You want to animate a moving sine wave in MATLAB without flickering or resizing. Which approach is best?

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MATLAB - 3D Plotting and Visualization

AClear figure inside loop, plot new sine wave, use pause only

BSet fixed axis limits before the loop, update plot data inside loop, use drawnow and pause

CPlot sine wave once outside loop, then update axis limits inside loop

DUse pause inside loop without drawnow or axis limits

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Prevent flickering by fixing axis limits
Setting axis limits before the loop stops MATLAB from resizing the plot each frame, avoiding flicker.
Step 2: Update plot data and refresh display properly
Update the sine wave data inside the loop, then call drawnow to refresh and pause to control speed.
Final Answer:
Set fixed axis limits before the loop, update plot data inside loop, use drawnow and pause -> Option B
Quick Check:
Fixed axis + drawnow + pause = smooth animation [OK]

Quick Trick: Fix axis limits before loop to avoid flicker [OK]

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