{nodes} is about nodes in {diagrams}.
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parametric naming of nodes in Tikz
I would like to generate a graph with nodes and edges names by their coordinates in the graph, something like:
\foreach \x in {0,1,...,6}
\foreach \y in {1,...,4}
\draw (1.5*\x,2.5*\y) circle ...
4
votes
1answer
349 views
multipart nodes anchors for dividers
How can a node be positioned at the center/edge of a part in a multipart node using relative positioning?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.multipart}
...
5
votes
1answer
937 views
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 ...
10
votes
2answers
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How to avoid covering nodes with connection lines
When drawing connection lines (edge) between nodes, the lines will be drawn over the nodes (due to the drawing sequence). If having many connections, it may problematically cover the nodes, and ...
5
votes
1answer
439 views
Custom sibling angle for child nodes
As I explored the TikZ manual and available examples; the position of child nodes are defined within the parent node. This means that all child nodes spread on the same radius from the parent with ...
9
votes
2answers
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Why are just-created TikZ shapes “unknown”?
I'm using TikZ's \foreach iterator to create a series of nodes and then draw edges between them. First I iterate to create the nodes; then I iterate through the nodes to link them to each other. ...
3
votes
2answers
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tikz positioning. How to place a node below of another only by y coordinate, leaving x alone
I have 2 chains in different columns of a table. I need to shift the second chain in a such way that the {mv r0 <- a} would be below the {br a = 0 $end}, as it is depicted : right below the red ...
2
votes
2answers
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Declare the point for incomming arrows on nodes
is there a way to tell the a node, where the arrow shall arrive?
At this example, the Arrow from Node B to A should arrive exactly in the middle of the "D" from "Dies". It should start on top-center ...
7
votes
1answer
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Tikz - Nodes highlighting / background coloring
Here is the MWE, it works leaving the unicode devanagari text.
\documentclass[fleqn,12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{color}
\begin{document}
...
10
votes
1answer
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tikz nodes: centering with small font
I am trying to create tikz nodes with centered text, but changing fontsize. Unfortunately, while normally-sized text is nicely centered inside the nodes, the smaller text is not centered, but shifted ...
7
votes
1answer
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Titles aligned horizontally above nodes in figure
I am trying to create a flow chart going left-right where each stage has a header aligned with it, at a certain height above the chart. I am trying to use the Hydrogen Splitting Example (see the ...
8
votes
2answers
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How to position nodes around another node in TiKZ?
I'd like to position some nodes in TiKZ around a given node. I could do that manually, by setting each node position, but why not looking for an easier way that looks better?
I thought about using a ...
8
votes
3answers
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How to make nodes to simple dots instead of being named
I currently have the following code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1]
\tikzstyle{every node}=[draw,shape=circle]
\path (0,0) node (p0) {$p_0$}
...
5
votes
1answer
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How to change the shape of TikZ's mindmap children?
Consider the original example of tikz's mindmap. The standard shape of both parent and children is circle. The official document states the difference of TikZ's mindmap from standard mindmaps by using ...
5
votes
1answer
495 views
How to make a pgfplots stacked xbar plot with bar-“explicit meta” labels computed from input table data
I am making a pgfplots stacked xbar plot where each bar has a distinct
label, in addition to a numeric bar length. Each pair of bars also
has a common label. I would like to mark each bar with its ...
8
votes
1answer
352 views
Label automatically positioned so that it doesn't overlap anything
I produce automatically generated LaTeX-files with nodes and links.
Is it possible to put the label of the node outside of the node and it is automatically positioned somewhere, such that there is no ...
4
votes
1answer
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Shrinking text in a node, such that the minimum width and minimum height are the actual width and height of the node
I want to shrink the text in a node such that the minimum height and width are the actual width and height of the node.
I found this
Shrinking text to the width of a node within a tikzpicture,
but I ...
2
votes
2answers
510 views
How to align rows in Tikz nodes & tabular environment
In the attached image, you can see the text is not aligning properly. At the end it started to align as required. Sorry I can not reduce the MWE any more.
since the preamble in big so I will put ...
5
votes
1answer
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Is it possible to refer to node label and reuse it for labeling other nodes in tikz?
I would like to "reuse" some nodes' labels, as in example below
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,oneside,titlepage]{report}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\tikzset{
label ...
7
votes
2answers
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How to put environment text inside node?
Consider a simple environment in the documentclass as
\newenvironment{abstract}{
\node (tbl) {
};
}
The content of
\begin{abstract}
Content
\end{abstract}
will goes ...
2
votes
1answer
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tikz, tikz circuits, relative coordinates
I am trying to draw a dimensioned line, <---- 2 cm ---- > in the x, and y directions on a circuit diagram. Using absolute coordinates, there is no problem. However, the display is faulty using ...
3
votes
1answer
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Name tikz circuit symbol node
Consider the following minimal example in with TikZ circuit library
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{circuits.ee.IEC}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture} [circuit ee ...
9
votes
3answers
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How to increase the horizontal distance between nodes?
I've got this Tikz picture and I'd like to increase the horizontal distance between the nodes while keeping the vertical distance unchanged. I know how to do it by placing the nodes manually using ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to modify just some nodes' styles in chemfig
In the following molecular drawing, I want to only circle the rightmost OH of the first molecule and the leftmost H of the second, to show that they are the ones that are involved in the formation of ...
