Can I plot 5 y-axis?

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Daniel
Daniel on 29 Nov 2014
Answered: Daniel on 2 Dec 2014
Hello,
Can I plot my y1,y2,y3,y4,y5 vectors vs my x.vector and have five different y-axes with different labels? I have tried with "hold on", but then the plot will have the same y-axis.
x=[1 2 3];
y1=[10 20 30];
y2=y1*5;
y3=y1*10;
y4=y1*15;
y5=y1*20;
Thank you.

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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 29 Nov 2014
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 29 Nov 2014
Try to adapt this code to your problem
% ------------------your 6 functions-----------------------------------------
x=0:0.5:10;
y1=0.1*sin(0.1*x);
y2=0.1*cos(0.1*x);
y3=0.1*cos(0.2*x);
y4=0.2*sin(0.4*x);
y5=0.7*sin(0.6*x)
%-------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
xlab='time' % x-axis title
pas=8; % Number of ticks per axe
tail=8; % font size
mark1='d',
c1='g'
mark2='<',
c2='b'
mark3='s',
c3='r'
mark4='p',
c4='k'
mark5='o',
c5='m'
fontname='courrier'
fontsize=9.2;
fontsize_ax=8;
% -----------your legend names--------------------------------------------
param1='Azzi',
param2='Malek',
param3='Bougie',
param4='Bouira',
param5='Rouiba'
%-----------------y-axis titles----------------------------------------
paramm1='y1',
paramm2='y2',
paramm3='y3',
paramm4='y4',
paramm5='y5';
%----------------------------------------------plot y1-------------------
plot(x,y1,c1)
ax1=gca;
set(gcf,'position',[100 100 1300 550])
line(x,y1,'color',c1,'Marker',mark1,'LineStyle','none','Markersize',tail,'parent',ax1);
set(ax1,'Ylim',[min(y1) max(y1)],'Xlim',[0 max(x)]);
ylabel(paramm1)
xlabel(xlab)
set(ax1,'position',[0.16 0.11 0.73 0.8],'fontsize',fontsize_ax,'Ycolor',c1)
pos=double(get(ax1,'position'))
%----------------------------------------------plot y2----------------------
ax2=axes('position',pos, 'XAxisLocation','bottom','YAxisLocation','left', 'Color','none', 'XColor',c2,'YColor',c2);
plot(x,y2,c2);
line(x,y2,'color',c2,'Marker',mark2,'LineStyle','none','Markersize',tail,'parent',ax2);
set(ax2,'Ylim',decimal([min(y2) max(y2)]),'Xlim',[0 max(x)],'Visible','off')
%----------------------------------------------plot y3-------------------------
axe3=axes('position',pos, 'XAxisLocation','bottom','YAxisLocation','left','Color','none', 'XColor',c2,'YColor',c2);
plot(x,y3,c3);
line(x,y3,'color',c3,'Marker',mark3,'LineStyle','none','Markersize',tail,'parent',axe3);
set(axe3,'Ylim',decimal([min(y3) max(y3)]),'Xlim',[0 max(x)],'Visible','off')
%----------------------------------------------plot y4---------------------
axe4=axes('position',pos, 'XAxisLocation','bottom','YAxisLocation','left', 'Color','none', 'XColor',c2,'YColor',c2);
plot(x,y4,c4);
line(x,y4,'color',c4,'Marker',mark4,'LineStyle','none','Markersize',tail+2,'parent',axe4);
set(axe4,'Ylim',decimal([min(y4) max(y4)]),'Xlim',[0 max(x)],'Visible','off')
%----------------------------------------------plot y5---------------------
axe5=axes('position',pos, 'XAxisLocation','bottom','YAxisLocation','left', 'Color','none', 'XColor',c2,'YColor',c2);set(axe5,'Xlim',[0 max(x)])
plot(x,y5,c5);
line(x,y5,'color',c5,'Marker',mark5,'LineStyle','none','Markersize',tail,'parent',axe5);
