# How to reverse axes in the toolbox

**URL:** <https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/how-to-reverse-axes-in-the-toolbox/1805>\
**Category:** Other - Software and tools\
**Tags:** c3s, toolbox\
**Created:** [18 February 2020 09:33 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/how-to-reverse-axes-in-the-toolbox/1805 "2020-02-18T09:33:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michela](https://forum.ecmwf.int/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Michela](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Michela)\
**Post date:** [18 February 2020 09:33 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/how-to-reverse-axes-in-the-toolbox/1805/1 "2020-02-18T09:33:59Z")

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The best way to reverse the axes in the toolbox is using ct.chart.heatmap instead of ct.cdsplot.pcolormesh. Here's a workflow with an example:

[https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/toolbox-editor/20413/reverse-axis](https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/toolbox-editor/20413/reverse-axis).

**Note** the reversal is done in the 'yaxis' keyword 'autorange' in the layout keywords.