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PlotRangePadding

PlotRangePadding
is an option for graphics functions that specifies how much further axes etc. should extend beyond the range of coordinates specified by PlotRange.

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PlotRangePadding can be used for both two- and three-dimensional graphics.

The settings can be of the following forms:

	p	the same padding in all directions
	{p_x,p_y,...}	different padding in different directions
	{{p_xL,p_xR},...}	different padding on left and right, etc.

For each direction the following forms can be used:

	Automatic	an automatic amount of padding
	s	s coordinate units
	Scaled[s]	a fraction s of the plot
	None	no padding

If PlotRange includes all points in a plot, then PlotRangePadding->Scaled[s] yields a plot that covers a fraction 1-2s of the whole plotting area.

PlotRangePadding->Automatic adds a total of 4% for PlotRange settings All, Full, and Automatic. For explicit settings, it adds no padding.

Any padding specified by ImagePadding is added outside padding specified by PlotRangePadding.

EXAMPLES

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Basic Examples (3)

By default, 2% of padding is added to the plot range in each direction:

No padding added:

Include 1 coordinate unit of padding on all sides:

By default, 2% of padding is added to the plot range in each direction:

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No padding added:

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Include 1 coordinate unit of padding on all sides:

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Scope (2)

Pad on all sides by

the size of the image:

Specify different padding on each side:

Applications (1)

Add padding to make the range of data more obvious:

Properties & Relations (1)

No padding is added if the plot range is explicit: