MetaPost uses a language based on that of Metafont to produce precise technical illustrations. Its output is scalable PostScript or SVG, rather than the bitmaps Metafont creates.
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mpgraphics: Unable to compile using MikTex on Windows
This is an example from mpgraphics package documentation:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mpgraphics}
\begin{document}
\begin{mpinline}
draw (20,20)--(0,0)--(0,30)--(30,0)--(0,0)
\end{mpinline}
...
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votes
1answer
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Creating a grid which fills available text area on a page in ConTeXt?
I have some pages containing only a small paragraph at the top and a large empty area where readers can add notes or draw, e.g.:
_______________
| |
| This is some |
| text in a pa- |
...
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votes
4answers
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A good METAPOST alternative for plotting 3d surfaces
I find METAPOST to be a wonderful software to create 2d charts and figures.
Can you name me a few good alternatives to METAPOST for drawing 3d surfaces?
The crucial feature I'm looking for is the ...
2
votes
1answer
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How to draw an optical lattice
I want to make in TikZ or MetaPost an image of a two dimensional lattice with oscillations like these:
(Source: http://www.uibk.ac.at/th-physik/qo/research/opticallattices.html)
or this one:
...
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votes
6answers
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Curve through a sequence of points with Metapost and TikZ
This question led to a new package:
hobby
I found Metapost best for drawing complex smooth curves (i.e., Bezier, splines), since you do not have to directly specify Bezier control points. ...
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votes
1answer
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How can I use german umlauts in MetaUML
I have the following files:
metaumlfile.mp:
input metauml;
beginfig(1);
Class.Benutzer("Benutzer")
()
("+üben(): void");
drawObjects(Benutzer);
endfig;
end
...
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votes
1answer
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Draw rounded cube
How can I draw a rounded cube using Asymptote, Metapost or anything that produces high quality graphics? A rounded cube is for example the boundary of the minkovski sum C+S where C=[-1,1]^3 and S is ...
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votes
1answer
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feynmf with pdflatex [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to use kile with feynmf or feynmp?
I would like to use feynmf, or better feynmp, with pdflatex. My first idea was to replace all the files file.[0-9]* which are ...
6
votes
1answer
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How to generate EAN barcodes with TikZ or MetaPost?
I'm looking for way to generate EAN barcodes with LuaLaTeX. I'm aware of this question; the solution to that needs pstricks, which won't work easily with LuaLaTeX (I don't want to install GhostScript ...
4
votes
2answers
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metapost and pdflatex
I'm trying to use figures created with metapost in a TeX document compiled with pdflatex, but I have some troubles. I did as advised here, but it fails!
My code is this :
...
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vote
1answer
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Metapost compiler freezes when I add labels
I installed texlive-metapost in Linux Mint (similar to Ubuntu), and each time I compile a MetaPost figure which contains a label, the compiler finishes the job, but the picture is not saved as ps, ...
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votes
1answer
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Metapost - Color portions of a curve with different colors
I searched a bit and didn't find something that relates to this.
Suppose I created a closed curve in Metapost with the command p:=z_1..z_2..z_3..cycle. Is it possible to color pieces of this curve ...
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votes
0answers
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Creating a colored bar chart using MetaPost or pgfplots [closed]
Right now I have this:
input graph
input sarith
beginfig(1)
draw begingraph(3cm,2cm)
gdata("data1.d", v,
path p;
augment p (v1,0);
augment p (v1,v2);
augment p (v1 Sadd ...
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votes
8answers
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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 ...
3
votes
1answer
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Using Latexmk with mpost
Is it possible to tell latexmk to execute mpost paper.mp after each compilation run if paper.mp has changed?
I tried to create a custom latexmkrc rule:
add_cus_dep('mp', '1', 0, 'mpost');
sub mpost ...
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votes
3answers
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Which plotting tool is more likely to stay stable in the basics: MetaPost, PStricks or pgfplots?
I have been looking at the three (major ?) tools---MetaPost, PStricks or pgfplots for plotting data together with LaTeX. My experience is this:
MetaPost code can demand lots of lines for simple ...
3
votes
1answer
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graphing problems in metapost
I have some data as follows (first and second columns) in the file mydata.d that I want to graph:
8 98826 year 2008
9 104925 year 2009
10 140153 year 2010
11 178414 year 2011
As we have ...
8
votes
1answer
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pgf/tikz vs metapost
Can the experts here comment on the pros and cons of these two languages? I have been using metapost for a long time and I was wondering if I should learn pgf/tikz also.
How does both languages ...
1
vote
1answer
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Metapost label based on variable value
I want to label a scale based on a variable value and I wrote a metapost code like this.
