clf theta=linspace(0,2*pi,100); x=cos(theta); y=sin(theta); hbead=line(x(1),y(1),'marker','o','markersize',8,'erase','xor'); axis([-1 1 -1 1]); axis('square'); for k=2:length(theta) set(hbead,'xdata',x(k),'ydata',y(k)); drawnow pause(.1) end