# Commutative diagrams with very round arrows?

I have a diagram that has only objects in (1,1), (1,2) and (2,1). I would like an arrow that goes from (2,1) to (1.2) going around (1.1). I do succeed in curving the arrow, but not to make it round enough to avoid crossing other objects in the diagram. Here is what I have:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[all]{xy}
\usepackage{amscd,amssymb}

\begin{document}

\xymatrix{
p^{-1}(V)\ar[d]_p
&V\times Y\ar[l]_\varphi\ar[dl]^{\mathrm{pr}_1}\\
V\ar@/_/[u]_\sigma\ar@/^5pc/[ur]^\psi
}

\end{document}


Thanks!

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– user30471
Mar 7 '18 at 11:39
• Why going around the upper left entry? I'd simply use \ar@/_1.5pc/[ur]_\psi Mar 8 '18 at 8:37
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Here's a version using tikz-cd

\documentclass[border = 5pt]{standalone}

\usepackage{tikz-cd}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzcd}
p^{-1}(V)
\arrow[d, "p"']
& V\times Y
\arrow[l, "\varphi"']
\arrow[dl, "\mathrm{pr}_1"]
\\
V
\arrow[u, bend right, "\sigma"']
\arrow[ur, rounded corners, "\psi", to path = { -- ([xshift = -4ex]\tikztostart.west) |- ([yshift = 3ex]\tikztotarget.north) [near end]\tikztonodes -- (\tikztotarget)}]
\end{tikzcd}

\end{document}


• Thank you! I never used tikz (or tikz-cd) for the commutative diagrams, but it looks like I should Mar 8 '18 at 7:41
• @Tanda It is very intuitive to use, specially if you're familiar with xy, plus it adds all the power of tikz for free Mar 8 '18 at 7:52