# Math Diagrams in LaTeX?

1. Mar 22, 2009

### Tokipin

Does the TeX install here have a diagram package? For diagrams like commutative diagrams. It would be nice.

2. Mar 22, 2009

### robphy

the picture environment works

$\] \begin{picture}(200,200)(0,0)\multiput(0,0)(40,10) {5}{\line(1,4){40}}\multiput( 0,0)(10,40){5}{\line(4,1){160}} \put(0,0){\vector(1,4){50}} \put(0,0){\vector(1,2){90}} \put(50,50){\circle*{10}} \put(160,40){\framebox(80,40)[r]{ \textcolor{blue}{\bf $x_{Bob}$ } } } \put(40,160){\textcolor{yellow}{\dashbox(80,40)[t]{ \textcolor{red}{ $t_{Bob}$ } } }} \qbezier(100,100)(200,100)(200,200) \linethickness{8pt} \textcolor{green}{\qbezier(0,0)(0,100)(100,100)} \linethickness{1pt} \qbezier(0,0)(0,100)(100,100) \linethickness{5pt} \put(0,0){\vector(2,1){220}} \end{picture} $$ 3. Mar 23, 2009 ### Tokipin I mean diagrams like this: #### Attached Files: • ###### commutativediagram.png File size: 1.4 KB Views: 570 4. Mar 23, 2009 ### alligatorman 5. Mar 23, 2009 ### robphy a little crude... $$$ \begin{picture}(200,200)(0,0) \put( 0, 0){\makebox(0,0){X}} \put( 0,50){\makebox(0,0){A}} \put( 0,10){\vector(0,1){30}} \put(-5,25){\makebox(0,0)[r]{a}} \put(10, 0){\vector(1,0){30}} \put(25,-5){\makebox(0,0)[t]{b}} \put(50, 0){\makebox(0,0){B}} \put(50,10){\vector(0,1){30}} \put(55,25){\makebox(0,0)[l]{f}} \put(50,50){\makebox(0,0){C}} \put(10,50){\vector(1,0){30}} \put(25,55){\makebox(0,0){g}} \end{picture} \[$$

6. Mar 23, 2009

### robphy

For some reason, I have to force it do italics

$$\begin{picture}(200,200)(0,0) \put( 0, 0){\makebox(0,0){\it X}} \put( 0,100){\makebox(0,0){\it A}} \put( 0,10){\vector(0,1){80}} \put(-5,50){\makebox(0,0)[r]{\it a}} \put(10, 0){\vector(1,0){80}} \put(50,-5){\makebox(0,0)[t]{\it b}} \put(100, 0){\makebox(0,0){\it B}} \put(100,10){\vector(0,1){80}} \put(100,50){\makebox(0,0)[l]{\it f}} \put(100,100){\makebox(0,0){\it C}} \put(10,100){\vector(1,0){80}} \put(50,100){\makebox(0,0){\it g}} \end{picture}$$

7. Mar 24, 2009

### Tokipin

Thanks for the recommendations. Is it possible to make an angled arrow?

I think I'll stick to CorelDraw for the time being. I could probably make a simple SVG-to-picture converter program, but I'm not sure how much it's worth the trouble.

Actually there are obviously LaTeX picture editors. I found this one: http://jpicedt.sourceforge.net

I'll try it out later.

8. Mar 24, 2009

### robphy

$$\begin{picture}(200,200)(0,0) \put( 0, 0){\makebox(0,0){\it X}} \put( 0,100){\makebox(0,0){\it A}} \put( 8, 8){\vector(1,1){86}} \put( 0,10){\vector(0,1){80}} \put(-5,50){\makebox(0,0)[r]{\it a}} \put(10, 0){\vector(1,0){80}} \put(50,-5){\makebox(0,0)[t]{\it b}} \put(100, 0){\makebox(0,0){\it B}} \put(100,10){\vector(0,1){80}} \put(100,50){\makebox(0,0)[l]{\it f}} \put(100,100){\makebox(0,0){\it C}} \put(10,100){\vector(1,0){80}} \put(50,100){\makebox(0,0){\it g}} \end{picture}$$

LaTeX picture vectors allow slopes in a limited selection of rational slopes.

jpicedt is pretty good... but I think that some things are rendered in overly complicated ways [that are hard for me to edit manually at the LaTeX level].

[I've been advocating SVG support in posts here at PF. No takers. ]

9. May 17, 2009

### qntty

Asymptote is a nice tool for making diagrams in $$\LaTeX$$ documents