topic Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot? in New SAS User

How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Vic3 — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 08:03:46 GMT

How to change plot size in proc sgplot? NOT graph size (which includes the plot itself, title, axis titles, etc.), but only the area bound by axes.

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Ksharp — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 10:41:21 GMT

Try
xaxis min= max=

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Vic3 — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 18:00:02 GMT

Unfortunately min= max= only re-scales, but does not change plot dimensions.

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Ksharp — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 09:49:37 GMT

Can you give us an example to illustrate your question ?

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Vic3 — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:42:01 GMT

It's just a set of basic plots:
********
ods graphics on / width=500PX height=400PX;
proc sgplot data=mydata;
by variable1;
scatter x=variable2 y=variable3 / colorresponse=variable4;
run;
*********
Options "width" and "height" control the size of the outer edge of the entire graph. (Graph - the entire object, plot - inner rectangle bound by axes). Later on I'll be displaying multiple plots on one page and cropping outer margins. Since the scale labels (number of digits) vary from graph to graph, SAS resizes plots, while keeping graph size the same (500PX by 400PX). I want to control the size of inner plot rather than the entire graph.

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

ballardw — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:07:52 GMT

Did you look at SGPANEL instead of SGPLOT?

Still not sure quite what you need but in SGPANEL you have some options to maintain row/column axis the same.

Have you looked at the SGPLOT ASPECT= option to play with ratios of wall areas?

proc sgplot data=sashelp.class;
   scatter x=height y=weight;
run;

proc sgplot data=sashelp.class aspect=1;
   scatter x=height y=weight;
run;

Or moving to the Graphics Template Language provides more controls.

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Vic3 — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:20:07 GMT

I'll clarify what I mean on the picture below:

Note how width of the graph (L) defined by the code (width= ) stays the same, while width of the plot (d) changes automatically to fit the content. I want to control width and height of the plot.

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Ksharp — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:24:15 GMT

Maybe it is NOT what you want. @GraphGuy might have solution.


proc sgplot data=sashelp.class ;
   scatter x=height y=weight;
   xaxis offsetmax=0.5 valueshint;
   yaxis offsetmax=0.1 valueshint;
run;

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Ksharp — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:28:19 GMT

Also @Rick_SAS @tc

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

Rick_SAS — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:40:51 GMT

I think this issue has been discussed at

https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/Position-origin-and-length-of-axes-in-the-graph-output-area-in/m-p/705845

Options include SGPANEL or GTL.

Re: How to change plot (not entire graph) size in sgplot?

GraphGuy — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:55:02 GMT

One option (if you really do want to control the actual length of the axes ... not just the offset/origin so 2 graphs line up) is to use SAS/Graph gplot, which lets you directly specify the length of the axes. Here is an example:

goptions xpixels=400 ypixels=400 border cback=pink;

axis1 length=2.2in origin=(35pct,25pct);
axis2 length=2.2in;

proc gplot data=sashelp.class;
plot height*weight / haxis=axis1 vaxis=axis2;
run;

proc gplot data=sashelp.class;
plot name*weight / haxis=axis1 vaxis=axis2;
run;