{diagrams} is for general questions about vector graphics created programmatically inside a (La)TeX document. For questions about specific packages, use the appropriate tag, e.g. {tikz-pgf} or {pstricks}. For questions about inclusion of external graphic files, use {graphics} instead.
7
votes
2answers
162 views
Bending arrows with XY
I'm in trouble with the following diagram:
\[
\xymatrix{
& & & & & & X_1\times_Y X_2\ar@/_1pc/[dllll]\ar[dll]\ar[dddd]\\
& & X_1 \times_Z X_2\ar[dl]\ar[rr]\ar[dd] ...
2
votes
1answer
158 views
How to Draw Intervals
I am writing up some exercises for students who are using College Algebra as their textbook. I need to know how to TeX pictures of intervals like those on page 3 and page 5 of the linked book. ...
6
votes
2answers
321 views
TikZ: Defining and reusing complex objects?
(How) Is it possible to save some complex TikZ objects for reusing them (in the same and in different pictures)?
I know it's possible to define own styles, but I'm not sure if it's the right thing ...
6
votes
2answers
153 views
Help with diagram
I do not have very much experience with the xy-pic package and I always try to figure out things by copying and pasting codes.
I am stuck in here: I would like to get an arrow from A to C with an ...
1
vote
1answer
183 views
inset cylinder and conically shaped objects in latex
How would I draw the following figure in latex:
I can draw this by drawing two circles and then a line connecting them, and insert the text by using \node in the tikz package but this seems a very ...
6
votes
2answers
170 views
Plot x=3 in PGFPlots
I just started to use pgfplots and I'm trying to plot the line x=3 (a line parallel to the y axis where x is 3). I've tried to find an answer on the net, but all the examples always show how to ploy ...
12
votes
3answers
520 views
Drawing a circuit structure in LaTeX
I want to create the following structure in LaTeX:
Unfortunately I couldn't find a similar example in the pgf manual using the same symbols. An answer just showing basically how to produce a ...
8
votes
2answers
221 views
How to ensure consecutive diagonal arrows form a straight line?
How can I ensure that consecutive diagonal arrows in a tikz-cd commutative diagram spanning many rows and columns lie on a straight line (as is automatically the case for consecutive horizontal ...
7
votes
1answer
310 views
Tikz: Avoiding line segments in snake path
I am using tikz to draw Feynman diagrams, and I learned how to draw a curved snake path.
The problem is that in general line segments are present (I'd like to avoid them).
I found a couple of post ...
4
votes
1answer
264 views
Curved waved lines with TikZ
I'm trying to write a code for Feynman diagrams with TikZ (I know it is a common subject in the forum). I found very useful posts. However, I would like to draw a curved waved line
...
7
votes
1answer
185 views
Fine-tuning a commutative diagram
I am trying to type the following simple commutative diagram in LaTeX. I have the basics, but I need for the V to be centered, and for the arrow under the g to be in the opposite direction.
...
15
votes
1answer
484 views
TikZ picture shapes
I am very new to the TikZ package, and I need to draw some flow chars by using the following shapes.
However I couldn't figure out how to draw the 4th and and 6th ones below. It would be very nice ...
4
votes
1answer
162 views
xymatrix: Arrows badly placed when used with large nodes
I find that using xymatrix with large nodes results in awkwardly placed arrows:
MWE:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{xypic}
\begin{document}
\xymatrix{
\textbf{Natural Numbers}
\ar@/_/[r] ...
5
votes
1answer
175 views
array and line how to draw?
I want to know how can I draw the line that appears in the right of the image below, and also how can I write this array that appears in the left of the picture.
5
votes
2answers
310 views
Big diagram in LaTeX with the help of PGF/TikZ
I managed to make this big diagram in Inkscape adding the codes in LaTeX using the plugin textext. See this question for more.
I wish I knew how to draw the big diagram about dual linear spaces ...
3
votes
1answer
167 views
Subfigures side by side not working
I am trying to set two figures side by side while using the picture environment instead of includegraphics as shown in most examples here. Unfortunately they are displayed stacked and I do not know ...
