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# LaTeX Configuration for Tikz export
Author: Thomas Dehaeze

## Table of Contents

- 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
  - 8.1. Blocks
  - 8.2. Branches
  - 8.3. Hand Writen Style
  - 8.4. DAC
  - 8.5. ADC
  - 8.6. Gain
  - 8.7. Add / Substract / Divide / Multiply block
- 9. Plots
  - 9.1. Grid
  - 9.2. Lines
  - 9.3. Ticks
  - 9.4. Size
  - 9.5. Label
  - 9.6. Legend
  - 9.7. Upper and Lower bounds
  - 9.8. Pole
  - 9.9. Zero
- 10. Mechanical
  - 10.1. Spring
  - 10.2. Coil
  - 10.3. Damper
  - 10.4. Actuator
  - 10.5. Ground
  - 10.6. Force Sensor
  - 10.7. Inertial Sensor
  - 10.8. Axis Rotator
  - 10.9. Cross
  - 10.10. Piezoelectric actuator
  - 10.11. Voice coil
- 11. Optics
- 12. Misc

## 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,
      }
    }

Author: Thomas Dehaeze

Created: 2020-11-12 jeu. 10:40