Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Too large Dimension in Picture

[Thomas_l]

Hi all,

I am working on a presentation where I want to show the duct layout of a ventilation system. The plan was to draw the ventilation system with a TikZ picture. For easier drawing I wanted to give the coordinates in mm and then scale the tikzpicture itself.

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\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
  \begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
    \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.002]
      \draw (-500,350) rectangle (500,-350);
      \draw (500,250) rectangle (600,50);
    \end{tikzpicture}
  \end{minipage}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

The picture is drawn correct but I keep getting the dimension to large error.

Regards
Thomas

[alainremillard]

tikz allows to specify the basic length for x and y units. It is 1 cm by default. An x value of 600 means a line close over 19 feet long. By changing the basic units to 1mm, see below, it solve your problem. (Scale value was ajusted)

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\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
  \begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
    \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}[x=1mm,y=1mm,scale=0.02]
      \draw (-500,350) rectangle (500,-350);
      \draw (500,250) rectangle (600,50);
    \end{tikzpicture}
  \end{minipage}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

Have a nice day

Alain Rémillard