{arc} is about arc drawing in {tikz} or other graphic environments, including {pstricks}
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Is this a bug in pgf ? pgfpatharcto
I made a simple and shortest example. I create a simple path containing an arc. But if I compute that path before the begin document, I obtain garbage, whereas it works as expected after begin ...
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joining two points on an arc
I am looking to join two points arc. I want the arc to travel counter clockwise.
The two points are (3.15,0) and (-1.05,3.15).
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows, ...
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arrow heads on arc curves
How can I have arrow head appear properly on the arced curve?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,decorations.markings,calc,fadings,decorations.pathreplacing, patterns, ...
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arc that passes from (B) having a center on (A), automatically calculates (AB) distance
I want to create an arc which automatically calculates the distance (AB). Inspired by page 58 at pgf manual. But the code block % \draw (H) ++arc (15:60: $ (A) ! - ! (B) $); does not help much.
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Use \overarc to represent an arc
I can not understand why the following tex file does not compile.
\documentclass{elsarticle}
\usepackage[hmargin=1in,vmargin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
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How to use curve path with fill command in tikz?
I´ve tried using arcs to get the picture below, but I have to precise a specific center for each arc, because they don´t finish in the point which they should. Instead of arcs, I want to use curve ...
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drawing directed acyclic graph DAG with minimal crossing arrows
I'm working on DAGs to solve different combinatorial problems in Computer Science.
Now, each time I try a simple example, I need to visualize the DAG and test its properties.
I iteratively add ...
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Marking a specific point on an arc
I want to draw a line from one arc to other but I do not know if it is possible to mark a point on an arc and start drawing on that point. Is it possible to draw lines like below image?
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Arcs not being properly drawn for some special coordinates
While attempting to draw some geometry diagrams in TikZ, I was having problems drawing an arc to mark off an angle. The arc kept falling too short and would not intersect both rays of the angle. (It ...
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Draw the proper angle arc
I am trying to draw an arc to indicate angle between y axis and r line, but I don't seem to achive it. My code is
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{book}
\usepackage{kerkis}
%\usepackage{kmath}
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How to clip overlaying surfaces/paths instead of filling them with white?
The following code
\newcommand*{\arcthickness}{0.3}
\newcommand*{\myarc}[4]{ % x,y,radius,text
% node is positioned by splitting the arc in two parts
% see ...
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How to place a node in the middle of an arc?
I think it is a simple question, but I didn't find the answer yet. The code I'm using is the following:
\draw[->](1,0) arc(0:-30:1) node[midway]{$30$};
But in this way the node is placed at the ...
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Draw centered label above arc in TikZ [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to place a node in the middle of an arc?
Following the manual where labels are positioned on curves (\draw (0,0) .. controls (6,1) and (9,1) .. node {midway} ...
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position arc relative to circle [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Draw arc in tikz when center of circle is specified
an very trivial question but I can't do it! Sorry but I find coordinates confusing.
I would like to draw an arc ...
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Drawing a TikZ arc specifying the center
The TiKz command for an arc:
\draw (0,0) arc (-30:30:2) ;
Draws an arc that starts at (0,0), and would be the part of the circle from -30 degrees to +30 degrees of radius 2.
It is very hard to ...
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How to get correct arrow orientation on TikZ arc?
I'm trying to fix the following TikZ figure, where the circle device in the middle should be embraced by two bended arrows pointing counter-clockwise.
I have drawn these arrows with an arc path, ...
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How do I draw an arc between two lines in pgfplots using axis cs
I would like to draw an arc between to lines in a pgfplots picture using axis cs. My first attempt is as follows:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
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Draw an arc over 360 degrees
I have the following problem with tikz: I want to draw some circular arcs, but unfortunately these arcs have degrees which pass the 360° line. I would like to be able to draw these arcs with one ...
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How to Intersect an arc with a line without calculating the angle
I'd like to draw an optics-related figure, for which I need to draw several beams with varying opening angles, which will need to be labeled.
What I've come up at the moment (boiled down to a minimal ...
