MATLAB Exporting Transparent Patches

The usual copy/paste to CorelDraw and export_fig do not save transparency in patches. Instead, print to pdf and import the pdf:

Option 1

>>print(gcf, '-dpdf', 'D:\temp\sao2.eps'); 

Import (drag) "sao2.eps") in CorelDraw, and all is good.

Option 2

• Export figure to "svg" format with plot2svg from File Exchange*
  • CSPM includes this under ...\CSPM\plot2svg

>> addpath c:\matlab\spm12\toolbox\CSPM\plot2svg

• • Click on figure (to make it "current figure")
  • Save as SVG file in MATLAB's current folder

>> plot2svg('filename.svg')

• Open in Inskape
  • Note: on my (Paul's) computer, Inskape opens off the screen. To retrieve:
    • Select on toolbar
    • Alt^ Space
    • Click any arrow key
    • Move the window will be moving with the mouse, and you can drag it back to a screen
• Upgroup and delete un-needed content
• Save as eps
• import into CorelDraw

* MATLAB 20016a: need to fix bug in plot2svg

Copying and pasting does not work.