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PolarAxesOrigin

is an option for sector charts and polar plots that specifies where polar axes should be drawn.

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PolarAxesOrigin

PolarAxesOrigin

is an option for sector charts and polar plots that specifies where polar axes should be drawn.

Details

  • PolarAxesOrigin->{θ,r} specifies the radial axis should be placed at angle theta, and the angular axis should be placed at radius r.
  • The angle theta is measured in radians, counterclockwise from the positive axis.
  • PolarAxesOrigin->{{pos,dir},r} specifies that the radial axis should be at position pos, and oriented in direction dir.
  • Possible values for pos are Left, Right, Top, Bottom. Possible values for dir are Up, Down, Left, Right.
  • The setting Automatic specifies an automatic choice of axes origin.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Determine polar axes origin automatically:

Specify the polar axes origin to be at and :

Scope  (4)

Determine where the angular axes and radial axes intersect automatically:

Specify the angular axes and radial axes to intersect at :

Place radial axes at the right of sector chart:

Place radial axes at the left of sector chart:

Place radial axes at the top of sector chart:

Place radial axes at the bottom of sector chart:

Place radial axes at the top right and angular axes of radius 5:

Neat Examples  (1)

Move the polar axes origin using sliders:

Wolfram Research (2008), PolarAxesOrigin, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxesOrigin.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2008), PolarAxesOrigin, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxesOrigin.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2008. "PolarAxesOrigin." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxesOrigin.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2008). PolarAxesOrigin. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxesOrigin.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_polaraxesorigin, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PolarAxesOrigin}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxesOrigin.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_polaraxesorigin, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PolarAxesOrigin}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PolarAxesOrigin.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}