set(axe5,'Ylim',decimal([min(y5) max(y5)]),'Xlim',[0 max(x)],'Visible','off');
%---------------------------------------------------------ax12---------------
pos12=[pos(1)+pos(3)-0.001 pos(2) 0.001 pos(4)]
axe12=axes('position',pos12,'XAxisLocation','top','YAxisLocation','right',...
'Color','none','fontsize',fontsize_ax, 'XColor',c2,'YColor',c2);
set(get(axe12,'XLabel'),'String',strvcat(' ',paramm2),'Fontname',fontname,'Fontsize',fontsize);
set(axe12,'Ylim',decimal([min(y2) max(y2)]))
inc2=abs(max(y2)-min(y2))/pas;
my=min(y2):inc2:max(y2);
set(axe12,'Ytick',my)
%---------------------------------------------------------ax13-----------
pos13=[0.94 pos(2) 0.001 pos(4)]
axe13=axes('position',pos13, 'XAxisLocation','top','YAxisLocation','right',...
'Color','none','fontsize',fontsize_ax, 'XColor',c3,'YColor',c3);
set(get(axe13,'XLabel'),'String',strvcat(' ',paramm3),'Fontname',fontname,'Fontsize',fontsize)
set(axe13,'Ylim',decimal([min(y3) max(y3)]))
inc3=(max(y3)-min(y3))/pas;
my=min(y3):inc3:max(y3);
set(axe13,'Ytick',my)
%---------------------------------------------------------ax14----------------
pos14=[0.11 pos(2) 0.001 pos(4)]
axe14=axes('position',pos14, 'XAxisLocation','Bottom','YAxisLocation','left',...
'Color','none','fontsize',fontsize_ax, 'XColor',c4,'YColor',c4);
set(get(axe14,'XLabel'),'String',strvcat(' ',paramm4),'Fontname',fontname,'Fontsize',fontsize);
set(axe14,'Ylim',decimal([min(y4) max(y4)]))
inc4=(max(y4)-min(y4))/pas;
my=min(y4):inc4:max(y4);
set(axe14,'Ytick',my)
%---------------------------------------------------------ax15-----------------
pos15=[0.07 pos(2) 0.001 pos(4)]
axe15=axes('position',pos15,'XAxisLocation','bottom','YAxisLocation','left',...
'Color','none','fontsize',fontsize_ax, 'XColor',c5,'YColor',c5);
set(get(axe15,'XLabel'),'String',strvcat(' ',paramm5),'Fontname',fontname,'Fontsize',fontsize)
set(axe15,'Ylim',decimal([min(y5) max(y5)]))
inc5=(max(y5)-min(y5))/pas;
my=min(y5):inc5:max(y5);
set(axe15,'Ytick',my)
%------------------------------------------------legend------------------------
ax20=axes('position',pos, 'Color','none')
line(-100,100,'color',c1,'Marker',mark1,'LineStyle','-','markerfacecolor',c1,'Markersize',tail,'parent',ax20);
hold on;line(-100,100,'color',c2,'Marker',mark2,'LineStyle','-','markerfacecolor',c2,'Markersize',tail,'parent',ax20);
hold on;line(-100,100,'color',c3,'Marker',mark3,'LineStyle','-','markerfacecolor',c3,'Markersize',tail,'parent',ax20);
hold on;line(-100,100,'color',c4,'Marker',mark4,'LineStyle','-','markerfacecolor',c4,'Markersize',tail+2,'parent',ax20);
hold on;line(-100,100,'color',c5,'Marker',mark5,'LineStyle','-','markerfacecolor',c5,'Markersize',tail,'parent',ax20);
set(ax20,'Xlim',[0 1]);
set(ax20,'visible','off');
grid(ax1);
name={param1;param2;param3;param4;param5}
hleg=legend(ax20,name)
title(ax1,'figure1')
  2 Comments
Daniel
Daniel on 1 Dec 2014
Thank you for your help Azzi!
You had a function called "decimal" in there. It works fine when i removed it.
Daniel
Daniel on 1 Dec 2014
A follow up question. I noticed that I cant zoom in on the plot. Why is that?
Daniel

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Daniel
Daniel on 2 Dec 2014
What is the command that limits the ability to zoom in the plot?

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