A MATLAB library for exporting low-latency figures for embedding within LaTeX documents using TikZ.
This package exists in a similar vein as packages like
matlab2tikz
which convert MATLAB figures into TikZ images for embedding within LaTeX projects.
Whereas matlab2tikz converts the entire figure to pgf commands, this tool
takes a different approach.
Rather, the MATLAB figure (excluding all text items) is rendered and saved as a pdf.
Then, a tex 'overlay' file is generated with the appropriate TikZ commands to reinsert
the textual data as text nodes rendered with LaTeX typesetting.
This ensures that the textual information (titles, ticks, labels, annotations, etc.)
is rendered consistently with the rest of your document while retaining the exact rendering
displayed by the MATLAB figure.
Additionally, it avoids some of the complications and errors that arise when rendering
MATLAB plots entirely through pgf commands (e.g., the TeX capacity exceeded error) and cuts down on document compile times.
It also enables exotic third-party plotting functionality to be rendered as they appear
in MATLAB (excluding, perhaps, some exotic text nodes not detected by this utility).
This library was written under MATLAB R2019b and is not guaranteed to work
under previous versions.
Simply place both the save_overtikz.m file and +overtikz folder in your
MATLAB user work folder.
Simply replace the save_overtikz.m file and +overtikz folder in your
MATLAB user work folder
with the more current versions.
In MATLAB, the current figure can be exported by simply calling
save_overtikz(yourName)
where yourName is the base name for the output files.
This library is in active development. If a bug is found, please report it as an issue. Feature requests are welcome, but there is no guarantee I will be able to implement them.
export_overtikz is open-source software for exporting low-latency MATLAB figures
for embedding within LaTeX documents.
If you like the work I've contributed to this project, you can support me by buying me a coffee!
Copyright (c) 2022-present Counselor Chip.
export_overtikz is free and open-source software licensed under the MIT License.