How to draw a stored shape that is not currently drawn on an axis?

Let's say that I have a vector holding a bunch of shapes:

x = 

  1×3 graphics array:

    Ellipse      Rectangle    Circle  

These shapes have just been loaded to the workspace from a .mat file. Because of this, they are not drawn on any axis.

How can I draw these images with code on a parent axis?

Answer 1

[Geoff Hayes]

Joseph - you could perhaps try changing the parent property of the stored graphics object to be that of the new parent axis. For example, we can create a recrtangle object on one figure

>> figure
>> axis([0 10 0 10])
>> hRect = rectangle('Position',[1 2 5 6]);

and then "transfer" this rectangle to another figure

>> figure
>> axis([0 10 0 10])
>> set(hRect, 'Parent', gca);

Perhaps this will work for you too.

[Joseph Henry]

Worked like a charm, thank you!