MTEXScripts.m

%% MTEX Scripts
%
%%
% Unlike most other texture analysis software MTEX does not have any
% graphical user interface. Instead the user is suposed to write scripts.
% Those scripts usually have the following structure
%
% # import data
% # inspect the data
% # correct the data
% # analyze the data
% # plot and export the results of the analysis
%
% During all these steps the data are stored as variables of different
% type. There are many different types of variables (called classes) for
% different objects, like <vector3d.vector3d.html vectors>,
% <rotation.rotation.html rotations>, <EBSD.EBSD.html EBSD data>,
% <grain2d.grain2d.html grains> or <SO3Fun.SO3Fun.html ODFs>. A complete list of
% all classes and all functions can be found in the <FunctionReference.html
% Function Reference>.
% 
% Variables are generated automatically when data are imported. E.g., the
% commands

fileName = [mtexEBSDPath filesep 'Forsterite.ctf'];
ebsd = EBSD.load(fileName,'convertEuler2SpatialReferenceFrame')

%%
% imports data from the file |fileName.ctf| and stores them in the variable
% |ebsd| of type <https://mtex-toolbox.github.io/EBSD.EBSD.html |EBSD|>.
%
% Next one can pass the variable |ebsd| to different MTEX function. E.g. to
% plot a phase plot one simply does 

plot(ebsd)

%%
% The grain structure is reconstructed by the command 

grains = calcGrains(ebsd('indexed'),'minPixel',3)

%%
% which returns a new variable of type <grain2d.grain2d.html |grain2d|>,
% here called |grains|. This variable contains the entire grain structure.
% Finally, we my visualize this structure by

hold on
plot(grains.boundary,'linewidth',2)
hold off

%%
% An MTEX script is a sequence of MTEX commands. Usually, these are
% accompanied by comments (lines starting with |%|), describing the purpose
% of each command and making the script understandable in the future. It is
% also good practice to subdivide MTEX scripts into sections by adding
% lines starting with |%%| and executing those scripts only section by
% section |Shift Strg Enter|.
%