Questions tagged [coordinates]
{coordinates} is about using coordinates in {diagrams}.
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Drawing between plots with groupplots pgfplots
I am trying to create a zoom effect for the plot on the left. I make a box in it and I want to draw lines from two corners of the rectangle going to the plot on the right. I thought it might be ...
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I cannot define tikz coordinate with foreach statement
I got a weird bug when I want to define and name a list of coordinates
\tikz{
\foreach \name/\pos in {{a/(1,0)}, {b/(0,1)}}
\coordinate (\name) at \pos ;
}
The error is
{/usr/local/texlive/2023/...
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Place element at each corner of minipage
General overview
I try to put different elements on each corner of a minipage.
MWE
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{picture}
\usepackage{calc}
\begin{document}
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Pgfplot coordinates declared in \addplot
I am trying to plot data from a .csv with different data sets (no more than 4). I have added some additional input parameters just for debugging, at the moment the document looks like this:
\...
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Intersection coordinates change when I change values for domain
I'm trying to plot a function using Tikz/Pgfplots. Am still new to using Tikz/Pgfplots. I've created the code using various sources. Here's a MWE:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots,tikz}...
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Tikz: Moving the origin to a polar coordinate
Reading the documentation, I was under the impression that “++” changes the origin to that point. At the same time, I understand that a polar coordinate specifies a certain point by giving the angle ...
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Why does my \includegraphics size not match the length of the coordinate system after setting the height and width?
mycode is like this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{3d}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[canvas is zy plane at x=0mm] (temp) at (0.0mm,0.0mm,0.0mm) {\...
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How to delete duplicate points in computer generated tikz image
I used an svg file of an image as the basis for a program (this one, I think) to generate a tikz version of the image. The tikz code it produced compiles correctly and the image looks good, but the ...
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Plotting coordinates from tikzmath in pgfplot axis coordinate system
Short Version
I want to do some fairly complicated coordinate math to make a notional diagram but would like to use pgfplots since I have used it elsewhere in my document and want the axis styles (...
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LaTeX reserving space for undrawn coordinates
I'm trying to write a function to ease the drawing of figures. I called this function \drawcurve as is shown below. It's purpose is to create a curve between 2 lines indicated by coordinates in it's ...
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Simple way to position a text anywhere on a beamer frame
This might be a very easy question but somehow I have failed to find a good answer for.
I wish to put a text, e.g., word/math/string, etc. on a specific location on a Beamer frame. This is probably ...
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Find the coordinates of a point in a TikZ picture, with respect to the borders drawn by standalone package
Consider a TikZ picture with a circle centred at (0,0) in the TikZ coordinate system. Surrounding the node is a complex shape, such as a curve as shown below. In the standalone package, the border is ...
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tikzmath produces an error when the trigonometric functions are used [duplicate]
Why does the following code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{math}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikzmath{
coordinate \v;
\v = (cos(pi),sin(pi));
}
\end{...
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How to draw nodes from a txt file using tikz
So basically, I have a tikzpicture and I would like to include 36 node inside this picture.
currently, the only way I know to include them is to write
\filldraw[blue] (3.8,3.6) circle (1pt) node[...
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How can I write (xyz) coordinates in LaTeX? [duplicate]
After looking online, I can't seem to find a command to replicate coordinate notation as shown in the image below.
Any help would be appreciated.
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How do I add gray grid lines to a three-dimensional plot using pgfplots?
I am trying to use pgfplots to draw a three-dimensional space. Using the following code I'm able to get the axes to show, and I know how to add coordinates and nodes and some other objects:
\...
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TikZ - foreach substitution inside coordinate name not working [closed]
I have coordinates named a1 to a9.
They were defined by \coordinate (a1) at (0,0); etc.
They all have valid x and y coordinates.
I need to create 9 circles whose centers are each of the 9 coordinates ...
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Positioning a minipage [duplicate]
I would like to choose exactly where my minipage starts using coordinates on the page. So far I have the following,
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{minipage}[x=10cm,y=5cm]{8em}
The ...
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Foreach with different label
Is there a simple way to have display my coordinate system?
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw [-latex,thick] (0,0)--(12.5,0);
\draw [-latex,thick] (0,0)--(0,10.5);
\foreach \y in{2,...
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tikzmath arithmetic calculations using predefined variables
I'm trying to do calculations in tikzmath using some predefined variables. Here's an example of what I have
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{math}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikzmath{
real \ang = 30;
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Define a tikz variable only inside the current tikzpicture
I want to "define" a variable inside my tikzpicture. This answer gives a solution for how to do that, using the math library.
The thing I am concerned with is that when I assign \x1 the ...
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Why do two different TikZ pictures report different coordinates for the center of the page?
I saved the following LaTeX code in ~/Test.tex.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\begin{document}
\tikz[remember picture, overlay]
\draw let \p1=(current page.center)...
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Avoid axes distortion when drawing on image in tikz
I want to draw 10 circles in a circular shape, inside a rectangle.
The problem is that the 10 circles are positioned as an ellipse, and not around the circumference of a circle.
I want to place the 10 ...
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How to assign a value of the form (my node.east) to a coordinate variable inside the argument of a tikzmath command?
The PGF & TikZ manual for version 3.1.9a (the current version) has this to say about the coordinate keyword of the math TikZ library (p. 706):
coordinate 〈variable〉, 〈additional variables〉;
This ...
