LaTeX Configuration for Tikz Figures

1. Packages
2. Tikz related packages
3. Tikz Libraries
4. PGF Plot libraries and config
5. Setup size of figures
6. Setup Arrows style
7. Colors
8. Control
9. Plots
10. Mechanical
11. Optics
12. Misc
13. More Defaults specific to this paper

1 Packages

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

\usepackage[french, english]{babel} % Last language is main language

\usepackage{lmodern} % Latin Modern Font
\usepackage{gensymb} % Generic symbols for both text and math mode

\usepackage{standalone} % Used to generate standalone Tikz

\usepackage{amsmath}   % Main math Package
\usepackage{mathtools} % Extension package to amsmath
\usepackage{amsthm}    % Typesetting theorems (AMS style)
\usepackage{amsfonts}  % More fonts from the AMS
\usepackage{textcomp}  % provide many text symbols
\usepackage{steinmetz} % For phase symbol

\usepackage{xstring}  % Utils to manipulate strings
\usepackage{etoolbox} % Add basic if/then
\usepackage{esvect}   % Beautyfull vectors
\usepackage{graphicx} % Enhanced support for graphics
\usepackage{grffile}  % Used by matlab2tikz

\usepackage{microtype} % typographic tuning
\usepackage{setspace}  % for line spacing, e.g. \onehalfspacing
\usepackage{tabularx}  % table features
\usepackage{enumitem}  % for simple list modifications
\usepackage{booktabs}  % better table support

\usepackage{stackengine} %

\usepackage[load-configurations=abbreviations]{siunitx} % SI units
\sisetup{
    locale = US,
    detect-all,
    range-phrase=--,
    range-units=single
}

2 Tikz related packages

\usepackage{tikz}       % Tikz
\usepackage{tikzscale}  % Used to scale Tikz graphics
\usepackage{adjustbox}  % Used to proper positioning of tikz pictures
\usepackage{circuitikz} % Draw electronic circuits
\usepackage{pgfpages}   % Needed to use notes
\usepackage{pgfplots}   % Used to plot functions

3 Tikz Libraries

\usetikzlibrary{arrows}                   % Arrow tip library
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}              % Add some arrows
\usetikzlibrary{calc}                     % The library allows advanced Coordinate Calculations
\usetikzlibrary{intersections}            % calculate intersections of paths
\usetikzlibrary{matrix}                   %
\usetikzlibrary{patterns}                 %
\usetikzlibrary{shapes}                   % Defines circle and rectangle
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}         % Use for the shape diamond and isosceles triangle
\usetikzlibrary{snakes}                   % snake=coil and snake=zigzag using segment amplitude=10pt
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}              % Additional options for placing nodes
\usetikzlibrary{3d}                       % Plot 3D shapes
\usetikzlibrary{spy}                      % Creating a magnified area
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.text}         % Used to make text follows a curve
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing} % deformation of a path
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings}     % Used for spring and damper
\usetikzlibrary{babel}                    % A tiny library that make the interaction with the babel package easier
\usetikzlibrary{plotmarks}                % This library defines a number of plot marks
\usetikzlibrary{fit}                      % Used to make rectangle as nodes by specifying two points
\usetikzlibrary{backgrounds}              % Used to put things under others

4 PGF Plot libraries and config

\usepgfplotslibrary{patchplots}
\usepgfplotslibrary{groupplots}

\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}
\pgfplotsset{plot coordinates/math parser=false}

5 Setup size of figures

\newlength{\fheight}
\newlength{\fwidth}

\setlength{\fwidth}{85mm}
\setlength{\fheight}{112mm}

6 Setup Arrows style

\tikzset{>=Stealth}
% Setup default Linewidth
\tikzset{every path/.style={line width=1pt}}

7 Colors

\usepackage{xcolor}% Color extension

\definecolor{colorblack}{rgb}{0, 0, 0}
\definecolor{colorblue}{rgb}{0, 0.4470, 0.7410}
\definecolor{colorred}{rgb}{0.8500, 0.3250, 0.0980}
\definecolor{coloryellow}{rgb}{0.9290, 0.6940, 0.1250}
\definecolor{colorpurple}{rgb}{0.4940, 0.1840, 0.5560}
\definecolor{colorgreen}{rgb}{0.4660, 0.6740, 0.1880}
\definecolor{colorcyan}{rgb}{0.3010, 0.7450, 0.9330}
\definecolor{colorbordeau}{rgb}{0.6350, 0.0780, 0.1840}

