BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

AspectRatio

AspectRatio
is an option for Graphics and related functions that specifies the ratio of height to width for a plot.

AspectRatio->Automatic determines the ratio of height to width from the actual coordinate values in the plot.

AspectRatio->Full specifies that a graphic should be stretched so as to fill out its enclosing region in a Grid or related construct.

Use numerical values to specify the height-to-width ratio:

Choose the ratio from the actual plot values:

Use numerical values to specify the height-to-width ratio:

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Choose the ratio from the actual plot values:

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Automatic can be given to choose the ratio from the actual plot values:

Specify the height-to-width ratio of a graphic by numerical values:

In 3D, the aspect ratio determines the ratio of the final displayed 2D image:

Use the Automatic setting to preserve the natural 3D projection:

AspectRatio determines the ratio of PlotRange, not ImageSize:

Graphics uses Automatic by default:

GoldenRatio by default:

Some plots, such as ParametricPlot and ArrayPlot, use Automatic by default:

Others, such as DensityPlot and ContourPlot, use the ratio

by default:

By default, ParametricPlot may yield a graphic with an extreme aspect ratio:

Use an explicit AspectRatio to get a reasonable result:

Using an explicit AspectRatio may distort shapes:

Use Automatic when shape distortion is undesirable:

A collection of boxes with random aspect ratios: