Questions tagged [tikz-3d]
For questions about projections using {tikz-pgf} including PGF's `3d` library.
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TikZ: How to draw an isometric drawing in tikz
In the below image
top: rectangles
Bottom: isometric views. How to do it in TikZ?
Similar result but not correct...
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\...
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Symbolic 3d coordinates in TikZ
Warning: answering this question may require some efforts. The purpose of question is to "teach TikZ 3d coordinates". What does that mean? If we define a coordinate in TikZ,
\path (<x>,<y&...
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Drawing Axis Grid in 3D with Custom Unit Vectors
I am trying to adjust the unit vectors for each of the axis, and draw a coordinate grid. I can get it to work without specifying the unit vectors, of specifying it as:
x={(1.0cm,0.0cm)}, y={(0.0cm,1....
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Tikz: Draw a RGB cube
I am trying to draw a RGB cube using Tikz. Until now I managed to create this cube with color gradients:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{3d}
\usetikzlibrary{shadings}
\...
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3D Arrow Tips for TikZ/pgfplots
I really like the arrow tips shown in How to get rid of the viewer's (incorrect) axes in an Asymptote 3D graphics and am wondering how to produce this in pgfplots:
I admit I have not tried yet, ...
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How to draw an arc for a bullet
My apologies in advance if you feel that this question is more about drawing instead of being technical.
The following diagram is what I want to replicate in Latex:
I believe I have done most of the ...
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High entropy alloy in TikZ
I'm trying to reproduce this illustration of a high entropy alloy (HEA) in TikZ:
What I have so far looks quite bland because I can't find a way to randomly assign one out of a list of colors.
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How to draw a 3D sphere and a 3D cone for Spherical coordinates
I'm trying to replicate this figure:
Right know, I have this code:
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\begin{tikzpicture}[yzx, scale = 0.9]
\draw[->] (0,0,0) -- (5.5,0,0) node(x)[left]{$...
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How to draw the following diagram (a wedge of cheese) using pgfplots or tikz?
I would like to draw the diagram below using either pgfplots or tikz.
I am able to draw a cylinder, using the pgfplots manual, but I don't know how to draw a fraction of a cylinder.
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How to do a planar/multiview/first-angle projection in Tikz?
I need to make quite a few "first-angle projection" in Tikz (see Wikipedia ) for an exercise sheet, so I was wondering if there is a routine to make them?
By this I mean that I could give a certain ...
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Draw 3D rectangle
I've been searching this for hours, but didn't find a reason for this behaviour:
Here is my example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{3d}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Drawing a basket in Tikz 3d
For some mathematics project I'm trying to draw a basket as sketched in the picture below,
I've gotten some of the lines of the basket in, see picture below after the MWE, however I'm still ...
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Planes tangent to a cylinder
I am trying to make this graph
I have had several advances compared to my original question, but I don't know how to color the part blue,
This is the result that I have obtained together with the ...
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How do I shade a cone to match ball shading?
How do I shade a cone like this
Note that the bright part is wider at the bottom (because the radius is greater there).
The intent is that the cone and \tikz \shadedraw[ball color=red] circle[radius=...
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How to draw a 3d horseshoe in TikZ
I am trying to draw an experimental setup involving a horseshoe magnet. I am having difficulty of hiding lines that should not appear, and I am unsure how to use shading to indicate the different ...
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