Earlier I have used Gnuplot and created a pdf-file which I then implemented via includegraphics in my Latex-document.
Isn't there a better way to plot directly from the Latex-document with Gnuplot?
Basically u can just follow this Youtube-Tutorial
So here are the Steps:
Step 1: Set environment variables
After having installed MikTex, TexStudio and Gnuplot click on Start -> Rightclick on Computer -> Settings -> Advanced Systemsettings -> Environment variables
Here you have to create 3 new variables:
► PATH
C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\gnuplot\bin
► gnuplot
C:\Program Files (x86)\gnuplot\bin
► GNUPLOT_LIB
C:\Program Files (x86)\gnuplot\demo
Step 2: Edit TexStudio
Go to TexStudio and click on Options -> Configure TexStudio -> Commands
here you need to update the upper both commands
► LaTeX
"C:/Program Files (x86)/MiKTeX 2.9/miktex/bin/latex.exe" -src -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex
► PdfLaTeX
pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -shell-escape -enable-write18 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex
Step 3: Code with Gnuplot in Latex
\documentclass[a4paper]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[miktex]{gnuplottex}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\begin{gnuplot}[terminal=pdf]
set terminal pdf enhanced size 14.5cm, 4cm
set key top left
set xlabel 'x [1]'
set ylabel 'y [1]'
f1(x)=sin(x**2)
plot f1(x) title 'y_1 = sin(x^2)'
\end{gnuplot}
\caption{Plot}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
pgfplotsprobably offers better Latex-integration than gnuplot.