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This page is a catalog for various PGF/TikZ snippets. Click on the picture to see a larger version, or click on the title to see the source code. Note that several of these snippets use the \tikzstyle keys defined in tikzstyledefs.tex and described in more detail on my Trace Diagrams with TikZ Page.

PGF (Portable Graphics Format) & TikZ (TikZ ist kein Zeichenprogramm) are a combination of $\TeX$ packages that can be used for generating high-quality graphics using a $\LaTeX$-like syntax. I like TikZ because it generates graphics on the fly, without the need for separate files for each picture… this is a lifesaver for papers that have hundreds of diagrams. It is also has a very natural and intuitive syntax. For example, the command to draw a line between $(0,0)$ and $(1,1)$ is \tikz{ \draw(0,0)to(1,1); } See this tutorial at the pracTeX Journal for help on getting started with PGF/TikZ. The instructions here require version 2.00 which is available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/, with documentation here. Another great resource is this PGF/TikZ Gallery.

Featured Snippets

Army Math Lattice

(last edited on 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson)

"Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams

(last edited on 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson)

Pascal's Triangle

(last edited on 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson)

Pentagons

(last edited on 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson)

Trace Relations via Binor Identity

(last edited on 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapeterson)

Triple Vector Product Identity

(last edited on 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapeterson)

All Snippets (sorted by title)

1. 6j Symbols last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:22 by elishapeterson
2. Army Math Lattice last edited 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson
3. Central Functions of Rank 1-3 last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:45 by elishapeterson
4. Examples for Various \tikzstyle keys last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:01 by elishapeterson
5. Fundamental Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:49 by elishapeterson
6. Gluing an Edge at a Trivalent Trace Diagram Vertex last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:13 by elishapeterson
7. "Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson
8. Pascal's Triangle last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson
9. Pentagons last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson
10. Trace, Determinant, and Other Primitive Matrix Invariants last edited 15 Feb 2010 16:36 by elishapeterson
11. Trace Relations via Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapeterson
12. Transition Matrix last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:44 by elishapeterson
13. Triple Vector Product Identity last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapeterson

Recent Snippets (sorted by last edit date)

1. Trace, Determinant, and Other Primitive Matrix Invariants last edited 15 Feb 2010 16:36 by elishapeterson
2. Triple Vector Product Identity last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:31 by elishapeterson
3. Examples for Various \tikzstyle keys last edited 15 Feb 2010 15:01 by elishapeterson
4. Central Functions of Rank 1-3 last edited 11 Feb 2009 19:45 by elishapeterson
5. 6j Symbols last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:22 by elishapeterson
6. Gluing an Edge at a Trivalent Trace Diagram Vertex last edited 26 Jan 2009 15:13 by elishapeterson
7. Transition Matrix last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:44 by elishapeterson
8. Pentagons last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson
9. Pascal's Triangle last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson
10. "Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson
11. Army Math Lattice last edited 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson
12. Trace Relations via Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:53 by elishapeterson
13. Fundamental Binor Identity last edited 28 Oct 2008 11:49 by elishapeterson