Question
I would like to plot a circle with a given radius and center.
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Prashant Kumar
PhD Expert
Answered Aug 30, 2026
Here is a MATLAB function that plots a circle with radius 'r' and locates the center at the coordinates 'x' and 'y':
function h = circle(x,y,r) hold on th = 0:pi/50:2*pi; xunit = r * cos(th) + x; yunit = r * sin(th) + y; h = plot(xunit, yunit); hold off
An alternative method is to use the 'rectangle' function:
function h = circle2(x,y,r)
d = r*2;
px = x-r;
py = y-r;
h = rectangle('Position',[px py d d],'Curvature',[1,1]);
daspect([1,1,1])
If you are using version R2012a or later and have Image Processing Toolbox, then you can use the 'viscircles' function to draw circles:
viscircles(centers,radii)
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