Linked Questions
11 questions linked to/from Tikz clip shapes with another (built in) shape
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Draw an ellipse from the two focus points (foci) and the sum of the distances from foci to border
I have two nodes that I want and foci and I know what the sum of the distances should be (a constant times the distance between the focus nodes).
The way I know of drawing ellipses takes as ...
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Is there an advantage in using the pgf Basic Layer over tikz?
I'm working on a program to draw crystal unit cells with pgf/tikz. In the course of this project the question arose whether I should draw the constituent bonds and atoms using pgf Basic Layer commands ...
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In TikZ, is it possible to have paths smoothly join a node?
\documentclass[tikz,border=2pt]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node at (0,0) (O) {} ;
\foreach \a in {0,10,...,360}
{
\draw (\a:0.25) to (O);
}
\end{tikzpicture}...
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tikz clip rounded corners
How to apply this Tikz solution (Rounded corners on only one side of a TikZ node) to have the same effect on clipping?
I want to clip things (images) using that rectangle with differently rounded ...
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TikZ clip shapes using several (built in) shapes
I'm looking for a way to draw one image composed of a union of multiple cloud shapes. The following MWE:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\usetikzlibrary{...
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How to draw this picture with tikz?
I have a figure that I would like to draw in beamer and tikz. Here is the figure:
I start by doing something, but I am not progressing well. Any help?
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz}
\...
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Draw stroke inside/outside of path for arbitrary shapes and nodes
This is a followup question of Is there a way to draw TikZ lines on the “inside” or “outside” of a path?
Since the other question is quite old I want to ask, if TikZ in the meantime is able to draw a ...
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How to clip a background including nodes according to an arbitrary shape?
The following WE
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta,shapes, positioning, fit, backgrounds}
\tikzstyle{backA}=[...
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How can I design a DVD tray template to for my DVD label printer with TikZ?
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I am trying to design a template for my Canon iP7250 printer. I would like to draw it using TikZ. I'd like to compile both pdf files and svg files. The middle should be transparent just like ...
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filling an intersection between shapes
I need assistance in finding out how to fill the intersection between the shapes RO1, RO2, RO4, RO5 in the following. Assistance appreciated.
\documentclass[border=5]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\...
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Inverted clipping using node shape?
I'm am able to invert clipping regions (as discussed in this question) and to use node shapes for clipping (as discussed in this one), but I'd like to combine the two, and I don't see quite how to do ...
