Graphics

Units

The axes Units property determines the units of measurement for the Position property. Possible values for this property are

set(gca,'Units')
[ inches | centimeters | {normalized} | points | pixels ]

with normalized being the default. Normalized units map the lower-left corner of the figure to the point (0,0) and the upper-right corner to (1.0,1.0), regardless of the size of the figure. Normalized units cause axes to resize automatically whenever you resize the figure. All other units are absolute measurements that remained fixed as you resize the figure.

Positioning Axes

Multiple Axes per Figure