1
vote
2answers
510 views
TikZ – How to create nodes
Based on one of the example posted How to create new table environment, I modified to my needs,
\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
\usepackage[labelformat=empty]{caption}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
3
votes
1answer
218 views
newcommand with argument produces unwanted extra space within tikzpicture
I am creating some pictures I want to use within nodes. When I use a \newcommand with an argument, extra space is added and I can't get rid of it.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
...
2
votes
1answer
280 views
Ref a picture within a node
I would like to know if we can reference a (tikz)picture within a node from another picture. In this way, I could create a PDF with multiple pictures which give details of each node from my first ...
7
votes
1answer
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Change node distance for particular nodes
How do you change the node distance to the left for a
\node[state] (q4) [below left of=q3] {$homing$};
Ok, it's a little bit on the left, but I want it to move it more to the left. How ...
12
votes
3answers
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How to set exact radius for a node?
I have a bunch of nodes and would like to size them so that their areas represent some numbers I have (so that if I have two nodes with corresponding values 1 and 2, then the second node's area should ...
4
votes
1answer
901 views
Tikz right-angle edges between nodes
In the example below I'd like to have angled edges which just go vertically and horizontally.
My aim is to get the edges like in this image (the rounded edges are not a must) :
Here is my minimal ...
4
votes
1answer
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Creating definition of new shapes in PGF/TikZ
Can somebody help me out with declaring these shapes for nodes? :
Need them as model for creation another shapes for symbols. Picked up those what I'm not able to define.Sorry there will be no MWE, ...
5
votes
4answers
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TikZ Node with multiple shapes
My use case is drawing a ticked box in line with normal text like this: "Hello ☒ World." (unicode example, your mileage may vary). One solution I managed to come up with is the following rather ...
4
votes
3answers
745 views
Tikz,PGFplots: drawing in node's cs placed on plot
I'm trying to place some arrows which should be placed alongside the graphs. I place nodes on the graph using
node[pos=0.2,above] (point1) {}
Then I want to draw in that coordinate system
\draw ...
6
votes
1answer
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Nodes won't position as they should in pgfplots
When I use the example of the pgfplots manual it looks different from what is shown in the manual:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
...
2
votes
1answer
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Draw inside nodes to get BPMN gateway shapes
This question is a follow up to How to draw inside a TikZ node, using node style?
I am trying to get the AND and XOR gateway from BPMN as seen here ...
3
votes
1answer
364 views
Making use of entire page in TikZ
I am using the TikZ package to create stacked timelines. See example below. Whenever I make some small modification to the timelines, I have to spend lots of time adjusting all the coordinates. If ...
1
vote
1answer
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can the to-path in pgf/tikz circuits be used to name a node
I am trying to define a few components for my circuits library to use with the circuit.ee library, and I have a couple of questions:
Does the to-path create a node on its path or just a complex path ...
8
votes
1answer
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Cloud with lines as filling in TikZ
I am trying to draw specific portions of a Petri Net with TikZ.
For parts of the subnet where the structure does not matter to me I'd like to use
a cloud node filled with parallel lines (inspired by ...
5
votes
1answer
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Define node at relative coordinates of \draw plot
I am not able to fix that simple plot. I think I missed something, but I can't point out what !
Could you tell me why (a) is not at midway of the red line ?
\documentclass{article}
...
8
votes
3answers
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Drawing a proper shadow for overlapping objects
I draw images that are composed of several overlapping nodes. If I add a drop shadow to each node, the shadow of the second node is drawn over the first node, as seen in the picture below (which ...
9
votes
1answer
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TikZ Styles that set Nodepart Styles
In the following, I'm using user-defined macros to set the type style for the nodeparts for class nodes (\texttt{\textbf{#1}}), interfaces (\texttt{\textit{#1}}).
Using the \tikzset command I also ...
12
votes
1answer
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Bending arrows in Tikz
In Tikz, I would like to bend an arrow like the one between $H_2O$ and $O_2$ in this figure:
I'm able to have a bended line between $H_2O$ and $O_2$, but it's not touching the photophosphorylation ...
1
vote
1answer
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Why does 'every node' not work inside a scope environment?
I just tried the following and was suprised it didn't work:
\begin{tikzpicture}
... some commands
\begin{scope}[very thick,
every node=./style={circle, fill=white, minimum size=1.2mm, inner ...
5
votes
2answers
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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 ...
9
votes
3answers
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Put a node behind another in a TikZ diagram
I want to place a node, that is kind of a note, behind another node.
However, I need to put the reference node before the note, so I can place the note in a relative position to the reference node. ...
5
votes
2answers
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pgf(plots) node shadow/opaque pin
Is it possible to place a shadow/fill/opaque setting on text of a node pin? I know I can do that with the actual node, but I am using \node in pgfplots to mark some stuff on graphs, and it would be ...
4
votes
1answer
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TikZ: Rectangle spanning a submatrix, as a node
I specify the corners of a rectangle, spanning a certain submatrix of a matrix, and want this rectangle to be a node. The minimal example is:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz,pgf}
...
3
votes
1answer
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How to draw arrow and loop with rounded heads instead of arrow shapes?
Can any one help me with this. I want to draw an arrow and a loop with rounded nodes as in the image?
I am waiting for your expertise.
6
votes
1answer
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Package pgf Error: No shape named X is known
I can't get this document to compile:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{snakes,arrows,shapes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[>=latex',line join=bevel,]
...
4
votes
1answer
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Using [midway] to label a curved path at its centre
I am trying to label two curved paths connecting two nodes with labels placed at their centres using the node[midway] option. This is something that should be very simple but I have not been able to ...
