{nodes} is about nodes in {diagrams}.
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TikZ: shade also the border of a node
I would like to shade a node and the border of the node.
The following code works but I don't like it very much that I have to draw something after the node on the background layer. I would prefer a ...
3
votes
1answer
102 views
multiline label for node
Is there way of producing multiline label for node:
\node[label=below:{unit\\cell}] (one){\tikz{\draw (0,0)rectangle (1,1);}};
The example produces "wrong" label output: untitcell
However, ...
4
votes
1answer
323 views
Size of TikZ ellipse node
When I set the minimum size of an ellipse in a tikzpicture environment, it expands into a circle if the inner content does not grow as large as the ellipse shape itself.
Is there any way around it?
...
5
votes
1answer
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Creating a strikeout command
I am trying to create a command that works in mathmode which simulates a strikeout diagonally while leaving the math display intact.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
...
8
votes
1answer
359 views
TikZ: adding nodes to a circular diagram from smartdiagram package
This is what I would like to achieve:
My MWE is below:
\documentclass{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{smartdiagram}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}
...
2
votes
0answers
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How to draw clipart icons in tikz?
Is there a way to draw clipart icons in tikz?
Or is there a way to export them or should I use some other software for this purpose?
I want to draw the following 5 icons:
4
votes
1answer
99 views
Fill a node shape
I am trying to fill a custom shaped node but as can be observed in the example below the fill does not occur naturally rather it uses its default shape to fill. Any insights?
...
4
votes
1answer
102 views
Positioning node at end of line
The following code fails to do what I want:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,calc}
\begin{document}
\tikz{%
\draw (0,0) -- (\textwidth, 0) node[draw, inner ...
3
votes
2answers
236 views
Overriding node draw style inherited from every node style messes up positioning
I have been trying to draw a tree with TikZ. All nodes should be circles, so I use the every node style. There are some additional labels on some nodes, which have to be exceptions. I have tried this:
...
5
votes
2answers
140 views
TikZ, node with multiple lines around
I want to draw a circle node using tikz that has more than two lines around. I found this question: TikZ - multi-color double circle node with its very good accepted answer. Unfortunately, I have no ...
7
votes
2answers
213 views
How put tick and cross mark around a node in tikz?
I want to draw something like this:
This is my tikz code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
\usetikzlibrary{trees}
\tikzstyle{bag} = [text width=8em,
text ...
3
votes
1answer
185 views
TikZ node positioning in Beamer ignores x coordinate
I have the following frame in beamer:
\begin{frame}{Language}
\begin{block}{}
\begin{align*}
\onslide<1->{
&\text{Types} & T &::= B | T \to T \\
}
...
4
votes
1answer
226 views
Tikz: How to split Nodes and position Text in it
I have a really big problem:
I need a TikZ node that looks like that:
but i have no idea how to split the node like that. Esecially the "more text" is a big problem. All i tried ended in errors. ...
2
votes
1answer
157 views
TikZ node in normal text
I would like to place a TikZ node inside normal text to get the fancy boxes. But the box is on the same baseline. I would like to get the text on the baseline. What can I do?
\documentclass{article}
...
8
votes
1answer
170 views
Automatically place right angle indicator on normal vector
I'm trying to draw a normal vector on a curve, and use the usual "dot in an arc" symbol to indicate that. Here is what I have so far, which looks alright, but needed manual adjustment of angles and ...
3
votes
1answer
146 views
generate schematic diagram with shapes and curved path
I wish to generate the following figure:
So far I have managed:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[transition/.style = ...
1
vote
0answers
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Undefined control sequence, when using font in tikz node [duplicate]
I get the following error when using font keyword in TikZ node
Undefined control sequence ...t=\small,black,rotate=90] at (-1/4,22/4) {
where the code is,
\node[font=\small,black,rotate=90] at ...
2
votes
1answer
69 views
positioning nodes according to their sizes in tikz?
I produced the following output using the tikz code shown below. What I want is for the arrow on the right to have a fixed length relative to the rightmost symbol, not relative to the center of the ...
9
votes
1answer
167 views
TikZ path labels and --cycle
\draw (0,0) -- node{a} (2,0) -- node{b} (2,1) -- node{c} (0,1) -- cycle;
I can't find a simple way to make a label on the last edge. What I want is something like
\draw (0,0) -- node{a} (2,0) ...
5
votes
1answer
159 views
How to put node in an accurate place? How to use different style of font in TikZ?
I want to draw something like this:
This is my code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
%\usepackage[active,tightpage,floats]{preview}
...
5
votes
1answer
152 views
Controlling arrow distance from the destination node in TikZ
I'm trying to draw a simple diagram in TikZ. I used a code example from the documentation (code below). As you can see on the graphic:
there is a problem with arrows that are not touching the ...
8
votes
2answers
255 views
How to draw container box in TikZ? How to get it with rounded corner?
I want to draw something like this:
This is what I am able to draw:
This is my TikZ code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage[active,tightpage,floats]{preview}
...
4
votes
1answer
208 views
How to place label in middle of line (above and below) with TikZ
\fbox{
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1,auto=center]
\node[circle,fill=gray!20] (n1) at (2,8) {Node A};
\node[circle,fill=gray!20] (n2) at (8,8) {Node B};
\foreach \from/\to in {n1/n2}
\draw ...
9
votes
3answers
253 views
pgfplots - Add offset to pins
I'm trying to make a bar plot for an optimization parameter in quantum physics. To be more informative, the graph should display the values of these parameters above the bars. So far I did
...
6
votes
1answer
105 views
Simultanious use of relative positioning and “of” notation
A rather high node has a not so high node on its rigth side.
