multiple rotated figures on one page

Question

I googled for hours and tried all examples I found (rotatebox, subfigures, minipages), but nothing provided the output I am looking for.

Is it really that difficult to place 3 figures rotated so they are in landscape mode side-by-side? It took me like 30 seconds in Word (see link to screenshot for better understanding below). It would be the non-plus-ultra if each figure would have a rotated caption as well... Does somebody know how to achieve this?

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cmhughes · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-30T16:56:24.903

Here's an option using the rotating package; note that I have loaded the mwe just for demonstration

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{mwe}

\begin{document}

\begin{sidewaysfigure}
  \centering
    \includegraphics[width=\textheight,height=3cm]{example-image-a}
    \caption{First caption}
  \label{fig:first}
    \includegraphics[width=\textheight,height=3cm]{example-image-b}
    \caption{Second caption}
  \label{fig:second}
    \includegraphics[width=\textheight,height=3cm]{example-image-c}
    \caption{Third caption}
  \label{fig:third}
\end{sidewaysfigure}
\end{document}

If you'd prefer subfigures with (a), (b), (c), then you can use the subcaption package as follows (for example)

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{mwe}
\usepackage{subcaption}

\begin{document}

\begin{sidewaysfigure}
  \centering
  \begin{subfigure}{\textheight}
    \includegraphics[width=\textheight,height=3cm]{example-image-a}
    \caption{First caption}
  \label{fig:first}
  \end{subfigure}
  \begin{subfigure}{\textheight}
    \includegraphics[width=\textheight,height=3cm]{example-image-b}
    \caption{Second caption}
  \label{fig:second}
  \end{subfigure}
  \begin{subfigure}{\textheight}
    \includegraphics[width=\textheight,height=3cm]{example-image-c}
    \caption{Third caption}
  \label{fig:third}
  \end{subfigure}
  \caption{Global caption}
\end{sidewaysfigure}
\end{document}

In both cases, you can apply some manual spacing if you wish using \vspace.

I'm too slow, was just about to post this. Perhaps some \vspace between the captions and the next image? Edit: By the way, I don't think you have to load mwe explicitly to use its images. — Torbjørn T., Dec 30 '12 at 16:52
thank you! I managed it finally and used the same approach as you demonstrated with sidewaysfigure. — Airlike, Dec 30 '12 at 18:20
@cmhughes Perhaps you should highlight that it is the rotating package and sidewaysfigure, which makes the figure be rotated. — tommy.carstensen, Feb 26 '18 at 11:38

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 30 '12 at 16:45

Without captions it is trvial just graphicx package and then

\noindent
\rotatebox{90}{\includegraphics{fig1}}\hfill
\rotatebox{90}{\includegraphics{fig2}}\hfill
\rotatebox{90}{\includegraphics{fig3}}

will put the three figures side by side.

With captions probably the easiest way is lscape (or pdflscape) package then

\begin{landscape}
\begin{figure}[!t]
\includegraphics{fig1}
\caption{cap 1}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!t]
\includegraphics{fig2}
\caption{cap 2}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!t]
\includegraphics{fig3}
\caption{cap 13}
\end{figure}
\end{landscape}

I managed it also finally.. but the comment function here does not allow to post my code... I used "sidewaysfigure". — Airlike, Dec 30 '12 at 16:50

multiple rotated figures on one page

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