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Circular Arrows and Text on Path

I did some basic tikz figures, but i have absolutely no idea how to do a figure like this: Each text block should be aligned on a circular path and centered within the arrows. Could anyone please ...
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Chemfig, TikZ, circle diagram

I have a problem with drawing such a complex diagram in using Chemfig (a picture of diagram should be attached) . The Chemfig manual describes how to draw curved and U-type arrows but all my attempts ...
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Curved arrow describing a step in a mathematical derivation

Is it possible to achieve something like this in LaTeX? I want a curved arrrow pointing from 1st line to the other line and is coupled with an equation number which indicates the equation used. I ...
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1answer
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coordinates, nodes and arrows in tikz

I like the idea of defining a bunch of coordinates and then creating the desired diagram from them, but now I have the following problem. The MWE below demonstrates it: the arrows connecting the two ...
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Why arrow head not shown for this code? [closed]

\begin{tikzpicture} \tikzstyle{every node}=[draw,shape=circle]; \node (v3) at (4, 0) {$v_3$}; \node (v5) at (2, -2) {$v_5$}; \draw [->] (v3)--(v5); \end{tikzpicture} The above code gives me: ...
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How to get a line break in tikz label of the arrow? [duplicate]

This is my code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage[margin=15mm]{geometry} \usepackage{calc} \usetikzlibrary{matrix,arrows} \usetikzlibrary{positioning,arrows} ...
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arrowhead rotation

I want the arrowhead to look more natural as opposed to goofy (which is the present state) \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows.new, decorations.markings, calc, fadings, ...
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1answer
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TikZ: Superimpose text over arrow

I am trying to superimpose some text over an arrow with TikZ. I know it is possible to have the text over the arrow but this is not what I am trying to achieve. What I have done so far is: ...
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2answers
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anchor arrow start position

Attached below is the minimum working example. I would like the arrow to end at the west anchor of the node "operation". I tried anchor and few other possibilities but they don't seem to affect the ...
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Direction arrows on a circle [duplicate]

I would like to plot circle (or another curve) with positive direction (and show it wit arrows). This plots the circle \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \RequirePackage{pgfplots} ...
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Resize arrowhead [duplicate]

I am looking for a way to draw an open interval on a line with tikz. The solution I came up with is: \begin{tikzpicture} \draw[[-),thick] (0,0)-- (10,0); \foreach \i in {1,2,3.5,4.7,6.4} ...
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Piecing together a diagram from other files

I'm in \documentaclass[landscape]{article} and I'm trying to figure out how I can put together a bunch of figures I've created (with the generous help of TSE users) on this document. What I'm trying ...
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Fixing fill on arrows in “compass”

How do I fix the coloring in the arrow head? It doesn't fill like the line width does. Also, you'll notice that the arrow touches D. How do I push D down? (Or is it best to just manually adjust it?) ...
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votes
1answer
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Changing line thickness of arrow

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \draw[step=1cm,color=gray] (0,0) grid (3,3); \draw[draw=black,solid, -triangle ...
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votes
1answer
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Arcing arrow and keeping proper arrow head orientation [duplicate]

I have \draw[draw=black!80,solid, -triangle 90,fill=black!80] (2.6, 4) -- (3.3, 4); I'd like the endpoints to be where they are, but I need it to arc. How do I do this? Edit: I'm looking for ...
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1answer
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Filling the arrow tip and not the path using two different colors

I have a small problem with some arrows but I can't seem to find a solution. Please note that this question is different from Setting fill color for TikZ arrow tips only (and not the path itself), ...
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votes
1answer
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How to draw THICK arrows (shown below in the figure) in tikz?

I want to draw something like this: I am not able to draw this. This is what I have drawn: This is the code: \documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article} %\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{scrartcl} ...
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0answers
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Making arrow heads smaller using “arrowsnew”

I want to make the arrowheads smaller on the $\delta v_A$ arrow and on the [<->] arrows. I made the file from this post Is it possible to change the size of an arrowhead in TikZ/PGF? but it ...
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understanding how to rotate arrows in tikz

I have seen the post on the rotation of arrows and one of the post is mine. However, I don't understand how to do accomplish it myself. For instance, I am making a picture of Hohmann transfer where ...
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vote
1answer
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arrow heads on arc curves

How can I have arrow head appear properly on the arced curve? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows,decorations.markings,calc,fadings,decorations.pathreplacing, patterns, ...
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2answers
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Complicated tikzpicture for theorem of multivariabe continuous functions

I'm attempting to construct a tikzpicture that looks like this: Here's what I have: \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage[english]{babel} ...
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1answer
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tikz and tables: node increases row height

I'm trying to add arrows to a table in my beamer presentation using the package tikz. Because I don't want the table to look different from the other tables in the presentation, I didn't use \matrix ...
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1answer
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Single arrow with heads on both sides pointing in same direction

Please consider the following example of an arrow I would like to draw in a tikzpicture-environment: My MWE draws a single arrow but only with one head. Does anyone know how I can add a second head ...
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votes
1answer
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how to align an arrow head to the center of a snaked line

I'm trying to generate a snaked line with an arrow head at the end of the line, I can use the following code: \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} \usepackage{tikz} ...
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Network/Message Sequence Diagram

I am looking to produce something similar (but more complex) to this diagram: This depicts network packets between two sides of communication. I don't know if there is any specific name for it ...
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votes
1answer
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Change width of arrow