$ := 1;
for i = -.3cm step .6cm until 3.6cm:
label.bot(str$,(i,-3.7cm));
$ := incr($);
endfor;
It ...
0
votes
1answer
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metapost macro for drawing filled circle not working
The following macro draws a black circle only on the first invocation. The remaining three circles are unfilled. Where am I going wrong?
def big(expr z) =
begingroup
save a;
path a;
a = fullcircle ...
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votes
1answer
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OpenType fonts for Metapost Labels
Is it possible to use OpenType fonts in MetaPost labels?
I use MiKTeX 2.9. I hoped something like mpost --tex=dvilualatex <myfile>.mp might work, but no luck.
Suggestions?
I tried this, but ...
1
vote
1answer
265 views
Tutorial for emp package
I really like the idea of the emp package - you write your MetaPost sources directly in LaTeX source. However, I can't make this package work. I read the official readme, but to no avail. Some of my ...
2
votes
2answers
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Change background color in metapost
I have a metapost diagram using colour that when displayed in normal latex (with a white background) works well. Now, I want to add the same diagram to a presentation done in Beamer (Warsaw theme) ...
0
votes
1answer
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Metapost use venn package
I use TexShop, and I have successfully compiled an example which uses metapost code directly in LaTeX code ( by running pdflatex, then metapost, then finally pdflatex again).
this code uses mpfic ...
3
votes
2answers
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How to use mplib directly from lua?
I am trying to plot some graphics calling mplib from lualatex.
The 'standard' way is the use of luamplib package and mplibcode environment. I was wandering, is there a way to call mplib from lua ...
3
votes
1answer
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mirror figure in metapost
With a valid figure, I would like to always produce the mirror figure. To clarify my thought, I'm looking for some tricks to do something like:
beginfig(1);
...
endfig;
beginfig(2);
...
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votes
2answers
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Create a symbol font from SVG symbols
Is it possible to create an own scalable font from a set of symbols (~700), all in SVG format. All of them are symbols (like Zapf Dingbats), so there would be no need for special settings like ...
8
votes
2answers
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automatic resizing of edges with long labels
I would like to know if there is a way to automatically resize edges when they have long labels. For example, the following code
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
8
votes
1answer
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Calculate font metrics for glyphs inside MetaPost figures
I'm looking for a way to calculate the ascent and descent of a character glyph after it has been scaled and then drawn into a MetaPost figure.
With TikZ, I can do this fairly easily by performing ...
4
votes
1answer
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How to use MetaPost with TeXlipse?
I would like to to use TeXlipse, MetaPost and MetaUML to generate requirements specifications. The problem I have is that I haven't found an easy way to incorporate MetaPost in TeXlipse build. There ...
2
votes
1answer
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MetaUML — generate image as output
I'm planning to use MetaUML to automatically generate UML diagrams (as images) and display them.
I found that there is an utility, mptopdf, that helps generating the output as a PDF file:
mptopdf ...
8
votes
1answer
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Should I have changed MetaObj or is there a better way?
I want to use MetaObj to arrange some diagrams. I have some nice, color MetaPost drawings of components for my diagrams.
I create the picture objects like this:
input metaobj;
def picphone =
...
3
votes
4answers
967 views
Commutative diagrams using MetaPost or Asymptote
Xy-pic, TikZ and PSTricks seem to be the graphics packages commonly used to draw commutative diagrams. Having heard about the power of MetaPost and Asymptote, I would like to experiment with them.
...
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votes
4answers
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Error in PS generated by MetaUML
If I use following example (or any other):
input metauml;
beginfig(1);
Class.A("Point")
("+x: int",
"+y: int") ();
Class.B("Circle")
("radius: int")
("+getRadius(): ...
10
votes
1answer
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Embedding MetaPost in LaTeX document
I have problem using the emp package in TeXlive 2010. When I try to use it with empcmds it prints contents to output. If I use emp it parser fails after first character.
Also - how should I import ...
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votes
8answers
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Is anybody using TeX for business reporting?
Would TeX (LaTeX, ConTeXt, etc) be a good solution for PDF business reports that require dynamically generated graphs and tables?
I need to create financial reports that must look top-notch in their ...
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votes
2answers
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metapost pictures in pdflatex
To include metapost pictures in a latex file compiled by pdflatex I usually do something like
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
...
\includegraphics{filename-without-mps}
but this requires all metapost ...
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votes
3answers
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Graphing sine function in MetaPost
I'm trying to reconstruct this picture in MetaPost:
So far came up with this:
draw (-1cm,0)--(3cm,0);
draw (0,1cm)--(0,-1cm);
draw fullcircle scaled 1.8cm;
label(btex $y$ etex,(0,1.2cm));
...