% Main color
\definecolor{maincolor}{RGB}{89, 9, 38}
\definecolor{secondcolor}{RGB}{20, 9, 89}

8 Control

8.1 Blocks

\tikzset{%
  block/.style n args={2}{%
    draw,
    fill=white,
    minimum width  = #1,
    minimum height = #2,
  },
  block/.default={1.2cm}{1.0cm}
}

8.2 Branches

\tikzstyle{branch}=[fill,shape=circle,minimum size=4pt,inner sep=0pt]
\tikzstyle{->top}=[-{Stealth[color=black, scale=0.8]}, draw=white, double=black, double distance=1pt, line width=1pt]
\tikzstyle{<-top}=[{stealth[color=black, scale=0.8]}-, draw=white, double=black, double distance=1pt, line width=1pt]

8.3 Hand Writen Style

Usefull for schematic plots

\tikzstyle{handwriten}=[decorate,decoration={random steps,amplitude=0.1pt,segment length=0.8pt}]

8.4 DAC

\tikzset{%
  DAC/.style={%
    draw,
    signal,
  }
}

8.5 ADC

\tikzset{%
  ADC/.style={%
    draw,
    signal,
    signal to = west,
  }
}

8.6 Gain

Maybe use isosceles instead of regular polygon?

\tikzset{%
  gain right/.style={%
    draw,
    regular polygon,
    regular polygon sides = 3,
    inner sep = 2pt,
    shape border rotate=-90
  },
  gain left/.style={%
    draw,
    regular polygon,
    regular polygon sides = 3,
    inner sep = 2pt,
    shape border rotate=90
  },
  gain top/.style={%
    draw,
    regular polygon,
    regular polygon sides = 3,
    inner sep = 2pt,
    shape border rotate=0
  },
  gain bottom/.style={%
    draw,
    regular polygon,
    regular polygon sides = 3,
    inner sep = 2pt,
    shape border rotate=180
  },
}

8.7 Add / Substract / Divide / Multiply block

\tikzset{% Add block with Circled operations
  addc/.style n args={5}{%
    draw,
    fill=white,
    circle,
    outer sep = 0pt,
    inner sep = 0pt,
    minimum size = 2em,
    execute at begin node={\LARGE $#1$},
    append after command={\pgfextra{\let\mainnode=\tikzlastnode}
      \ifx#2\empty\else
      node[draw, circle, outer sep=6pt, inner sep=0pt, above left] at (\mainnode.west) {$#2$}%
      \fi
      \ifx#3\empty\else
      node[draw, circle, outer sep=6pt, inner sep=0pt, above right] at (\mainnode.north) {$#3$}%
      \fi
      \ifx#4\empty\else
      node[draw, circle, outer sep=6pt, inner sep=0pt, below right] at (\mainnode.east) {$#4$}%
      \fi
      \ifx#5\empty\else
      node[draw, circle, outer sep=6pt, inner sep=0pt, below left] at (\mainnode.south) {$#5$}%
      \fi
      }
  },
  addc/.default={+}{}{}{}{},
}

\tikzset{% Add Block
  addb/.style n args={5}{%
    draw,
    fill=white,
    circle,
    outer sep = 0pt,
    inner sep = 0pt,
    minimum size = 2em,
    execute at begin node={\LARGE $#1$},
    append after command={\pgfextra{\let\mainnode=\tikzlastnode}
      \ifx#2\empty\else
      node[outer sep=2pt, inner sep=0pt, above left] at (\mainnode.west) {$#2$}%
      \fi
      \ifx#3\empty\else
      node[outer sep=2pt, inner sep=0pt, above right] at (\mainnode.north) {$#3$}%
      \fi
      \ifx#4\empty\else
      node[outer sep=2pt, inner sep=0pt, below right] at (\mainnode.east) {$#4$}%
      \fi
      \ifx#5\empty\else
      node[outer sep=2pt, inner sep=0pt, below left] at (\mainnode.south) {$#5$}%
      \fi
      }
  },
  addb/.default={+}{}{}{}{},
}