I like the positioning and sizes, but i want both node to share the same Y-Axis of their north border.
\tikzstyle{big} =[rectangle, ...
6
votes
1answer
466 views
How to get larger fonts than \Huge in nodes with tikz?
I need to write large fonts which are included in nodes of a tikzpicture. When I change scale, everything changes but not fonts. Here´s my code:
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{book}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
6
votes
1answer
318 views
How to introduce a line break in a TikZ node label?
I need to introduce line breaks into the label of a node. This is what I've tried so far, but none of it worked:
1:
\node[node, label={[split parts = 4]alpha \nodepart{two} bravo \nodepart{three} ...
3
votes
1answer
87 views
How to place a textnode at the center of a drawed rectangle
A rectangle label does not appear inside the rectangle but on the corner of it.
\tikzstyle{every node} = [align=center]
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2) node [center] ...
8
votes
1answer
134 views
how to use bullets and new line in a rectangle block of tikz? and how to draw arrows from particulat location of rectangle split node?
I want draw something like this:
And this is what I am getting:
I am facing three difficulties:
How to get bullets inside a block? and how to use different font for the same?
How to draw these ...
8
votes
1answer
213 views
tikz positioning of nodes
I want to generate a simple organigram with reasonable-looking distances in x and y direction. How can I get equidistant distances between the nodes?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
3
votes
1answer
149 views
anti-clockwise pathed curve for connecting nodes
I have a question which is no doubt simple to most people but I have been struggling with it for a while now. I have the following code:
\begin{tikzpicture}
% Add information on the process above ...
10
votes
1answer
410 views
Comprehensive list of TikZ style options?
I'm aware that one can use \tikzstyle{every label}=[...] to apply styles to every label within a tikzpicture; or \tikzset{mystyle/.style={...}} to apply style specs to a specific type of node mystyle ...
5
votes
1answer
215 views
How to make all nodes same size in mindmap?
Is there a way to force all the nodes in a mindmap to have the same size regardless of their hierarchy in the tree?
\begin{figure}\label{fig:HadoopVersion}
\centering
...
6
votes
1answer
288 views
Difference between \newcommand and \pgfmathsetmacro used in TikZ \coordinate
Consider the following code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\newcommand{\MA}{4}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\MB}{4};
\coordinate (V11) at (0,0);
...
3
votes
1answer
142 views
tikz - Multiple nodes with same content
I would like to know how to place multiple nodes with same content in TikZ.
I've made a macro for it, but I think that it could have a different approach.
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{bm}
...
4
votes
2answers
467 views
Package PGF Math Error: Unknown operator `o' or `of'
I am getting a weird error while trying to place a node above another node using the below= syntax.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[] (node1) at ...
8
votes
1answer
449 views
pgfplots - Placing Nodes on x Coordinates of a Plot
I want to plot some graphs in pgfplots and want to place nodes on the exact same x coordinate of the plot. The position of the note has to be set in x direction but free in y direction.
Here is one ...
14
votes
4answers
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TikZ: difference between \node and \coordinate?
What is the difference between \node and \coordinate in TikZ? Exchanging them does no visual effect in my (to be honest: still simple) pictures.
When to use what?
9
votes
1answer
245 views
TikZ: anchors of special node “current page” seem to be incorrect in landscape
I've got a document that I wish to format in landscape in conjunction with some material added as an overlay via TikZ. I can get everything correct if I create a portrait page, but not if I create a ...
5
votes
1answer
227 views
Draw arrow not to node center but to edge of circle on this node?
This example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}%
\draw[help lines] (0,0) grid (1,1);
\node [draw, circle] at (0,0) {};
\node [draw, ...
9
votes
2answers
283 views
Hyperlinked nodes in TikZ mindmap
I am trying to make a small mindmap such that some of the child nodes are hyperlinked. I tried to follow the advice given here, about the new node style hyperlink node, but the following MWE compiles ...
13
votes
1answer
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nodes structure like file system
I would like to draw a picture that reflects some file structure. Below code works almost as expected. I need to adjust the connections between nodes so they don't start from the center of the bottom ...
8
votes
2answers
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Problem with custom width of nodes in TikZ
I'm in trouble with some nodes, I'd like to get your help.
I'm trying to set the text width of a node, but when I declare this parameter, there is something wrong. Maybe there's something missing in ...
5
votes
1answer
195 views
How to fix the overlapped nodes with long text, in TikZ. Concept maps
I'd like to get helping from you.
I want to have paragraphs in the nodes of the concept map with Tikz, I mean, texts with multiple lines.
I have a problem with texts, the nodes are overlapped.
Here's ...
4
votes
2answers
200 views
TikZ node with UML comment shape
I'm wondering how could I draw node that looks like ** UML comment **.
Any suggestions?
13
votes
2answers
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TikZ rectangle split parts with fixed height
I was wondering if there is a way to set the height of rectangle split parts. I had no luck finding something in the pgfmanual. (Using \phantom seems just like a quickfix.)
Here is an example to ...
9
votes
2answers
207 views
Rounded corners as a tangent in the right direction
I want to split a path into two branches as in the following MWE.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (A) [rectangle] ...
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votes
2answers
143 views
How to define an environment that begins with a node?
Please see the following definition:
\tikzstyle{boxStyle} = [draw=blue!80, fill=blue!9, very thick,
rectangle, rounded corners=3mm, inner sep=10pt, inner ysep=15pt]
...
12
votes
1answer
372 views
Nested node class with pictogram decoration
I'm wondering how can I define custom TikZ node class mynode thats allows my to use following syntax:
\node [mynode,fill=yellow!40] {component}
\child{
\node [mynode,fill=yellow!40] ...
15
votes
1answer
616 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 ...
