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Which is better TikZ or pgfplots for graphing?
While tikz can do basic graphs, you should use pgfplots for graphing: As hpesoj626 commented, sometimes it is better to have the axis lines in the middle. This also shows some of the other options that pgfplots provides:
How to scale an image in TikZ PGF?
If you want the image to be scaled proportionally, you can give one of the sizes and put ! in the other. There is also a \\scalebox { } {…} macro which allows scaling by a factor.
How often do I use TKZ-FCT to draw graphs?
I use it once in a while to draw my graphs. Unlike pgfplots, tkz-fct requires that you have gnuplot installed. There is an advantage to this as Harish Kumar has already noted. You also have to invoke the –shell-escape option when compiling in order to draw the graph.
Can you use transform canvas in TikZ 3.00?
With newer versions of TikZ, you can also use the transform canvas option, as detailed in section 25.4 of the TikZ 3.00 manual: One tends to define a base length and draw everything in terms of it. This seems to scale nicely and avoids some of the draw backs of post-scaling. Sometimes one needs to control this from their text as well.
How to draw a straight line in TikZ?
One of the simplest and most commonly used commands in TikZ is the [&draw&] command. To draw a straight line we use this command, then we enter a starting co-ordinate, followed by two dashes before the ending co-ordinate. We then finish the statement by closing it with a semicolon. [&draw&] (0,0) — (4,0);
What is the TikZ package for LaTeX graphics?
TikZ is a LaTeX package that allows you to create high quality diagrams—and often quite complex ones too. In this first post we’ll start with the basics, showing how to draw simple shapes, with subsequent posts introducing some of the interesting things you can do using the tikz package.
How to plot a function and data in latex-tikzblog?
It should be noted that when you write \sepackage {pgfplots} some code in the pgfplots loads the TikZ package. It is important to use the command \\pgfplotsset {compat = newest} to specify to the compiler that we are working with the last version of the Pgfplots package.