Questions tagged [arc]
{arc} is about arc drawing in {tikz} or other graphic environments, including {pstricks}
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How to draw three tikz circles that align to the west
I tried to draw three circles aligned together.
\documentclass[tikz,border=2mm]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning, decorations.text}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[circle, minimum ...
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Tikz - how to draw a circle from one point to another?
In a tikzpicture, I want to draw a circular arc that is almost all of a circle from one point to another. I have the coordinates of the start and end points and the radius I would like, but I do not ...
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Circle in latex
I am completely new to latex. Was trying to make a circle but was not really what I wished to make. Please help and thank you in advance.
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Incorrect positioning node on an arc
I want to positioning a node with label \gamma on an arc, but the way that usually I use produces incorrect positioning: the label is placed too far from the curve that I draw. Here there is my code:
\...
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Why arc with angles given by "trig format=rad" gives wrong result?
Consider the following MWE:
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[trig format=rad,red] (0:1) arc(0:pi:1);
\draw[blue] (0:1) arc(0:180:1)...
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Length of an arc diagram in radians
I am trying to create a homework assignment and I want to draw some circles with the radius and angle labeled. The following code can draw a circle with radius 5 and 120 degree angle.
\begin{...
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Label the Tikz Arc
I want your help to label the tikz in the below code just the way this answer is labelled.
\documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikzset{...
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Tikz arc (angles)
I'm struggling with the proper location of three angles. Here is the picture I want to draw:
And here is what I have so far:
\documentclass[12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{...
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How to make voltage loops inside a circuit and move node label?
I have this circuit below and want to draw voltage loops within the circuit so it is simiarly to the picture at the bottom. I have however seen someone use the arc, but it was not what i hoped for. ...
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How to draw parallel lines using an arc
Does anybody know how to draw the right vertical line parallel to the left vertical line?
CODE:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\...
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Arrow Tip of rounded arc has no contour
Currently, I'm working on an exploded pie chart with a bended arc indicating the direction of a process. My problem is that the bended arc I used as an arrow has no contour at it's arrow tip. Also, ...
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How to create path that includes arc?
I'm trying to make something like this in one command:
I'm doing this via this code:
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) circle (1);
\fill[blue] plot[smooth, left] coordinates {(1,0) (0,0) (0,1)...
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How to draw an arc in tikz?
I am trying to draw an arc based on How is arc defined in TikZ?
\documentclass[tikz,border=5pt]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[thick,font=\sffamily\Large]
%\draw[red] (2+0.02*cos(330)...
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Filling between two lines and an arc
I want to fill the space between two lines and an arc with color like in the photo
This is the code I wrote:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
\begin{...
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Filling surface between a line and an arc in tikz
I have the following figure:
And I want the surface A to be filled with color. Here's a my code:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz, pgfplots}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usetikzlibrary{...
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tikz: draw arc between two specific points
How can I draw between two specific coordinates? Cord are (1,0) and (5,0)
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=1.5cm,top=1cm,headheight=16pt,headsep=0.1in,heightrounded]{geometry}
\usepackage{...
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How to Shade Tikz Arc Just as I Did to Circles
I want this arc shaded just like I did to the Circle.
\documentclass[border=1cm]{standalone}
\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[font=\small]
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Is there a LaTeX symbol with two arcs like \asymp but with opposite order?
\asymp creates )( , horizontally. In a programming language semantics work I see a similar thing but with opposite order: (), again horizontally. Is there a standard LaTeX command for this?
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TikZ arc with extreme angle
In TikZ, I want this curve to bend around the ellipse. But no matter how high I set the angle, it would not bend that far. Is there a way to do it?
Minimal working example:
\documentclass{beamer}
\...
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Arc through three points in Asymptote [duplicate]
How to draw the arc through three points (i.e. arc \widehat{BAC}) in Asymptote?
I can draw the circumcircle of a triangle using
import olympiad; draw(circumcircle(A,B,C)); but I don't know how to draw ...
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Partial ellipse with arc function does not work properly
I want to draw the two arcs you see in the second picture (Autocad drawing). These two arcs are a portion of these two ellipses, respectively:
Ellipse 1:
x radius=10.15
y radius=2.15
center=(0,0)
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rotating dual-colored circle without changing width or center
I am trying to have 5 circles in a row filled with either darkgray or lightlightgray or half-filled (to indicate skill level on a CV).
This all works fine as long as I use rotations of (multiples of) ...
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Recreate Figure
How can I recreate this figure?
This is what I have so far:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{scope}[xshift=-12cm]
\draw[rounded corners=35pt](...
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Need to place labels in the center of each arc
For the code below the labels are at the base of each arc, I need them to be in the center.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,positioning}
\...
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The convex arc and concave arc above letter
I would like to have the convex arc and concave arc above letters as below.
The command \texttoptiebar{d} can produce the second "d". Is there any package that produces both arcs?
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TikZ package: coordinate from intersection of arc and line
I've been trying to create a handful of intersections of an arc and lines.
Here's my code:
\coordinate (A) at (0, 5);
\coordinate[label=below:$M$] (B) at (0, 0);
\coordinate (C) at (5, 0);
\path[name=...
