{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.
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Drawing on an image with TikZ
Recently I have learned how to draw simple stuff with TikZ. I really like it. Now I wonder if it is possible to draw with TikZ on a image. Instead of pasting a image in Illustrator and adding some ...
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How to draw arrows between parts of an equation to show the Math Distributive Property (Multiplication)?
there is a part of my paper where I use the distributive property and it's not that clear for the reader to see (I'm using in proposional logic for a proof). The logic equation (part of) is:
(l_{1}) ...
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How do you draw the “snake” arrow for the connecting homomorphism in the snake lemma?
How does one draw the "snake" arrow for the connecting homomorphism when using the snake lemma?
I'd also be interested in drawing similar arrows act as "carriage returns" when considering a long ...
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Simulating hand-drawn lines
I am working on a project that will have some vector graphics, perhaps using TikZ (or a similar tool). All of the graphics consists of lines, in shades of gray. However, the lines from TikZ appear too ...
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How do I insert an image in LaTeX so it looks good on print?
LaTeX documents print beautifully, but images often looks "ugly", "pixelated" or "low-res" compared to the text. By images I don't mean photos, which I rarely use, but rather diagrams, charts and ...
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Drawing Mechanical Systems in LaTeX
I really like CircuiTikZ for drawing diagrams in my LaTeX documents. However I mostly draw mechanical and not electronic systems, which is why I'm looking for some similar way to draw mechanical ...
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Best way to generate a nice function graph in LaTeX?
Which is the best way to put function graphs into a LaTeX document?
Note: Since the question is fairly wide, and perhaps a bit individual, I will wait for at least 4 answers before I close it ...
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Centering a TikZ picture around an area
I often find myself in the following situation: A tikzpicture of mine consists of a main area and some outer material like text labels which are hardly symmetric around the main area. If such a ...
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How should I draw a singly/double linked list?
I need to draw some singly and double linked lists for a CS paper and I don't know what package should I use. As far as I've searched over the Internet I can't seem to find a good one. Maybe TiKZ/PGF? ...
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Center flow chart horizontally
I have the following flow chart but it appears uncentered. How can I center it?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\usepackage{pst-node}
\usepackage{pst-blur}
\pagestyle{empty}
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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 ...
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What graphics packages are there for creating graphics in LaTeX documents?
What packages do you use and recommend for creating graphics in your LaTeX documents?
As this is a community wiki post, please add your package to the accepted answer (or add a comment, and ...
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How to draw a torus
Is there an easy way to draw a contour image of torus below with tikz? Or for that matter with any other graphics package.
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Drawing hexagons
I have a case where I need to draw a hexagonal grid in LaTeX. I am considering just reading the grid from an eps file.
Is there an alternative way to do it completely within LaTeX?
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Drawing arrow heads without the tails in TikZ?
I have an ellipse in a TikZ diagram and I would like to indicate a direction using an arrow head, but do not wish to draw the path leading up to the arrow head.
I currently have
\draw[->] (0,2) ...
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Which package can easily write a graph, as an arbitrary curve or area, just for indication
Which package can easily write a graph, as an arbitrary curve or area, just for indication? The circle and ellipse don't be considered for their particular shape. TIKZ's Bézier curve is too ...
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Theorem decorations that stay with theorem environment
I am typesetting a document using the memoir documentclass. Currently, my theorems have the following definition (using macros provided by the ntheorem package):
% THEOREMS
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Making a (simple) directory tree
I'm trying to make a simple directory tree representation in LaTeX. Something like:
spam
|
+-- ham
+-- eggs
|
+-- more spam
+-- dead parrots
The tree won't be that long (say, ...
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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 ...
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Feynman Diagrams with tikz
I am trying to find some example code for some very simple Feynman diagrams. Something similar to any or all of the pictures below
I was able to find some example code on texample.net, but being ...
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Wordle-like word clouds
Wordle creates word clouds based on the frequency on words in a text, similar to tag clouds. What makes it unique is that it can lay out words in arbitrary directions without too much white space. See ...
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Drawing a hypergraph
What is the proper way to draw a hypergraph? Is there a package to do this, or is there an easy way to draw such diagrams with a common drawing method like tikz?
I'm trying to draw something like
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How to draw a poset Hasse Diagram using TikZ?
I need to draw an Hasse Diagram using LaTeX. TikZ is the solution I would like to use. I tried with a simple structure involving trees but obviously when I need to join two nodes, it is not possible.
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How to open a temporary comics-like balloon in a beamer slide?
I would like to open a temporary comics-like balloons to explain a specific word in a beamer slide. Somebody has suggestions?
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Neural Network representation
I would like to translate to Spanish a diagram that represents a neural network, the diagrama is something like this:
I would like to clone the design and effects, so I need some examples to do ...
