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tikzpicture vertical line from one node to the other [duplicate]

Assume there are two nodes A and B, with B below A. These nodes are of different width. Connecting A.south to B.north results in a slanted line. I wonder how I can connect A.south to B with the ...
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connect nodes that it looks like circle

I have 3 nodes placed on a circle. These nodes are differently shaped. I want to connect them and want the arrows to look like a circle, because it is a repeating process. I can connect them with ...
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individual path distance between nodes

I have been using the Tikz package to draw NFA's and DFA's, and it's a good package to do so with, but sometimes I have to be extra creative in my setup of it. It would be much easier if there was a ...
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Map with explaining pictures

I try to achive something like this: It is a photo I made in the local zoo. Sorry for the poor quality. I like the idea of a map containing explaining images and try to do the same with beamer. ...
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Placing anchor before and after text in multipart rectangle

In the following graph, i would like the arrows to be originated inside the box and not in the border, possibly aligned and next to the text (for example, right after the word "Pointer:". Here is ...
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Connecting normal lines with decorated ones

I've got a problem, I've tried it a lot and I've investigated about it but I haven't found the answer. I've got a code like this.... \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} ...
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TikZ: lineto to a just created node

Often, when drawing diagrams with TikZ, I’d like link nodes by edges just as I draw them. But when doing it the naive way, e.g. \draw (0,0) node {A} -- (1,0) node {B}; the line intersects with the ...
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TikZ: Using Loop to Draw Grid of Nodes

I am trying to draw an Ising model (in my case, a grid of nodes with an undirected edge between adjacent nodes on the same row or column) using TikZ. I have the grid of nodes working nicely using a ...
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Gradient color on TikZ tree

Mindmap creates connection line composed of the parent/child colors. Is it possible to apply such effect on normal parent/child trees to connect the parent and child nodes with a gradient of their ...
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Declare the point for incomming arrows on nodes

is there a way to tell the a node, where the arrow shall arrive? At this example, the Arrow from Node B to A should arrive exactly in the middle of the "D" from "Dies". It should start on top-center ...
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How to connect different own TikZ macros together + default names of node

I will ask you for solution about a little bit more complex problem. Maybe it isn't so hard as it seems to be but, for me it is hard one. Let's say that i want to create four own macros \objecta, ...
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TikZ-tree: edge-alignment in horizontal org-chart

I'm working on some sort of org-chart/hierarchy-tree and ran into issues with the edge-alignment. As a guideline I used the family-tree-TeXample. See the TeX.sx-dicussion here. However, the text in ...
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TikZ: placing a line (transformed into a sinusoidal shape) parallel to an edge connecting nodes

I am drawing a little sketch, where a line enters a circle, and three other lines come out. Above each line, there is to be a tittle sinusoidal curve (almost as if I used a construct like \node (a) ...
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Edit TikZ Chains to add labels and maintain the option to add individual styles

I find a code that redefines the way one defines a chain (\chainin), and allows one to include labels in the chains. However, this code disables the style options (by and with keyword). However, I ...
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Redraw a kernel scheme diagram

I'm trying to redraw a kernel scheme diagram for a university lecture note. This is how far I got: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} ...
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Problem with arrows between nodes

I need to draw an arrow between 2 nodes but not from the center of the node. When I use a position modificator a new arrow end appears at the starting point. This is a minimal example: ...
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Tikz foreach with two variables and the remember option

The question is really simple but I am a beginner in the world of tikz. I have the following example and I am trying to simplify the connections of the nodes. Here the working example: ...
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Linking text nodes in a page

I'd like to know what package can link nodes in different parts of a page. To simplify my question I uploaded an example extracted of tkz-linknodes manual (AlterMundus). Please note that the page ...
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Block Diagrams Multi Input - Multi Output Components in TikZ

My problem is to define blocks (mainly rectangles) that has labels in them in terms of matrices (mostly block diagonal) such that the n-many arrows that goes in this rectangle visually is at the same ...
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Add more anchors to standard TikZ nodes

I frequently find myself needing more than the standard anchors TikZ nodes provide, i.e. north, north east, east and so forth. I usually use coordinate calculations for this, as in the example below, ...
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Tikz - How to Draw Boxes Around Set of Nodes

How to draw the boxes as shown in the attached image? I could only manage to draw the chart but could not highlight the desired node / nodes with a rectangle box. Preferably dotted. I could not draw ...
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Tikz - How to connect nodes

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \draw (0,2.5) node[minimum height=1cm,minimum width=3cm,draw] (A) {A}; \draw (5,0) ...
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Path From and To Same Node in tikz Flowchart

I'm working on creating flowcharts directly inside LaTeX documents using tikz. I am admittedly an extreme novice with tikz, although I have quite a bit of experience using LaTeX. My problem is when ...