9 Plots

9.1 Grid

\pgfplotsset{grid style={black}}
\pgfplotsset{major grid style={black!30!white}}
\pgfplotsset{minor grid style={black!10!white}}
\pgfplotsset{xmajorgrids}
\pgfplotsset{ymajorgrids}

9.2 Lines

\pgfplotsset{separate axis lines=false} % draw axis as rectangle and not as 4 lines
\pgfplotsset{every outer x axis line/.append style={black}}
\pgfplotsset{every outer y axis line/.append style={black}}
\pgfplotsset{axis background/.style={fill=white}}
\pgfplotsset{axis x line*=bottom} % solid line on the bottom with thin on the top
\pgfplotsset{axis y line*=left} % solid line on the left with thin on the right

9.3 Ticks

\pgfplotsset{every y tick label/.append style={font=\color{black}}}
\pgfplotsset{every y tick/.append style={black}}
\pgfplotsset{every x tick label/.append style={font=\color{black}}}
\pgfplotsset{every x tick/.append style={black}}

9.4 Size

If scale only axis=false (the default), pgfplots will try to produce the desired width including labels, titles and ticks.

\pgfplotsset{scale only axis=true}

9.5 Label

Used to align all of ylabel of one figure.

\pgfplotsset{ylabel absolute}

9.6 Legend

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/54794/using-a-pgfplots-style-legend-in-a-plain-old-tikzpicture#54834

% argument #1: any options
\newenvironment{customlegend}[1][]{%
  \begingroup
  % inits/clears the lists (which might be populated from previous
  % axes):
  \csname pgfplots@init@cleared@structures\endcsname
  \pgfplotsset{#1}%
}{%
  % draws the legend:
  \csname pgfplots@createlegend\endcsname
  \endgroup
}%

% makes \addlegendimage available (typically only available within an
% axis environment):
\def\addlegendimage{\csname pgfplots@addlegendimage\endcsname}

% definition to insert numbers
% \pgfkeys{/pgfplots/number in legend/.style={%
%     /pgfplots/legend image code/.code={%
%       \node at (0.125,-0.0225){#1}; % <= changed x value
%     },%
%   },
% }
\pgfplotsset{
  every legend to name picture/.style={west}
}

9.7 Upper and Lower bounds

\tikzstyle{upperbound}=[line cap=round, postaction={decorate,draw,decoration={border, segment length=0.2cm, amplitude=0.3cm, angle=60}}]
\tikzstyle{lowerbound}=[line cap=round, postaction={decorate,draw,decoration={border, segment length=0.2cm, amplitude=0.3cm, angle=-60}}]

And we add the corresdonding

\pgfplotsset{
  /pgfplots/upperbound/.style 1 args={
    legend image code/.code={
      \draw[##1, upperbound]
        plot coordinates {
        (0cm,0cm)
        (0.6cm,0cm)
      }
    }
  }
}

9.8 Pole

\tikzset{%
  pole/.style{%
    color=red,
    cross out,
    draw,
    inner sep=0pt,
    outer sep=0pt,
    minimum size=#1pt
  },
  pole/.default={4}
}

9.9 Zero

\tikzset{%
  zero/.style{%
    color=red,
    circle,
    draw,
    inner sep=0pt,
    outer sep=0pt,
    minimum size=#1pt
  },
  zero/.default={4}
}

10 Mechanical

10.1 Spring

\tikzset{%
  spring/.style={%
    thick,
    decoration={
      zigzag,
      pre length  = #1cm,
      post length = #1cm,
      segment length = 6
    },
    decorate
  },
  spring/.default={0.2}
}

10.2 Coil

\tikzset{%
  coil/.style n args={2}{%
    thick,
    decoration={
      coil,
      pre length  = #1cm,
      post length = #2cm,
      segment length = 4
    },
    decorate
  },
  coil/.default={0.3}{0.3}
}

