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I'm trying to get rid of the middle line. Whatever changes I make it seems that I make it worse. I would appreciate it if anyone could show me how to draw this cobordism properly.

\begin{pspicture}
  \pscustom{
         \psbezier[showpoints=true](1.5,2.5)(1.5,1.1)(.4,1.6)(.5,0)
         \psline(-0.5,0)
         \psbezier[showpoints=true](-0.5,0)(-.4,1.6)(-1.5,1.1)(-1.5,2.5)
         \psline(-.5,2.5)
         \psbezier[showpoints=true](-.5,2.5)(-.6,1.5)(0.6,1.5)(.5,2.5)
         \psline(1.5,2.5)}
\end{pspicture}

cob

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  • You need to use liftpen. Dec 29, 2013 at 10:54
  • Thanks. I've accepted your answer. Herbert's answer was also very useful. So, thank you both.
    – user43334
    Dec 29, 2013 at 13:00

2 Answers 2

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Normal method

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}


\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1)(2,3)
    \pscustom
    {
        \psset{showpoints}
        \psbezier(1.5,2.5)(1.5,1.1)(.4,1.6)(.5,0)
        \psbezier(-.5,0)(-.4,1.6)(-1.5,1.1)(-1.5,2.5)
        \psbezier[liftpen=1](-.5,2.5)(-.6,1.5)(.6,1.5)(.5,2.5)
        \closepath
    }
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

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Abnormal method

Symmetrical properties are taken into account with \reversepath, \scale, etc. Unfortunately, \nodexn and (!N-<nodename>.x N-<nodename>.y) cannot be used together here so the code become too complicated.

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pst-eucl}
\psset{saveNodeCoors}

\begin{document}

\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=true](-2,-1)(2,3)
\pstGeonode[PointName=none,PointSymbol=none]
    (.5,2.5){A}
    (.6,1.5){B}
    (-.6,1.5){C}
    (-.5,2.5){D}
    % P = (A + B)/2
    (!N-A.x N-B.x add 2 div N-A.y N-B.y add 2 div){P}
    % Q = ((A + C)/2 + B)/2
    (!N-A.x N-C.x add 2 div N-A.y N-C.y add 2 div N-B.y add 2 div exch N-B.x add 2 div exch){Q}
    % R = (A + D + 3(B + C))/8
    (!N-A.x N-D.x add N-B.x N-C.x add 3 mul add 8 div N-A.y N-D.y add N-B.y N-C.y add 3 mul add 8 div){R}
\def\path
{
    \psbezier(.5,0)(.4,1.6)(1.5,1.1)(1.5,2.5)
    \psbezier[liftpen=1](!N-A.x N-A.y)(!N-P.x N-P.y)(!N-Q.x N-Q.y)(!N-R.x N-R.y)
}%
\pscustom
{
    \psset{showpoints}
    \path   
    \reversepath
    \scale{-1 1}    
    \path
    \closepath
}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

enter image description here

Warning!

(<nodename>) and (!\pstGetNodeCenter{<nodename>} <nodename>.x <nodename>.y) cannot be scaled by \scale{}. That is why I use (!N-<nodename>.x N-<nodename>.y) here.

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Inside \pscustom only the first \psbezier has four points, for all others the current point is the first bezier point, too:

\documentclass[border=5mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\begin{document}

\begin{pspicture}(-2,0)(2,2.5)
\pscustom{
         \psbezier[showpoints](1.5,2.5)(1.5,1.1)(.4,1.6)(.5,0)% 4 points
         \psline(-0.5,0)%% is also the first bezier point for the next \psbezier
         \psbezier[showpoints](-.4,1.6)(-1.5,1.1)(-1.5,2.5)% three
         \psline(-.5,2.5)
         \psbezier[showpoints](-.6,1.5)(0.6,1.5)(.5,2.5)% three
         \closepath
}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

enter image description here

If you use 4 points then there is no need for the \psline but one liftpen option:

\documentclass[border=5mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\begin{document}

\begin{pspicture}(-2,0)(2,2.5)
\pscustom{
         \psbezier[showpoints](1.5,2.5)(1.5,1.1)(.4,1.6)(.5,0)
         \psbezier[showpoints](-0.5,0)(-.4,1.6)(-1.5,1.1)(-1.5,2.5)
         \psbezier[showpoints,liftpen=1](-.5,2.5)(-.6,1.5)(0.6,1.5)(.5,2.5)
         \closepath
}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

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