How plot a line segment with arrowhead?
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Hey do I plot line segments like in this picture? And maybe could tell me someone how to do the arrows?

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Image Analyst
on 11 Dec 2022
Edited: Image Analyst
on 11 Dec 2022
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To plot arrows, you can use annotation
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N/A
on 12 Dec 2022
You can plot many lines with plot but you have to put a nan in between the points. I'm not sure that's easier than just plotting in a loop. It's probably not but here is how you can do it
x = 1:10;
y = randi(9, 1, length(x));
subplot(2, 1, 1);
plot(x, y, 'b.-', 'LineWidth', 2, 'MarkerSize', 18);
grid on;
% Make a section nan so it won't draw a line there.
hiddenrange = 5:7;
x(hiddenrange) = nan;
y(hiddenrange) = nan;
subplot(2, 1, 2);
plot(x, y, 'b.-', 'LineWidth', 2, 'MarkerSize', 18); % Nan values won't draw
grid on;
Brian LaRocca
on 27 Nov 2024
Using annotate with data drawn using plot is awkward since the two do not share the same coordinate system.
Brian LaRocca
on 27 Nov 2024
quiver and quiver3 get around this, but the arrows may not look that great. There should be a better solution.
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