Can you automatically save a figure in A3 as a pdf?

Hi guys,

I have created a figure with the following dimensions.

fig = figure('Name','Example','Position',[-300 1120 2200 1300]);

I need the dimensions to be able to display them so well on my screen and I can't change them. However, I would now like to save the figure as a PDF in A3 format and possibly print it. Unfortunately, I have not yet found a way of automatically adapting the figure to the size of an A3 sheet in landscape format. Can anyone help me?

Many thanks in advance!

Answer 1

[Divyanshu]

To save the figure as a pdf on a A3 size paper in landscape you can have a look at the below demo script which saves a simple plot figure as a pdf in landscape mode.

figure('Name','Example','Position',[-300 1120 2200 1300]);
plot([1 2 3],[2 4 6])
set(gcf,'Units','inches');
screenposition = get(gcf,'Position');
set(gcf,...
    'PaperPosition',[0 0 screenposition(3:4)],...
    'PaperOrientation','landscape',...
    'PaperType','a3',...
    'PaperSize',[screenposition(3:4)]);
print -dpdf -vector newFig

The figure would be saved with a name newFig.pdf. And please refer to the following documentation for detailed understanding of various properties and options of set function:

Control appearance and behavior of figure window - MATLAB (mathworks.com)