How to make the figure not go to the next page in ACM template?

Question

I am using the ACM latex template and trying to place a wide figure on the bottom of the page using \begin{figure*}[b]. However, it always goes to the next page. I also tried using [!hb] but it does not work. When I was using the IEEE template it worked nicely. But with the ACM template does not work. I also tried using these two packages but they provide the same result.

\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{dblfloatfix}
\begin{figure*}[!b]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{figures/Tpch01-ThroughputVsLatency-BufferVsPreAggParam}
  \caption{text.}
  \label{fig:TPC-H-01}
\end{figure*}

Solutions like this do not work because the capital H is not recognized anymore.

Answer 1

If you are using ACM's styles, I presume it's for publishing in their journals. Then you can not use external packages (that they don't specifically allow), nor are many "tricks" allowable (they do process the LaTeX files to their specifications of page size, page heads/footers and so on).

Best bet would be to move the figure/float definition somewhat before in the source, so it shows up (more or less) where you want. You might want to get in contact with someone who can help you with the final layout in the journal through the journal staff...

Answer 2

I had the same problem and tried for hours, but I could not find an explanation or solution. % Using [H] is not a good solution because it tells LaTeX to treat the figure/table/etc as a non-float, forcing it to place in the exact declaration position. However, this often leads to weird section breaks, making you lose a lot of space.

It turns out ACM template loads a lot of packages, and some might conflict with the ones you loaded.

In my case, I had used \usepackage{nidanfloat} for fixing my floats position with an IEEE template. By removing this package, the ACM template places the floats normally for me when using \documentclass[manuscript,screen,review]{acmart}