FIG Files

FIG is a data directory which contains examples of FIG files.

Note that MATLAB uses a proprietary graphics file format, which it also calls a "FIG" file. MATLAB FIG files are not being discussed here.

FIG File Characteristics:

• ASCII
• Color
• 2D
• No compression
• one image

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Reference:

1. ../../html/fig_format.html,
   The Fig Format Version 3.2.
2. http://www.xfig.org
   the XFIG home page.
3. Carole Blanc, Christophe Schlick,
   X-Splines: A Spline Model Designed for the End User,
   Proceedings of SIGGRAPH, 1995,
   ISBN: 0201847760.

Sample Files:

AIRCRAFT is three schematic views of a light aircraft;

• aircraft.fig, the FIG file.
• aircraft.png, a PNG image of the graphic;

ALPHA is a diagram illustrating a flow region through a channel with a bump;

• alpha.fig, the FIG file.
• alpha.png, a PNG image of the graphic;

ARROWS is a diagram with some thick, colorful arrows;

• arrows.fig, the FIG file.
• arrows.png, a PNG image of the graphic;

HOUSE is a house plan;

• house.fig, the FIG file.
• house.png, a PNG image of the graphic;

WATCH is a diagram of a CASIO watch;

• watch.fig, the FIG file.
• watch.png, a PNG image of the graphic;

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