Table of Contents
Preface
1
Getting Started with TikZ
Technical requirements
What is TikZ?
Alternative graphics packages
The LaTeX picture environment
MetaPost
Asymptote
PSTricks
Benefits of TikZ
Installing TikZ
With a vanilla TeX distribution
With an operating system TeX installation
Installing from sources
Working with the TikZ documentation
Creating our first TikZ figure
Summary
Further reading
2
Creating the First TikZ Images
Technical requirements
Using the tikzpicture environment
Working with coordinates
Cartesian coordinates
Polar coordinates
Three-dimensional coordinates
Using relative coordinates
Using units
Drawing geometric shapes
Using colors
Summary
Further reading
3
Drawing and Positioning Nodes
Technical requirements
Understanding ...
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