Questions about the externalization library of TikZ/PGF.

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TikZ externalization with floatrow package

When using the TikZ externalization library within a \ffigbox from the floatrow package, the external image is created two times. The reason is, that the argument of \ffigbox gets parsed two times. ...
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Calc and \settocdepth break \tikzexternalize

This might well be the strangest TeX behaviour I've ever seen and that's saying a lot. The following really is a MWE as far as the header is concerned: \documentclass{memoir} \settocdepth{subsection} ...
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Exporting TikZ figures to .EPS

i'm trying to export a TikZ picture to .eps using the following on Win7 (MikTeX), compiling with pdflatex: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{external} ...
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Can TeX generate “heap dumps” to analyze+optimize out-of-memory situations?

As package author of the memory-extensive package pgfplots, I have been asked to analyze some out-of-memory situation. I could identify the "culprit"; it was some call to \pdfmdfivesum in which it ...
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Table and \tikzexternalize

It might not be a usual thing to do but I need to put some tikz pictures in a Table with externalization. I did \documentclass{report} \usepackage{tabu} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{external} ...
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Can't part siblings in a tikz tree picture

I'm having some trouble parting siblings in a tree drawn by tikz. I'm making a parsing tree for an assignment. I have already made the tree, but there is some overlapping. I tried to use the ...
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tikzexternalize: how to prevent remake of already externalized figures?

OK, this might sound somehow strange. I have a long document with lots of figures. That is why I use tikzexternalize to speed up compilation. When doing new stuff, this was somewhat annoying because ...
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External graphics and tikz externalize won't work together

I am using the tikz library external a lot and with success - so far. Now, I need to import an external file (eps, png, pdf... I don't care), and add the axes. I know I can do this with \addplot ...
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Tikz externalize: use external PDF or render by tikz, do not create external PDF

I have texlive 2012 and tikz. Is it possible to get the following behavior? With external library to tikz, use external image, if it is available. However, if it is not available, render the ...
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PGF: Externalize + Fadings differences in viewer

I've been working with the fadings library in PGF and I was having trouble getting it working with externalize. I finally figured out that it was working, but Apple's Preview does not display the ...
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Does anyone know if the listed prerequisites for TikZ's pgfplots package are slightly off?

Does anyone (not to specifically ask Christian) know if the prerequisite PGF/TikZ version listed in the PGFPlots manual is off by a bit? I've been trying to use \tikzset{external/mode=list and make} ...
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externalize only some pictures

I am using \tikzexternalize to compile my pictures outside of the main document. However, when I issue simple \tikz commands within the text, I'd like them to be compiled within the main document, ...
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pgf-umlsd and externalize

What would be the best solution to make pgf-umlsd and externalize compatible? The latter expects \end{tikzpicture} which is "hidden" within sequencediagram environment the first provides. I guess I ...
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pdflatex does not overwrite existing PDF files upon compilation when using TikZ external

I have a LaTeX/pgf/TikZ file that I'm trying to compile. I included the library external so that I could export the file. However, the problem is that \tikzexternalize apparently doesn't have a ...
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How to use tikzexternal? [closed]

I use some huge file to plot and for this I changed the tex conf file to increase memory that works. But I would like use instead external memory for this I try to use tikzexternal. But I fail. MWE ...
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Referencing a Vertex that has Math Typesetting inside it to make an Edge

I want to create math font inside of my vertex circles, AND draw edges between them. How I typically create network graphs is as follows: \usepackage{tkz-graph} \begin{tikzpicture} ...
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Externalize pgfpicture [closed]

When I do \tikzexternalize \tikzsetfigurename{foo} \begin{tikzpicture} ... \end{tikzpicture} and compile my LaTeX file with pdflatex --shell-escape, a file foo0.pdf is created the first time and ...
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What does TikZ externalization do? [closed]

I've been recently exploring around Tikz and pgfplots to build plots for my document. I am using matlab2tikz for making the TikZ files and LuaLaTeX as the engine. During my reading of the posts, I ...
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Pgfplots gives spurious lines in external mode with geometry

This is not a major problem but all the same I would like to confirm that I am not doing anything wrong. Geometry package with showframe=true option is used to see if all the figures are within the ...
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TikZ External and tikzscale: Figure is regenerated every time

I am using tikzscale with tikz external library in the list and make mode. Before using tikzscale, if I issued make -f main.makefile command, only the figures that were not present would be generated. ...
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tikz External: \tikzsetnextfilename and \tikzpicturedependsonfile

Consider the following MWE. If \tikzpicturedependsonfile is commented out, the code runs as expected. A.dep is created stating the dependency of A.pdf on A.dat. Now, lets try to add the tikz source ...
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tikzscale and \tikzsetnextfilename do not work together

\tikzsetnextfilename does not work with tikzscale package. In the MWE, included file is A.tikz which should produce A.pdf. MWE works if tikzscale is not used. MWE: \documentclass{report} ...
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“Fatal error” when using TikZ externalize [closed]

So I'm having problems with TikzExternalize. I have a paper with a large amount of dynamically built graphs. I get to a certain point in my files and I can't build anymore. Once I get to this point I ...
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TikZ External: Figure gets cropped

Arrow heads from the following MWE are cropped when externalized. What am I doing wrong? MWE: \documentclass{report} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{external} \tikzexternalize \begin{document} ...
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TikZ Externalize: Referenced legends from PGFPlots are not included

The following MWE without TikZ externalization works. However, the legend at the bottom is lost with externalization. Since the \ref in this example does not refer to anything outside tikzpicture ...
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Latex Standalone always rebuilds / apostroph in filename?