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Is there any way to type LaTeX code directly into the text boxes Inkscape?
I use Inkscape on Windows 7 platform. The principle to enter integrals and other mathematical symbols in Inkscape seems that the best thing to do and write them in a LaTeX compiler and cut them in ...
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Is there an easy way to TeX geometric pictures?
Say I want to include geometry graphics such as the following in a document:
I don't merely want to import preexisting figures, I want to be able to draw my own corresponding to a solution I may ...
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callout and beamer
I am trying the callout code that Andrew has provided at How to open a temporary comics-like balloon in a beamer slide?, but I am getting an error:
Undefined control sequence. \pgf@sh@bg@ellipse ...
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How to create a bar chart in which the y-axis is expressed in percents?
Suppose there is a chart like the following:
This chart was created using the code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
...
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Amoeba shape with TikZ
I would like to draw generic amoeba-like shapes with TikZ and don't really want to think too deeply about its boundary. Basically a closed connected set with smooth locally convex boundaries.
Any ...
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How would you produce the following exact hexagon?
I'm somewhat familiar with the array environment, but I'm not sure what the best approach would be to produce this diagram:
How would I make this, or diagrams similar to this? The slanted arrows ...
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Commutative Diagrams and TikZ
Commutative Diagram Latex Tikz
Excuse me for asking naive.
I wish I knew how to draw the diagram on the package Tikz comutativao this figure.
I would also like to know how to put subtitles in ...
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Comparison of plotting packages
I was wondering what some differences and relation between common plotting packages/environment:
picture environment
PGF/TikZ
PSTricks
and some others that are also common
but I don't know yet
...
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Is it possible to use spot colors in TikZ graphics?
Using ConTeXt and Metapost, it is fairly easy to define spot colors and use them in an image:
\starttext
\definecolor[MyRed][c=0,m=1,y=1,k=0]
\definespotcolor[RedSpot][MyRed][p=1,e=MyRed]
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How do I draw parallel arrows in commutative diagrams with TikZ?
How do I draw two parallel arrows having the same domain and the same codomain in a commutative diagram with TikZ? For that matter, how do I draw any sort of parallel paths between two nodes? Do I ...
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Why do I have so much free space on the left-hand side of my tikz diagram?
Inspired by http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/3892/ I created my own snake like diagram (see below).
The entries are rather large and the figure thus too wide. My question is: Why does the ...
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How to make nice braids diagrams
This question led to a new package:
braids — Blog: The Braids Package
I search to draw braids diagram, if possible in xy-pic.
I already know how to do that with the knot module and some ...
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Probability Tree-diagram with TikZ
Thanks for helping me out.
How can I make the following tree-diagrams?
http://www.vias.org/tmdatanaleng/cc_prob_cond_independ.html
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How to draw a Sankey Diagram using TikZ
I would like to draw something similar to this (not exactly):
using TikZ. Ideally I would be able to set the width by variables and rejoin two flows into one again. Is there a good way to do this?
...
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How can I draw simple trees in LaTeX?
I need to draw a tree, and constantly using dotty and including the PNGs is starting to be a pain. Is there a way to get LaTeX to draw it's own trees that doesn't involve learning an entirely new ...
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Which package can be used to draw automata?
I'm looking for a LaTeX package which helps drawing automata problems. I googled and found A package for drawing automata and graphs (Version 0.4). But I'm not sure is this package a standard one, or ...
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Drawing random paths in TikZ
I am looking for a way to draw with TikZ something that looks like a random path.
Here is an inspiration:
Is it possible to have TikZ generate something that would be similar to a random path ...
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Node shapes TikZ
I want to draw a block diagram for a software app and I need two shapes which I couldn't find on the Internet. The shapes are a parallelogram and a rectangle with double side margins.
One is for data ...
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Drawing stars/similar with Tikz
I'm writing a review for a book at the moment, and I thought I'd be clever and show off what LaTeX is capable of by adding a x-out-of-y stars graphic. Tikz can do many things so I would have thought ...
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How to draw lines around multiple table cells
\documentclass[fleqn,12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[ht]
\begin{minipage}[b]{1 \linewidth}\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
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Can you make chemical structure diagrams in LaTeX?
Can you create diagrams of chemical structures in LaTeX?
Example(s) of "chemical structure diagrams":
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package(s) for creating knot diagrams
I was wondering if anyone could suggest software/packages to create nice knot diagrams (hopefully with a link to images they have made in the past).
I have used xy-pic recently but am mainly ...
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Is there a way to draw 3D-style “buttons”?
I was wondering if there is a latex package to get pseudo-3D style "buttons" as are often seen on the web, or if not is there an easy way to draw them?
An example of what I mean:
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How to draw triangular grid in TikZ?
Is there an easy way to draw a triangular grid in TikZ, like this?
