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+import numpy as np
+import h5py
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+h5file = h5py.File('output.anydata.h5')
+data = np.array(h5file['Output/JointAngleOutputs/CMC1Flexion'])
+h5file.close()
+print(data)
+
+number_frames = np.size(data)
+frames = np.arange(0, number_frames)
+
+# use LaTeX fonts in the plot
+# plt.rc('text', usetex=True)
+plt.rc('font', family='serif')
+
+plt.plot(frames, np.multiply(data, 180/np.pi))
+plt.xlim(0, number_frames)
+plt.ylim(-90, 90)
+plt.xlabel('frames')
+plt.ylabel('angle in degree')
+plt.title('flexion (x-axis)')
+plt.legend(['bvh', 'any'], loc=2)
+plt.grid(True)
+plt.show()