I have started toying around with Martin Scharrer's standalone package because tikz external does not work with todonotes and I feel that the workflow for standalone makes more sense as far as I have ...
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up to date check in TikZ external [closed]

I'd like to use the external library with TikZ. There I want to use the "up to date check". But when activating the key in this minimal example I got the error: ! Package pgfkeys Error: I do not ...
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Compiling CircuiTikZ with -shell-escape (pdflatex)

I'm trying to use both CircuiTikZ and pgfplots. In order not to overflow LaTeX memory, I use the TikZ externalize library with -shell-escape command in pdfLaTeX. It compiles the pgfplots nicely, but ...
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Is there any probability that PGFplots/TikZ interferes with the xymatrix (xy package)? [closed]

That's the question. In case the answer is true I'll post my problem (full with all the latex, etc.). The main problem is that if I use externalize from TikZ / PGFplots, pdflatex shows me a problem ...
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tikzexternalize fails with empty lines (end of paragraph) [closed]

I am using the latest build of tikz/pgf from TeXample and run into problems whenever the tikzpicture environment contains empty lines (which are also produced by tikzDevice in R): ! Paragraph ended ...
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tikzexternalize does not update on OS X [closed]

I believe this issue is on OS X only, as I could not reproduce it on Linux: Using tikzexternalize, the pdf is not updated whenever I change the tex-file. Instead, I always get the following answer ...
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latexmk and tikz externalize: eternal loop [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Too many compiles when using latexmk with mpgraphics I'm trying to set up my TeX builds for optimal performance and would like to use latexmk for optimum ...
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Use tikz external feature with beamer \only

I would like to use the beamer \only with tikz while external is activated. The problem is, that the \only get ignored. (see also the MWE). I would love to cache the tikz pictures, because it would ...
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pgfplots externalize and references: some work, some don't

I have started using the tikz externalization library for my current project. From here I learned to use \pgfplotsset{invoke before crossref tikzpicture={\tikzexternaldisable},invoke after crossref ...
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Plots from externalized TikZ are rotated [closed]

I just found out about tikzexternalize and I love it - well, almost. This is my situation: I have done simulations in Matlab and used matlab2tikz to get the plots from Matlab into my .tex document. ...
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TikZ Externalize & Linegoal conflict?

I'm new to stackexchange, and did not find any information about this issue. I encounter an error whenever I try to use the TikZ's externalize along with (unrelated to TikZ pictures-) \linegoal. My ...
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tikz external use png as default instead of pdf

I have somewhat successfully set up my tikz external code using zeroth's very helpful advise Externalization to other format, Makefile. Add new rules to the makefile My aim is to generate pngs for ...
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Tikz external makefile error [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Externalising TikZ pictures using XeTeX I'm having some trouble getting the externalize tikz library working correctly with xetex. In "list and make" mode, the tabs in ...
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Tikz overlay with subfig, axis & externalize

I am trying to draw lines between two different tikz-drawings, placed in subfig-environments, for example the corners of the small blue rectangle in the left image and the corners of the axis ...
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tikzexternalize error

I get the error "Paragraph ended before \tikzexternalize@opt was complete" on the following code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{external} \tikzexternalize ...
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Exporting TikZ to EPS using MacTex [closed]

I have followed the instructions for exporting to an .eps file from a TikZ drawing provided here: http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/8646/8078. However, I cannot get any of the methods to produce an .eps ...
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tikzexternalize won't compile with windows 7 and texniccenter [closed]

i've got a problem compiling my latex document by using texniccenter, pdflatex and windows 7 (with windows xp everything is working fine..) \usetikzlibrary{external} \tikzexternalize[prefix=figures/] ...
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Using tikzexternalize with pdflscape results in rotated image

When using the external TikZ library to externalize an image in a pdflscape landscape environment, the resulting image is rotated by 90 degrees. This does not happen when including "normal" images. ...
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How to get the pgfplots external tutorial to work in TeXnicCenter?

In 7.1.1 of the PGFPLOTS library the following example of externalization is given. Whatever I try, I cannot get it to work in TeXniccenter, running MiKTeX 2.8. \documentclass{article} ...
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! I can't find file `pgflibrarytikz*.code.tex' [closed]

I can compile the following LaTeX: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows,backgrounds,plotmarks} \begin{document} Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing ...
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Why does \includegraphics fail when using TikZ's externalization?

I'm trying to use \includegraphics and the auto-pst-pdf package to convert and import an EPS file, but when I enable TikZ's external library, \includegraphics fails with an error message: Package ...
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TikZ externalize option causes error in compilation

As the title says, the externalize option causes some strange errors I can't figure out of. It works for some figures (e.g. figures for which the code I've found in the pgfplots manual), but for some ...
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Tikz externalization figure not aligned/caption missing

I am putting a presentation together using beamer. I have a few tikz/pgf pictures that I externalize. Yet the figures are not put back into the document correctly. They are not in the right spot on ...
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Automatically set file name of externalized graphics equal to the file name of the tikz/PGF file

As the title says, is it possible to set some options for the externalize library in order to for the filename of the externalized graphics to be equal to the filename of the TikZ-file without using ...
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TikZ Externalize fails with multiple files [closed]

I've recently been having trouble getting TikZ to compile figures. I say recently, because a month ago, I wasn't having any problems. I'm not aware of any file corruption or updates that would have ...

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