This is a MWE of my code: \documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows} \tikzset{ myarrow/.style={ draw, ...
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1answer
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Thick and patterned arrows

I am trying to get an arrow that is thick but not entirely black but has a pattern (e.g., crosshatch). I am not sure how to get this. I have the following that still gives me a black arrow: ...
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0answers
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tweaking the positioning of tikz arrows (such as on a curved path) [duplicate]

I believe that this is a duplicate of a question/answer posted within the past two months. But, after much searching, I still can't find it. Does someone out there know the link? My question I'm ...
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votes
1answer
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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 ...
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votes
1answer
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Typesetting inline Penrose/Cvitanovic tensor diagrams (birdtracks)

In the 50's, Roger Penrose invented a private graphical notation for tensors, which he later published. Wikipedia has a short description. It's basically a directed graph with some labels on it and ...
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2answers
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Getting arrows underneath numbers

I want to draw curved arrows underneath my numbers, does anyone know how to do this? I've tried the command \curvearrowleft but TeX doesn't recognize that line, either because I don't have the package ...
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votes
3answers
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How can I strike-out arrows in tikz?

I am using the following code to draw a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) using tikz: \usepackage{tikz} \small{\begin{tikzpicture}[% ->, shorten >=2pt, >=stealth, node distance=1cm, ...
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vote
1answer
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Two markings at one line with decorations in tikz

I would like to draw a path with an arrowtip at the beginning and the end. If there is only one arrowtip everything is perfect. But with a second mark only the first one is visible. Has anybody an ...
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votes
3answers
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TikZ - “Circled” arrow

In the code below, I would like to add one text inside one "circled" arrow in gray like in the following ugly draw. Screenshot Code \documentclass{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} ...
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votes
1answer
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Automaton backedge arrows running into other states

I am trying to draw a finite-state automaton using the automata package in TikZ and am having trouble getting an edge to "clear" the other states (that is, not run into them). Having read this ...
3
votes
0answers
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Arrowheads every two points in Tikz

I have a file data.dat with the following lines: -1.200000 0.000000 -1.200000 -0.728000 -0.728000 -0.728000 -0.728000 0.614172 0.614172 0.614172 0.614172 1.231670 which ...
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votes
1answer
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TikZ arrows for displaying sorting algorithms

I would like to add some arrows like in the following picture from the code just below. Output excpected Code \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{xstring} \tikzset{ ...
7
votes
3answers
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Arrows from cloud cross the outer line

I'm using TikZ to draw a cloud. Also I'm drawing arrows from the cloud to some nodes. But the startpoints of the arrows are in or outside the cloud but not exactly on the outer line. I think the ...
5
votes
1answer
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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, ...
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votes
1answer
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Using tikzcd in newcommand (for inline arrows)

I’m using tikz-cd for diagrams, and have a medium-sized diagram that I want to re-use several times. However, when I try using a definition like: \newcommand{\myarrow}{$\begin{tikzcd} A \ar{r} & ...
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votes
2answers
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Tikz: purely vertical arrow from nodeA.south to nodeB.north

I have the following tikz code % compilation command: pdflatex --jobname=Diag-f1 Diag.tex \documentclass{book} \usepackage{tikz} \pgfrealjobname{Diag} \begin{document} \beginpgfgraphicnamed{Diag-f1} ...
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votes
0answers
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TikZ arrows do not draw with pdflatex [closed]

I am using the answer from Arrow between parts of equation in LaTeX. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \newcommand{\tikzmark}[1]{\tikz[overlay,remember picture] \node (#1) {};} ...
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votes
1answer
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Pointing (an arrow) to a tabular node in beamer is buggy (ignorenonframetext)

Maybe a bug in beamer, works OK while using the minimal document class. Again, following the example over there, and also after playing with Circling/framing and referring to a bunch of nodes, the ...
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votes
3answers
891 views

Fancy arrows with TikZ

I would like to draw an arrow like this using TikZ: This is taken from Workflow diagram. I didn't succeed in reproducing the arrow; is somewhat beyond my (extremely limited) TikZ abilities. I don't ...
6
votes
1answer
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Extensible double lined, squiggle arrow

I would need an arrow (for math mode) with the following characteristics: squiggle (like \rightsquigarrow) double lined (like \xRightarrow) extendible (like \xRightarrow) Currently, I am using ...
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votes
2answers
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How can I modify arrows to complement this drawing?

Following the answer to this question, I'm now at a point where I have very unsatisfying looking arrows. If I use the double option in the \draw command the spacing is too small, and when I ...
6
votes
2answers
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TikZ: Precisely controlling arrow tip position

Usually, when drawing a path with an arrow tip in TikZ, we want the tip to end precisely at the last point of the path, and this is what TikZ does by default. However, with some specific arrow tips, ...
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votes
2answers
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Odd behaviour with arrows and multipart rectangles

I recently posted a question Display issues drawing DNA sequences with TikZ. The issues I described were for the most part resolved, but one remains. I managed to simplify my example down to show the ...
5
votes
1answer
108 views

redeclare an arrow in TikZ

As you know, I'm adding more arrows to the code in this answer (maybe tomorrow). At this point, I'd like to overwrite the arrows declarations so that one can simply write -latex instead of -latex new, ...
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votes
0answers
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How to draw a split arrow [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to draw a Sankey Diagram using TikZ I want to have an arrow which splits up and one end is pointing then downwards. When you compile the code below you should see my ...

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