13
votes
1answer
499 views
Design that imitate Google browser
I would like to write some tutorials about HTML, and I would like to do it efficiently without using too many screenshots.
What I would like to obtain is a frame which looks like a web browser, such ...
5
votes
2answers
175 views
Small grid with no labels
How do I remove all labeling from a small grid to be used for a math test? I have created the grid with \graphpaper but get coordinate labels that I don't want.
11
votes
2answers
317 views
Is there is a package so you can add text with visual effects like “WordArt” from “Word”
I am elaborating a business card style for LaTeX but I found out that even if I have the style and margin for the cards I can not make it look "pretty" like other text editors without overusing ...
7
votes
1answer
305 views
Circular sequence diagram (tikz?)
Apologies in advance for the slightly-crappy camera phone picture:
I'd like to include some figures like this in something I'm working on. I've just started learning tikz, which seems like it could ...
0
votes
1answer
168 views
What files should I prepare to make commutative diagrams in TeX Writer?
I am using an iPad app TeX Writer and would like to draw a commutative diagram. I can use amscd in the app but it is not sufficient for the diagrams I want to draw.
To include new package, I need to ...
5
votes
1answer
108 views
Getting vdots in graph tree
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tikz}
\tikzstyle{vertex}=[auto=left,circle,fill=black!25,minimum size=20pt,inner sep=0pt]
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
...
5
votes
3answers
143 views
Is it possible to shade an area of a picture using the xcolor package?
I want to shade an area of of picture I have created in the environment \picture. Is there anyway I can shade this by setting it between co-ordinates? i.e. could I shade in blue the area between ...
3
votes
1answer
158 views
parallel arrows in pb-diagram
It is possible to get two parallel maps (one pointing to the left, the other to the right) between two nodes using pb-diagram? I know it can be done with TikZ, and maybe with some other package, but I ...
7
votes
1answer
570 views
Online LaTeX diagram graphical editor
Is there an online tool that generates the corresponding LaTeX code of a diagram which can be drawn using a graphical interface? A tool such as latexdraw but only using a web browser (like Detexify)?
3
votes
0answers
265 views
Commutative diagram using TeX Writer
I bought an ipad app TeX writer and I am wondering if I can draw a commutative diagram.
It includes the packages
amslatex
revtex4-1
IEEEtran
babel
cyrillic
graphicx
color
xcolr
geometry
algorithm2e
...
2
votes
3answers
281 views
programs for creating diagrams
Does anybody know of some programs I can use to make diagrams that look like the following
I would use the above diagram directly, however due to copyright issues, this is not an option for me. ...
6
votes
2answers
167 views
Create a table for an athletic knockout event
I have used LaTeX for fairly large documents in the past but not for diagrams.
I would like to create a table describing a knockout athletic event, for instance like the one found here in HTML.
How ...
8
votes
2answers
217 views
Pretty lists for sorting algorithms
I would like to obtain easily something like in this picture so as to illustrate several sorting algorithms.
To produce one line, I would like to use one command of the following kind where the ...
3
votes
1answer
105 views
TeX, free floating, anchors
I want to achieve the following:
I want a single page to consist of N "regions."
Each region has a x-start, y-start, and a \hbox (denoting the contents of the region).
Furthermore, for each region, ...
2
votes
1answer
293 views
Drawing membership functions and fuzzy sets with LaTeX
How can I visualize in LaTeX Fuzzy Logic diagrams such as the following picture?
Also how I can visualize sets?
Is the better way to show Fuzzy diagrams as an image?
6
votes
1answer
372 views
Create a ring diagram in TeX
To make it short, I am searching for a 2D variant of this plot How to design a 3D donut pie chart with pgf-plot?
Especially the label for each segment are important for my application. I don't need ...
0
votes
2answers
164 views
How to print part of .tex code to pdf
My friends send me this .tex code, but it is only part of the code. I need your help to edit this code into a full document, because when I insert this code to TeXworks it does not compile into a pdf ...
6
votes
1answer
149 views
Pictures from Inkscapes pdf+LaTeX export positioned wrong in nodes
Sometimes I use Inkscape to add some graphical elements and text to my pictures. Inkscape allows to export this as pdf+LaTeX, where the pdf contains the picture and all graphical elements and the ...
