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VectorAspectRatio

is an option setting for VectorPlot and related functions that determines the relative width and length of the arrow markers in the plot.

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VectorAspectRatio

VectorAspectRatio

is an option setting for VectorPlot and related functions that determines the relative width and length of the arrow markers in the plot.

Details

  • With VectorAspectRatio->aratio, w and l are chosen so that w/l=aratio.
  • The following settings can be used:
  • Automaticdefault aspect ratio
    arationumeric aspect ratio aratio

Examples

Basic Examples  (3)

Arrows are automatically sized:

Allow the arrowheads to be wider:

Control the shape of the "drop" marker:

Wolfram Research (2020), VectorAspectRatio, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorAspectRatio.html.

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Wolfram Research (2020), VectorAspectRatio, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorAspectRatio.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2020. "VectorAspectRatio." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorAspectRatio.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2020). VectorAspectRatio. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorAspectRatio.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_vectoraspectratio, author="Wolfram Research", title="{VectorAspectRatio}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorAspectRatio.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_vectoraspectratio, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={VectorAspectRatio}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorAspectRatio.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}