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How to maintain a circular arc with a large arrow?
I want a circular arc with a big arrowhead, but when I do so, it messes up the arc's concentricity:
\documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc, arrows.meta}
\begin{...
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String diagrams for duals with TikZ
I would like to reproduce with TikZ the following diagrams
It would be nice to have them rotated of 90 degrees (so to resemble cup and cap symbols). I have searched how to create arches, which ...
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Creating circular sectors of different radius at different angles
Tikz newbie here. How can I draw something like below in tikz. The angles/radius of each sector are fixed but the locations may change. Text/grid are not needed.
Here is what I have so far
\...
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TikZ Ellipse and Arc Operations Acting Unexpected
I'm trying to draw the arc of an ellipse which is centered at the origin. I'd like it to start drawing at an initial angle of 45 degrees and end at 90 degrees.
From this question on this site, there ...
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Creating split ellipse using tikz, arc
I am trying to create an ellipse (split) using tikz and arc command.
Semi-major axis a = 5
Semi-minor axis b = 3
Coordinates of various points:
O(0,0);
A(4.797,0.846); B(0.526,2.983); C(-0.526,2.983);...
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tikz: Applying rounded corners to arcs
It seems that the option rounded corners (especially with larger radii) and arcs in TikZ do not always go well together. In general, the exact same path with rounded corners applied does not exactly ...
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Drawing an elliptic arc using PSTricks
I can't figure out the command for drawing an elliptic arc having vertical radius 2 cm and horizontal radius 5 cm using "PSTricks".
I am just a beginniner so please help.
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Drawing an Arc in Tikz, WITHOUT Angles! (Only Two Points) [closed]
I'm curious how you can draw an arc in Tikz, with just an starting point and an ending point. A simple way to do it. No Bezier Curves, and nothing long, a simple command using \draw.
Right now I am ...
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Tikz Package: Drawing Arcs on Circles
Source: tikz manual on bu.edu
What does \draw (60:5pt) indicate?
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Tikz. How to draw arcs between nodes?
How to draw arcs.
How to add the blue arcs in a simple way?
Or in a simple line with 3 nodes.
I have problem with the final lines
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[...
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tkz-euclide drawing compass-mark like for Arc construction
i would like the arcs to appeared only on points I and J
(with dash or not like in the manual example) but not as on the first tex-output. the long lines of circles are not needed. i just would like ...
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Macro-Constants not Working for arc
Code:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{float}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.17}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes, arrows.meta, automata, positioning, matrix, calc}
\...
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Redefine 'arc' command in tikzpicture
To draw an arc in a tikzpicture, we have the following syntax:
\draw (<starting point>) arc (starting angle:ending angle:radius);
This definition gives me trouble to draw the arc because I am ...
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Place arcs and random values in tikz
I am making a figure representing a magnetic-core memory. First, I have difficulty in positioning the arcs that represent the electromagnetic currents. I made two tkzfigures and put the second one ...
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Drawing arcs inside a sphere as parallels (or meridians) properly
I got this code:
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) circle (3);
\draw[dashed] (({3*cos(45)},{3*sin(45)}) arc (0:180:{3*cos(45)} and 0.7);
\draw (({3*cos(45)},{3*sin(45)}) arc (0:-180:{3*...
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FBD Angle stopping
This question is based off of the drawing in this link.
Code:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{float}
\usetikzlibrary{calc, patterns, angles, ...
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TikZ: Modify a contour of complex analysis
I would like to modify the black curve in order to include the red dashed line that now is left outside. The arc around the origin should instead be around the red point in the lower-half of the ...
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Protrusion when draw an angle from two lines
I'm learning how to draw with tikz and trying to draw an angle. I know how to draw an arc with \draw (0,0) circle (start, end, radius); but with an arbitrary angle from two lines, this is too ...
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Perfect labels for minor / major arcs of circle using Tkz-Euclide
In Tkz-Euclide, is there a "built-in" (automatic) way to label the minor or major arc of a circle?
For instance, in the following circle, I would like to label the minor arc CD with measure ...
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Drawing an arc tangent to a line
Thanks to a guy in this forum I was able to handle several triangles I had to draw.
Now a smaller problem.
I did the triangle in the picture, but I just miss the arch tangent to the point.
Every time ...
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tikz-3dplot fiiling an area in the image
Using the tikz-3dplot example, as appears HERE, I would like to fill the area between the z-axis and the red arrow. Is there a way of doing it? THANKS!
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How to draw such complicated Markov Chain diagram? [closed]
I am working on a paper which needs such a graph like the following picture. but It seems like very complicated, I have no idea how to draw it easily, my supervisor told me Inkscape or xfig can be ...
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Drawing liaisons (arcs) below text to mark elision
In French, words are not pronounced independently: when two words are adjacent, elision may happen, for instance.
How can I draw these bindings below the words in form of little arcs? I'm working ...
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How can I Draw a Surface from a 3D path with an Arc in Asymptote?
I am trying to color the area between Orgin and Arc with
path3 arcT=Arc(O, Tl, Tr);
path3 surfT = (O--arcT--cycle);
draw(surfT);
draw(surface(surfT),red);
But the Area remains Empty
Surface in ...
