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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)

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1. Army Math Lattice last edited 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson
2. "Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson
3. Pascal's Triangle last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson
4. Pentagons last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson
5. Transition Matrix last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:44 by elishapeterson

Recent Snippets (sorted by last edit date)

1. Transition Matrix last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:44 by elishapeterson
2. Pentagons last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:41 by elishapeterson
3. Pascal's Triangle last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:40 by elishapeterson
4. "Go Army" & "elisha" Ambigrams last edited 17 Dec 2008 14:35 by elishapeterson
5. Army Math Lattice last edited 16 Dec 2008 17:17 by elishapeterson