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Re: Aspect Ratio question

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  • Subject: [mg81342] Re: Aspect Ratio question
  • From: "Kevin J. McCann" <kjm at KevinMcCann.com>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:44:05 -0400 (EDT)
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This depends a bit on the Mathematica version you are using

Try each of these and compare:

Show[Graphics[Circle[{1, 2}, 2]]

Show[Graphics[Circle[{1, 2}, 2], AspectRatio -> 1,Axes -> True]]

Show[Graphics[Circle[{1, 2}, 2], AspectRatio -> 2,Axes -> True]]

Show[Graphics[Circle[{1, 2}, 2], AspectRatio -> 1/2,Axes -> True]]

Show[Graphics[Circle[{1, 2}, 2], AspectRatio -> GoldenRatio,Axes -> True]]


In Version 6, the first two will produce a circle. In version 5.2, the 
first and the last will produce ellipses that are the same, and the 
second will produce a circle. This difference between versions occurs 
because the Default behavior was changed in version 6.

Kevin

Steven Siew wrote:
> I'm really confused about the steps needed to calculate an Aspect
> Ratio for 2D ploting in mathematica.
> 
> What I want is to plot a circle as a circle on the monitor and not as
> an ellipse.
> 
> My monitor has a physical aspect ratio of  16:10 (aka widescreen
> monitor).
> 
> My monitor has the resolution of  1280 X 800 pixels.
> 
> What should I set the aspect ratio parameter to in Plot[] ?
> 
> 


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