Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Arrow to Text Label on another Arrow

[pjmiller_57]

Hello All,

I'm drawing some path diagrams using TikZ. I'd like to draw an interaction in some of the diagrams. Trouble is, I can't quite see how to do it.

Below is some simple code that illustrates what I'm trying to do.

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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc,shapes,shapes.geometric}

\tikzstyle{rect}=[rectangle,draw=black,font=\small\sffamily\bfseries,inner sep=9pt]
\tikzstyle{arr}=[-latex,black,line width=0.5pt]

\begin{document}
  \begin{tikzpicture}[auto]
    \node[rect] (X1) at (12, 0) {$X_1$};
    \node[rect] (X2) at (18, 5) {$X_2$};
    \node[rect] (Y)  at (24, 0) {$Y$};

    \draw[arr] (X1)  to node[pos=.33,font=\scriptsize] {$\beta_1$} (Y);
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Can anyone show me how to get an arrow from X2 to beta1?

Thanks,
Paul

[localghost]

[…] Can anyone show me how to get an arrow from X2 to beta1? […]

Give that node a name and simply draw an arrow.

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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc,shapes,shapes.geometric}

\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{
  pdfstartview={XYZ null null 1.00},
  pdfview={XYZ null null 1.00}
}

\tikzstyle{rect}=[rectangle,draw=black,font=\small\sffamily\bfseries,inner sep=9pt]
\tikzstyle{arr}=[-latex,black,line width=0.5pt]

\begin{document}
  \begin{tikzpicture}[auto]
    \node[rect] (X1) at (12, 0) {$X_1$};
    \node[rect] (X2) at (18, 5) {$X_2$};
    \node[rect] (Y)  at (24, 0) {$Y$};

    \draw[arr] (X1) to node[pos=.33,font=\scriptsize] (b1) {$\beta_1$} (Y);
    \draw[arr] (X2) to (b1);
  \end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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• In future questions please mark longer passages of code in a body not as in-line code by the button but as block code by the [Code] button. So we don't have to always correct that.[/list]


Thorsten

[pjmiller_57]

So simple! Thanks localghost!