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Diagonal coordinate grid Tikz
I am looking to make a coordinate grid with a (darker) diagonal grid (with potentially different grid length) on top of it as in the image below.
I.e I would like to have a tikz image of the ...
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pgfplots: tick-labels at the end of the ticks
I have a y-axis. What do I have to set, to get the tick-labels at the end of the ticks?
BTW: I would like to have a 'zero' axis what do I have to set for this? It seems I will need:
axis lines*=...
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pgfplots: place second y-axis at fixed x-position
I have a second y-axis, that is a '(purple) q-axis'.
What do I have to set to place the second y-axis through (1,0) at the original coordinate system (black).
\documentclass[margin=5pt, tikz]{...
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\psframe works but \rput doesn’t in pspicture
This is my MWE :
\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=top](5,5)
\psframe[linecolor=red,linewidth=2pt,dimen=inner,framearc=0.5](3,1)(4,2)
\...
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How to Make a Coordinate system with 4 boxes and specific text over or under it?
I want to make a Coordinate System with 4 Boxes in it! But I am not able to:
split the rectangle in to two part.
Make a box without text.
The axis should have a title.
Do someone of you have a idea ...
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Tikz find coordinates of beginning and end of a shortened curved line
I have a shortened curved line drawn between 2 points.
I would like to obtain the coordinates of the beginning and end of that shortened line.
I tried with the following code below
A and B are the ...
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Annotate Image based on pixel position
I have an image that I am calling inside a table via TikZ.
The position I am trying to mark in this image is stored in my DB via a web application which is capturing the co-ordinates in (x,y) based on ...
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Easily create a rectangle relative to node
I have a node and I want to fill a rectangle that is 12pt larger in vertical distance and 6pt larger in horizontal distance. I know that this works
\documentclass[10pt,convert={convertexe=magick,...
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The problem with relative coordinates in pgfplots
AFAIK, in latest versions of pgfplots default coordinates are axis coordinates, so axis cs is no longer required. However, there is still problem with relative coordinates. See the example below
\...
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How can I write a text in determinate coordinate? [duplicate]
I'd like to write in this orange rectangle: "any subject" and "my name" in the black rectangle for all slides. So, i need to know how can I create textbox in coordinates of the ...
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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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expansion of tikz coordinates
I trid to draw a line with TikZ and failed, as the code of version 1 shows. I think this is because the expression \pgfmathresult\textwidth for the end coodinate does not expand. So I tried the code ...
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Inferring the baseline height and bounding box widths of characters/text/equations in the 'standalone' environment
I am writing a mathematics visualisation tool using C++ and OpenGL, and want to incorporate LaTeX text and equations. I was initially looking for a C++ library to directly render LaTeX text/equations ...
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Overriding the (0,0) Default When Using Pstricks Polar Coordinates
Consider the code
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\usepackage{pstricks,xcolor,graphicx}
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{pspicture}(-5,-5)(5,12)%
\psframe[fillcolor=yellow!35!brown,...
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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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Changing the default length unit in tikz
Is there a way to change the default length unit in tikz to the ex unit? I have trouble while calculating complicated coordinates in tikz when I'm using the ex unit (I always get an error or a wrong ...
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Using AddToHook instead of background package
Recently I found out that the background package is deprecated and one should use \AddToHook{shipout/background} (comments in Positioning relative to page in XeLaTeX with package background and '...
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Derived \coordinate in TikZ
Why the code not produces the line?
\begin{tikzpicture}
\coordinate (A) at (0,0);
\coordinate (B) at (A)+(1,0);
\draw (A)--(B);
\end{tikzpicture}
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Tikz : Point C at distance k on line AB
I'd like to define the point C on line AB such that AC=k, using the calc library and the let... in... command.
This does not work, why? Is there a unit problem (C seems to be pretty close to A)?
I ...
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Shouldn't these segment specification be equivalent? [duplicate]
According to my understanding of tikz the following two segments, both connecting the origin with the point (-1,0) should be the same.
\draw[green, very thick] (0, 0) -- (-1, 0);
\draw[red, very thick]...
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Transform cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates
I am working with tikz.
I want to draw a line that is rectangular to a certain other line and has a certain length.
The coordinates are defined as cartesian.
What I am searching for is a function to ...
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How do I define more than 9 points in a tikzset with the let operation?
As shown in the code below \p10 will make an error, preventing long drawings.
How does one overcome this?
I think this is asked here but the answer is unclear for this aplication.
\documentclass{...
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Tikz: matching line positions with relative positioning
I am trying to draw orthogonal lines between certain points in a body of text (an exerpt from the Bible), and am using tikzmark for anchors and relative positioning to form the line shape. I need to ...
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How to find the widest of several nodes with Tikz
I have several nodes and I need to find which one is the widest.
This example draws a vertical line in through the center of the widest node, but I know which node to choose.
\documentclass[12pt,...
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How to make a spiral in coordinate system using Tikz [duplicate]
How do I generate a figure similar to this, but the value of 600° must be 1201°, and the spiral must take 3 revolutions (1201°/360°=3 revolutions).
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How to properly create figures (such as coordinate system) in Tikz in a timely manner?
I am new to LaTex and Tikz Package. I am trying to create figures in Tikz (which was recommended to me in my previous question). This is what I had made after days of tinkering. However, I made this ...