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Published inJun 2023
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781804618233
Edition1st Edition
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Stefan Kottwitz
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Stefan Kottwitz

Stefan Kottwitz studied mathematics in Jena and Hamburg. He works as a network and IT security engineer both for Lufthansa Industry Solutions and for Eurowings Aviation. For many years, he has been providing LaTeX support on online forums. He maintains the web forums LaTeX and goLaTeX and the Q&A sites TeXwelt and TeXnique. He runs the TeX graphics gallery sites TeXample, TikZ, and PGFplots, the TeXlive online compiler, the TeXdoc service, and the CTAN software mirror. He is a moderator of the TeX Stack Exchange site and matheplanet. He publishes ideas and news from the TeX world on his blogs LaTeX and TeX. Before this book, he authored the first edition of LaTeX Beginner's Guide in 2011, and LaTeX Cookbook in 2015, both published by Packt.
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You saw that TikZ’s loops are incredibly flexible. You can use loops whenever you see stuff repeating and want to save yourself from writing repetitive code.

Calculating with coordinates can now make your life easier. Just add a coordinate to move in the x or y direction or with an angle or distance. Use factors to place something in between nodes or coordinates. That’s not just for geometry; this handy syntax is helpful for any lines, arrows, or positioning nodes in complex diagrams in a perfectly controlled manner.

Letting TikZ calculate intersection points of lines, curves, and complex paths helps you create more intricate shapes based on simpler ones.

In the next chapter, you will learn how to transform coordinates, paths, and scopes, such as by transposition and rotation.

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Published in: Jun 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804618233

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Stefan Kottwitz

Stefan Kottwitz studied mathematics in Jena and Hamburg. He works as a network and IT security engineer both for Lufthansa Industry Solutions and for Eurowings Aviation. For many years, he has been providing LaTeX support on online forums. He maintains the web forums LaTeX and goLaTeX and the Q&A sites TeXwelt and TeXnique. He runs the TeX graphics gallery sites TeXample, TikZ, and PGFplots, the TeXlive online compiler, the TeXdoc service, and the CTAN software mirror. He is a moderator of the TeX Stack Exchange site and matheplanet. He publishes ideas and news from the TeX world on his blogs LaTeX and TeX. Before this book, he authored the first edition of LaTeX Beginner's Guide in 2011, and LaTeX Cookbook in 2015, both published by Packt.
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