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RadialAxisPlot[{y1,y2,,yn}]

generates a radial axis plot where the yi are displayed on radial axes equally spaced around the origin.

RadialAxisPlot[{data1,data2,}]

plots several datasets datai on the axes.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)Summary of the most common use cases

Plot multidimensional data:

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Plot multiple datasets:

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Use ColorFunction to style lines by the values on the first axis:

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Scope  (23)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

General Data  (6)

RadialAxisPlot visualize multidimensional data by placing each dimension on an axis with a shared origin:

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Automatic PlotRange shows every axis in the same range:

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PlotRangeAll shows every axis in its own range:

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Plot multiple datasets:

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Datasets with different lengths are padded with zero:

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Data with nonreal values are left out:

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Tabular Data  (1)

Get tabular data:

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Plot parallel axis to see relations per row on the table:

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Use different scales for each axis:

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Special Data  (2)

Use Quantity to include units with the data:

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Plot the values in TimeSeries:

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Keys in Association are automatically used as axes labels:

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Data Wrapper  (4)

Use wrappers on datasets or collections of datasets:

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Wrappers can be nested:

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Use PopupWindow to provide additional drilldown information:

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Button can be used to trigger any action:

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Labeling and Legending  (6)

Use LabelingFunction to add individual labels to each dataset:

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Use the index of datasets provided to LabelingFunction to construct labels:

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Put labels before the lines:

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Use Callout to add a label:

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Use PlotLegends to add a bar legend to represent the colors from ColorFunction:

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Use legends to identify the color groups:

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Use Legended to add a legend:

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Presentation  (4)

Multiple datasets are automatically colored to be distinct:

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Provide explicit styling to different curves:

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Use a theme with high-contrast background and line style:

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Include a legend:

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Options  (41)Common values & functionality for each option

Axes  (4)

By default, ticks are shared on all axes:

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Different plot ranges force all axes to show ticks:

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Specify which axes to show as a list:

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Specify which axes to show as using rules:

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AxesLabel  (2)

Specify labels for the axes:

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Specify which axes should have labels:

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AxesOrigin  (4)

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Specify the starting angle:

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Specify the radial axis orientation:

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Specify the angular axis starting point:

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ColorFunction  (1)

Color curves based on values on the first axis:

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Color curves based on values on the fifth axis:

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ColorFunctionScaling  (1)

Colors are scaled by default:

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Show unscaled colors:

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Filling  (6)

Filling is turned on by default:

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Filling is from curve to curve in a stacked layout:

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Turn off filling:

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Fill between two curves, 1 and 2:

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Fill between curves 1 and 2 with a specific style:

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Stacked values fill to the curve below:

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FillingStyle  (1)

Specify the filling style:

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Frame  (2)

Draw a frame around the plot:

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Use an inner frame:

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FrameStyle  (2)

Change the frame style:

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Use a different style on the inner frame:

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GridLines  (3)

Radial grid lines are drawn automatically:

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Specify grid lines:

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Use different shapes as grid lines:

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GridLinesStyle  (1)

Draw lines or arcs connecting axes:

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PlotLayout  (4)

By default, curves are overlapped:

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Use the "Stacked" layout:

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With negative values:

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Place the plots in a row:

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Place the plots in a column:

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PlotMarkers  (2)

There are several built-in sets of markers:

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Use unique markers to identify different datasets:

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PlotRange  (3)

By default, axes share the same automatic plot range:

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Use individual plot ranges on all axes:

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Specify a global plot range:

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Specify the plot range selectively to each axis using rule replacement:

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PlotRangePadding  (4)

Padding is chosen automatically by default:

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No plot range padding:

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Add absolute plot range padding:

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Specify scaled plot range padding:

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PlotStyle  (1)

Specify styles for each line:

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Applications  (1)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

RadialAxisPlot is naturally great at visualizing sports stats. For example, visualize the performance of the NBA players for the whole 20182019 season:

Filter out players who did not play very much:

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For example:

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Pick the following five stats to visualize:

Find the mean values of these five stats:

Use Manipulate to create an interface to toggle through each player and use RadialAxisPlot to visualize their performance compared to the averages:

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Properties & Relations  (4)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

RadialAxisPlot plots multidimensional points on multiple radial axes:

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ListPolarPlot plots multiple points on a polar axis:

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ParallelAxisPlot plots multidimensional points on multiple parallel axes:

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RadialAxisPlot displays a single point using multiple axes:

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AngularGauge plots multiple values on a single axis:

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PieChart displays values as parts of a whole:

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Neat Examples  (1)Surprising or curious use cases

Use RadialGradientFilling to create a highly stylized filling:

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Wolfram Research (2020), RadialAxisPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RadialAxisPlot.html (updated 2025).
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Wolfram Research (2020), RadialAxisPlot, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RadialAxisPlot.html (updated 2025).

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Wolfram Language. 2020. "RadialAxisPlot." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2025. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RadialAxisPlot.html.

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APA

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

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

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_radialaxisplot, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RadialAxisPlot}", year="2025", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RadialAxisPlot.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-June-2025 ]}

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_radialaxisplot, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RadialAxisPlot}", year="2025", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RadialAxisPlot.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-June-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_radialaxisplot, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RadialAxisPlot}, year={2025}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RadialAxisPlot.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-June-2025 ]}

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_radialaxisplot, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RadialAxisPlot}, year={2025}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RadialAxisPlot.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-June-2025 ]}