to update plot automatically when object changes. This works by setting e.g. the XDataSource on 'lineseries' and 'surfaceplot' plots. see example: - https://fr.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/463553-how-to-update-plot-data-manually. - https://fr.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/refreshdata.html It works with the variable name, on many plot types, but not all.