Neater way to use subplots?

Recently, I have been using matlab for data analysis. When using subplots to compare multiple graphs at once, I have run into the problem wherein the plots look a bit sloppy when using 3 or more plots. Just for the problem's sake, I will use the variables:

a=1:5;
b=1:5;
c=1:10;
d=1:10;
e=5:15;
f=5:15;

The plots for these would be:

>> figure(1)
subplot(2,2,1)
plot(a,b)
hold on
subplot(2,2,2)
plot(c,d)
subplot(2,2,3.5)
plot(e,f)

I would like the bottom graph to be larger, potentially spanning the entire bottom of the display space. I thought changing the (m,n) variables in the subplot command would help, but it only leads to a jumbled up graph. Any advice here would be great

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

It may be experiencing indigestion with the fractional reference. Consider using the 'Position' option instead.

[Darius]

Thanks! That gives me better control on the subplot.

[Star Strider]

My pleasure!

There are also many of posts on ‘Answers’ dealing with the intricacies of getting subplots to look just the way you want them to. I haven’t seen many recently, but I’ve answered a few in the past.

[dpb]

If wants the top two separate and the bottom to cover the positions of both lower as a single, then the answer is trivial as showed--

subplot(2,2,3:4)

This is documented and gives examples. Can also use contiguous elements vertically for the LH or RH sides--

subplot(2,2,[1 3])

is the two LH positions as one.

Answer 2

[dpb]

See

doc subplot  % illustrates exactly that kind of thing...

For your case, it's

subplot(2,2,1);
...
subplot(2,2,2);
...
subplot(2,2,3:4);

NB: it's the colon operator spanning the desired mushed-together subplots.