10.3 Damper

\tikzset{%
  damper/.style n args={2}{%
    thick,
    decoration={markings, mark connection node=dmp, mark=at position 0.5 with {
        \node (dmp) [thick,
                     inner sep = 0pt,
                     transform shape,
                     rotate  =-90,
                     minimum width  = #1pt,
                     minimum height = #2pt,
                     draw=none] {};
        \draw [thick] ($(dmp.north east)+(0.6*#2pt,0)$) -- (dmp.south east) -- (dmp.south west) -- ($(dmp.north west)+(0.6*#2pt,0)$);
        \draw [thick] ($(dmp.north)+(0,-0.3*#1pt)$) -- ($(dmp.north)+(0,0.3*#1pt)$);
      }
    },
    decorate
  },
  damper/.default={12}{3}
}

10.4 Actuator

\tikzset{%
  actuator/.style n args={2}{%
    thick,
    draw=none,
    decoration={
      markings,
      mark connection node=my node,
      mark=at position .5 with {
        \node [draw, inner sep=0pt, minimum width=#1cm, minimum height=#2cm,
        transform shape, fill=white] (my node) {};
      },
      mark=at position .0 with {
        \draw[<-] (0, 0) -- (my node);
      },
      mark=at position 1.0 with {
        \draw[<-] (0, 0) -- (my node);
      }
    },
    decorate
  },
  actuator/.default={0.5}{0.2}
}

10.5 Ground

\tikzset{%
  ground/.style n args={2}{%
    fill,
    pattern = north east lines,
    draw = none,
    anchor = north,
    minimum width  = #1cm,
    minimum height = #2cm,
    append after command={
      (\tikzlastnode.north west) edge (\tikzlastnode.north east)
    }
  },
  ground/.default={2.5}{0.3}
}

10.6 Force Sensor

\tikzset{%
  forcesensor/.style n args={2}{%
    rectangle,
    outer sep=0pt,
    inner sep=0pt,
    draw=black,
    fill=white!60!black,
    anchor=south,
    minimum width =#1cm,
    minimum height=#2cm,
    append after command={
      [every edge/.append style={
        thick,
        black,
      }]
      (\tikzlastnode.north west) edge (\tikzlastnode.south east)
      (\tikzlastnode.north east) edge (\tikzlastnode.south west)
    }
  },
  forcesensor/.default={2.0}{0.5}
}

10.7 Inertial Sensor

\tikzset{%
  inertialsensor/.style={%
    rectangle,
    outer sep=0pt,
    inner sep=0pt,
    draw=black,
    fill=white!60!black,
    anchor=south east,
    minimum size=#1cm,
    append after command={
      [every edge/.append style={
        thick,
        black,
      }]
      (\tikzlastnode.north west) edge (\tikzlastnode.south east)
      (\tikzlastnode.north east) edge (\tikzlastnode.south west)
    }
  },
  inertialsensor/.default={0.3}
}

10.8 Axis Rotator

\newcommand{\AxisRotator}[1][rotate=0]{%
  \tikz [x=0.1cm,y=0.30cm,-stealth,#1] \draw (0,0) arc (-150:150:1 and 1);%
}

10.9 Cross

\tikzstyle{cross}=[path picture={
  \draw[black]
  (path picture bounding box.south east) -- (path picture bounding box.north west) (path picture bounding box.south west) -- (path picture bounding box.north east);
}]

10.10 Piezoelectric actuator

\tikzset{%
  piezo/.style n args={3}{%
    draw,
    rectangle,
    minimum width  = #1cm,
    minimum height = #2cm,
    fill=blue!10!white,
    anchor=center,
    append after command={
      [every edge/.append style={
        thick,
        black,
      }]
      \foreach \i in {1,...,#3}{
        (${\i/(1+#3)}*(\tikzlastnode.north west)+{(1+#3-\i)/(1+#3)}*(\tikzlastnode.south west)+0.1*(#1,0)$) edge (${\i/(1+#3)}*(\tikzlastnode.north east)+{(1+#3-\i)/(1+#3)}*(\tikzlastnode.south east)-0.1*(#1,0)$)
      }
    }
  },
  piezo/.default={2}{4}{10}
}

10.11 Voice coil

\def\voicecoil#1#2#3{
  % ======================
  % Parameters
  % ======================
  \def\voicecoilw{#1} % Total Width
  \def\voicecoilh{#2} % Total Height

