Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Help in understanding the coordinate system used by TikZ

[stdq]

Can anyone explain it to me? Where is the origin? And, in the following command, what do the first and second points mean?

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\path [fill=green] (-4.13,-4.95) rectangle (2,2);

I've been changing the code constantly, but I can't seem to figure it out. Thanks in advance.

[Johannes_B]

It spans a rectangle from -4.13x and -4.95y to 2x and 2y. It is filled green. The origin is at 0x,0y obviously.
The picture created is a box, LaTeX treats it as a (big) letter.


Have a look at the manual, it has a very good tutorial.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
wombat
\begin{tikzpicture} 
\path [fill=green] (-4.13,-4.95) rectangle (2,2);
\draw (0,0) circle (1pt);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}