3
votes
2answers
209 views
Draw two rectangles, one on top of the other, with an angle between them
I'd like to make two rectangles on top of each other with an angle between them, and I'd like them both to have 4 or 5 vertical lines running down them, and a highlighted point where two of them ...
2
votes
1answer
210 views
Overlapping tikz nodes with background fadings
Following the first tutorial in the TikZ manual, I tend to take steps to improve the legibility of tick labels when placed over gridlines. I prefer to use a fading rather than a plain white rectangle. ...
8
votes
1answer
432 views
How to draw a 3d curved manifold in tikz
I'm trying to draw something like this:
How would I go about it in tikZ? For example, how do I draw the curved gray manifold?
6
votes
1answer
168 views
How to show the “commutate” symbol inside a diagram in LyX?
I am using this code
$$
\xymatrix{
z\in\ar@{|->}[d] & \mathbb{C}\ar[r]^{f}\ar[d] & \overline{\mathbb{C}}\\
{}[z]\in & \mathbb{C}/L\ar[ru]_{\hat{f}}
}
$$
to generate this ...
3
votes
2answers
142 views
Sourcecode on the left, Nassi–Shneiderman on the right (float?)
I’d like to place a Nassi-Schneiderman diagram into my LaTeX document but also to have the source code for the shown algorithm beside it. Drawing the diagram worked just fine using the ...
6
votes
1answer
106 views
How do I realize an arrow representing “line numbers” in LyX?
I want to draw an arrow, who shall represent line numbers like in the following screenshot.
I struggeled with xymatrix, but this doesn't seem to be the right approach. Any ideas?
5
votes
2answers
188 views
Automatic scaling of kiviat diagrams
\documentclass[twoside,a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames,svgnames,table]{xcolor}
\usepackage[upright]{fourier}
\usepackage{tkz-kiviat,numprint,fullpage}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
...
6
votes
2answers
247 views
Tikz Composite Midpoint Rule Horizontal Lines
I have 'written' the following code to get the attached diagram but am unable to draw horizontal lines above the even notes, i.e. x-2j and x-2n as well as x-0 and x-2. This was extremely straight ...
21
votes
2answers
944 views
Draw a coat of arms in LaTeX
Over at academia.sx we are trying to create a community ad to try and get us promoted out of beta. We are looking to create a university type coat of arms/seal. I have seen some really great artwork ...
3
votes
2answers
329 views
Best option to create vector graphics with LaTeX labels
I would like to create some vector graphics for my LaTeX documents. The graphics would often contain mathematical expressions that would should be typeset using LaTeX. As far as I know, my best ...
6
votes
1answer
783 views
Best Drawing software for engineering/scientific illustrations with Latex?
I will be writing my Master's thesis in Aeronautical Engineering and was wondering about the following:
I will have lots of illustrations such as parts of aircraft, mechanical components, ...
4
votes
2answers
268 views
How could I create a diagram that looks like this?
I am trying to create a diagram for a document that illustrates a table. (Below is an example of how I would like it to look.) What tools should I use to replicate this?
59
votes
1answer
2k views
PowerPoint's “Smart Art” for TikZ?
This question led to a new package:
smartdiagram
I haven't been using PowerPoint for years, but today I immediately fell in love with its "Smart Art" feature (2010 version of PowerPoint). The ...
0
votes
1answer
561 views
modernCV template in LyX - how can I include a picture? [closed]
I'm using LyX in Linux and saved the protected and edited template under my given name to workspace.
The assigned picture is to be 64pix (as in template) and renamed to CV-image.
nevertheless, i get ...
18
votes
2answers
558 views
How to Draw a Partitioned Circle in TikZ?
I want to draw something like this:
I know everything apart from that circle. This is my code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
0
votes
0answers
55 views
xy-pic trouble with svjour3 [closed]
I'm attempting to compile in svjour3 a tex file which compiles without any trouble in article. However, my \xymatrix code block doesn't compile properly in svjour3, and I get the error
...