  \def\magnetw{\voicecoilw} % Width of the magnet
  \def\magneth{\voicecoilh/1.4} % Height of the magnet

  \def\magnetwb{0.15*\magnetw} % Width of the borders of the magnet
  \def\magnetmw{0.15*\magnetw} % Width of the middle part of the magnet
  \def\magnetwg{0.5*\magnetw} % Width of the gap of the magnet

  \def\magnethl{\magnetwb} % Height of the low part of the magnet
  \def\magnetmh{0.15*\magneth} % Height of the middle part of the magnet
  \def\magnethg{0.2*\magneth} % Height of the gap of the magnet
  % ======================

  \begin{scope}[shift={(0.5*\voicecoilw, 0.5*\voicecoilh)}, rotate=#3, shift={(0, -0.5*\voicecoilh)}]
    % ======================
    % Magnet
    % ======================
    \draw[fill=white] (0, 0) -| ++(0.5*\magnetw, \magneth) -| ++(-0.5*\magnetw+0.5*\magnetwg, -\magnethg) -| (0.5*\magnetw-\magnetwb, \magnethl) -| (-0.5*\magnetw+\magnetwb, \magneth-\magnethg) -| (-0.5*\magnetwg, \magneth) -| (-0.5*\magnetw, 0) -- (cycle);
    \begin{scope}[shift={(0, \magnethl)}]
      \draw[fill=red]  (-0.5*\magnetmw, 0) rectangle (0.5*\magnetmw, \magnetmh);
      \draw[fill=blue] (-0.5*\magnetmw, \magnetmh) rectangle (0.5*\magnetmw, 2*\magnetmh);
      % Top conductive Magnet
      \draw[fill=white] (-0.5*\magnetmw, 2*\magnetmh) -| (0.5*\magnetmw, -\magnethl+\magneth-\magnethg) -| ++(0.1, \magnethg) -| ++(-0.2-\magnetmw, -\magnethg) -| (-0.5*\magnetmw, \magnetmh);
    \end{scope}
    % ======================

    % ======================
    % Coil
    % ======================
    \pgfmathsetmacro{\coilwidth}{0.5*0.5*\magnetmw+0.5*0.1+0.25*\magnetwg}%
    \draw[] ( \coilwidth, 0.5*\magneth) -- ++(0, 0.7*\magneth);
    \draw[] (-\coilwidth, 0.5*\magneth) -- ++(0, 0.7*\magneth);
    % Point on the coil
    \foreach \x in {0,1,...,9}
    {
      \node[circle,inner sep=0.6pt,fill] at ( \coilwidth, \x*0.7*\magneth/10+0.5*\magneth);
      \node[circle,inner sep=0.6pt,fill] at (-\coilwidth, \x*0.7*\magneth/10+0.5*\magneth);
    }
    \draw[fill=white] (-0.5*\magnetw, 1.2*\magneth) rectangle ++(\magnetw, \magnethg);
    % ======================

    % ======================
    % Coordinates
    % ======================
    % Force
    \coordinate[] (vc_force) at (0, \magneth-0.5*\magnethg);
    % Coil
    \coordinate[] (vc_coil) at (0, \voicecoilh);
    % Magnet
    \coordinate[] (vc_magnet) at (0, 0);
    % Coil Wires
    \coordinate[] (vc_wire_one) at ( \coilwidth, 1.2*\magneth);
    \coordinate[] (vc_wire_two) at (-\coilwidth, 1.2*\magneth);
    % ======================
  \end{scope}
}

11 Optics

\tikzset{%
  ->-/.style={
    decoration={
      markings,
      mark = at position #1 with {\arrow{>}
      }
    },
    postaction={decorate}
  }
}
\tikzset{%
  -<-/.style={
    decoration={
      markings,
      mark = at position #1 with {\arrow{<}
      }
    },
    postaction={decorate}
  }
}

12 Misc

\tikzset{%
  labelc/.style= {%
    draw,
    fill=white,
    shape=circle,
    inner sep=2pt,
    outer sep=6pt,
  }
}

13 More Defaults specific to this paper

\tikzset{block/.default={0.8cm}{0.6cm}}
\tikzset{addb/.append style={scale=0.7}}
\tikzset{node distance=0.6}