`ztickangle`

Rotates the tick labels of the z-axis.

Category: Graphics > Formatting and Annotation

Syntax

ztickangle(angle)

Rotates the z tick labels by angle degrees.

a = ztickangle

Returns the current rotation.

Description

Rotation helps when long labels overlap. The call sets the ZTickLabelRotation property of the axes and is the z counterpart of xtickangle and ytickangle.

Input arguments

angle: Rotation in degrees, counterclockwise.

Output arguments

a: Current rotation in degrees.

Example

Tilt the z labels

surf(peaks(10))
ztickangle(45)

See also

xtickangle ytickangle zticklabels zticks