
• nextname by Stephen Cobeldick
• Working and up-to-date LaTeX environment with the following packages:
  • TikZ/PGF version 3.0 or higher
  • pgfplots version 1.13 or higher
  • amsmath version 2.14 or higher
  • standalone
  • hyperref

1. Extract ZIP file or clone repository to a convenient location
2. Add directory to MATLAB® path (optional)

1. Create plot in MATLAB®
2. Generate TikZ file with matlab2tikz
3. Preview TikZ file as PDF document with m2tp

% Plot data (simple sine wave)
x = 0 : 0.01 : 2*pi;
y = sin(x);
figure
plot(x, y)

% Create TikZ image
matlab2tikz('my_tikz_image.tikz')

% Preview Tikz image
fig_width = 10; % pdf image width in cm
fig_height = 3; % pdf image height in cm
m2tp('my_tikz_image.tikz', [fig_width, fig_height])

Please note how matlab2tikz handles the dimensions of the output PDF file — see e.g. matlab2tikz issue #1090.

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE for details.