Enlarge figure axes by a given factor

Version 1.1.0 (2.79 KB) by Jan Valdman
Given a figure with (eg. tight) axes, this simple code automatically recalculates and enlarges axes them by a prescribed factor.
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Updated 15 Nov 2022

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5 examples (the code works in both normal and logarithmic scales):
figure; x=1:100; y=sqrt(x); plot(x,y); axis tight; enlarge_axis(0.1,0.05);
figure; x=1:100; y=sqrt(x); semilogy(x,y); axis tight; enlarge_axis(0.1,0.05);
figure; x=1:100; y=sqrt(x); semilogx(x,y); axis tight; enlarge_axis(0.1,0.05);
figure; x=1:100; y=sqrt(x); loglog(x,y); axis tight; enlarge_axis(0.1,0.05);
figure; sphere; axis image; enlarge_axis;

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Jan Valdman (2024). Enlarge figure axes by a given factor (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/79796-enlarge-figure-axes-by-a-given-factor), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2020a
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0

Now it works in 3D as well.

1.0.0