[Tex/LaTex] Placing 5 figures in 3 rows

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I have five figures I want arranged in three rows of 2, 2 and 1. The first row contains 2 figures (like I want), but for some reason the next three figures are placed in their own rows. I cannot figure out why, I have tried adding \par\medskip which I have seen someone suggest, or combining subfigures and minipage environments, but that hasn't worked either.

\begin{figure}[h]
    \captionsetup{width=0.7\linewidth}
    \begin{subfigure}{.5\linewidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=70mm,scale=.3]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxRugo.png}
    \caption{}
    \label{fig:time1}
    \end{subfigure}%
    \begin{subfigure}{.5\linewidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=70mm,scale=.3]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxFormFac.png}
    \caption{}
    \label{fig:time2}
    \end{subfigure}
    \begin{subfigure}{\linewidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=70mm,scale=.3]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxVert.png}
    \caption{}
    \label{fig:time3}
    \end{subfigure}
    \begin{subfigure}{\linewidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=70mm,scale=.3]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxReg.png}
    \caption{}
    \label{fig:time3}
    \end{subfigure}
    \begin{subfigure}{\linewidth}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=70mm,scale=.3]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxPerimAreaRat.png}
    \caption{}
    \label{fig:time3}
    \end{subfigure}
    \caption{\textit{Boxplots}}
    \label{fig:time}
    \end{figure}

Best Answer

You're asking to set the last three boxes at \linewidth, so they occupy the whole line.

Use 0.49\columnwidth to leave some space between the figures on the same line and don't use width=70mm and scale=0.3, but width=\textwidth, so the image will be as wide as allowed by subfigure.

If you want the caption text to be in italics, use the appropriate setup, instead of adding explicit formatting instructions.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx} % <--- remove demo
\usepackage{subcaption}

\captionsetup{textfont=it}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[htp]

\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxRugo.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time1}
\end{subfigure}\hfill
\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxFormFac.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time2}
\end{subfigure}

\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxVert.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time3}
\end{subfigure}\hfill
\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxReg.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time4}
\end{subfigure}

\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxPerimAreaRat.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time5}
\end{subfigure}

\caption{Boxplots}
\label{fig:time}

\end{figure}

\end{document}

You may want to add \medskip between the rows; if you also add a top level \centering (after \begin{figure}[htp]), you'd get

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{subcaption}

\captionsetup{textfont=it}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[htp]
\centering

\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxRugo.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time1}
\end{subfigure}\hfill
\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxFormFac.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time2}
\end{subfigure}

\medskip

\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxVert.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time3}
\end{subfigure}\hfill
\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxReg.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time4}
\end{subfigure}

\medskip

\begin{subfigure}{0.49\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/07-Appendix/BoxPlots/BoxPerimAreaRat.png}
\caption{}
\label{fig:time5}
\end{subfigure}

\caption{Boxplots}
\label{fig:time}

\end{figure}

\end{document}

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You could load the subcaption package and use two subfigure environments inside a figure environment. Each subfigure can be given its own \caption.

In the example below, I've given equal sizes (of 0.48\textwidth) to the subfigures; obviously, unequal sizes are also possible. The horizontal line below the figure is drawn purely to illustrate with width of the text block.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx} % omit "demo" for your real document
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\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
  \begin{subfigure}{.48\textwidth}
    \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{file1}
    \caption{Caption of first subfigure}
  \end{subfigure}
  \hspace{\fill}  % for some horizotal separation 
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Slightly adopted @egreg answer in given link (that now you have two figures and not sub-figures):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{subcaption}% added for test in parallel with @egreg solution

\usepackage{showframe}% only for show page layout. in real use it had to be omitted!

% new lengths and save boxes
\newlength{\twosubht}
    \newsavebox{\twosubbox}
\newlength{\firstfig}
    \newsavebox{\firstfigbox}
\newlength{\secondfig}
    \newsavebox{\secondfigbox}

    \begin{document}
\begin{figure}[htp]
% measurement of height
\sbox\twosubbox{\resizebox{\dimexpr.9\textwidth-1em}{!}{%
    \includegraphics[height=3cm]{example-image-a}%
    \includegraphics[height=3cm]{example-image-16x9}%
    }%
}
\setlength{\twosubht}{\ht\twosubbox}
% measurement of width
\sbox\firstfigbox{\includegraphics[height=\twosubht]{example-image-a}}%
\setlength{\firstfig}{\wd\firstfigbox}
\sbox\secondfigbox{\includegraphics[height=\twosubht]{example-image-16x9}}%
\setlength{\secondfig}{\wd\secondfigbox}
% figure
\centering
    \begin{tabular}{p{\firstfig}p{\secondfig}}
\usebox\firstfigbox
\caption{The first}
    &   \usebox\secondfigbox
        \caption{The second}
    \end{tabular}
\end{figure}

% original @egreg solution

\noindent\hrulefill The text width\hrulefill
\begin{center}
\makebox[.9\textwidth]{\hrulefill 90\% of text width\hrulefill}
\end{center}

\begin{figure}[htp]
% preliminary
\sbox\twosubbox{%
  \resizebox{\dimexpr.9\textwidth-1em}{!}{%
    \includegraphics[height=3cm]{example-image-a}%
    \includegraphics[height=3cm]{example-image-16x9}%
  }%
}
\setlength{\twosubht}{\ht\twosubbox}

% typeset

\centering

\subcaptionbox{First\label{f}}{%
  \includegraphics[height=\twosubht]{example-image-a}%
}\quad
\subcaptionbox{Second\label{s}}{%
  \includegraphics[height=\twosubht]{example-image-16x9}%
}

\caption{The caption}
\end{figure}
    \end{document}

First compiling is slow due to figure size adjustment and figure size measurements.

Edit: For comparison the size of the figures, I copy @egreg solution from given link into my answer. As expected, the size of figures are the same (this is response to comment, that figures are not the same ...).

I also recommended to use geometry package for determining page layout (no used in above MWE).

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