Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Getting smaller legend & small part of meshes in circuitikz

[MelinaB]

Hello everyone,

I am a real newbie in Circuitikz.
I want to get a very simple electrical diagram. It is made of 16 identical electric meshes. But as I don't want to get all these meshes in my paper, only two or three, I would like to know how to get like "small line of dots" at the end, for explaining the fact that all the meshes are not drawn.

Then, do you know how to get smaller legends under elements?

Here is my code, and sorry if it isn't optimal

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\begin{figure}[!h]
\centering
\begin{circuitikz}[scale=0.6, european]
\ctikzset {bipoles/thickness=1}
\draw (0,0) to[C, l_=$C_{ER}^1$] (4,0) to[C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (4,2);
\draw (4,2) to (5,2);
\draw (4,2) to (3,2);
\draw (5,2) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (5,4);
\draw (3,2) to [I ] (3,4);
\draw (3,4) to (5,4);
\draw (4,4) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (4,6);
\draw (0,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^1$] (4,6);

\draw (4,0) to[C, l_=$C_{ER}^2$] (9,0) to[C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (9,2);
\draw (9,2) to (10,2);
\draw (9,2) to (8,2);
\draw (10,2) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (10,4);
\draw (8,2) to [I ] (8,4);
\draw (8,4) to (10,4);
\draw (9,4) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (9,6);
\draw (4,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^2$] (9,6);

\draw (9,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^3$] (13,6);
\draw (9,0) to [C, l_=$C_{ER}^3$] (13,0);

\end{circuitikz}
\caption{Essai\label{fig:fig_1}}
\end{figure}

Thank you for your help and answer,

Melina

[Johannes_B]

You can do this using font=\<fontsize>

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{circuitikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{circuitikz}[scale=0.6, european,font=\scriptsize]
\ctikzset {bipoles/thickness=1}
\draw (0,0) to[C, l_=$C_\text{ER}^1$] (4,0) to[C, l_=$C_\text{leg}^1$] (4,2);
%Maybe you want the indices to be text, not independant
%mathematical variables
\draw (4,2) to (5,2);
\draw (4,2) to (3,2);
\draw (5,2) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (5,4);
\draw (3,2) to [I ] (3,4);
\draw (3,4) to (5,4);
\draw (4,4) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (4,6);
\draw (0,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^1$] (4,6);

\draw (4,0) to[C, l_=$C_{ER}^2$] (9,0) to[C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (9,2);
\draw (9,2) to (10,2);
\draw (9,2) to (8,2);
\draw (10,2) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (10,4);
\draw (8,2) to [I ] (8,4);
\draw (8,4) to (10,4);
\draw (9,4) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (9,6);
\draw (4,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^2$] (9,6);

\draw (9,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^3$] (13,6);
\draw (9,0) to [C, l_=$C_{ER}^3$] (13,0);

\end{circuitikz}
\end{document}

[esdd]

You can add circle nodes on the right side using a foreach loop:

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\foreach \y in {0,3,6}
  \foreach \i in {1,2,3}
    \node[circle,fill,inner sep=0.5*\pgflinewidth,xshift=\i*0.5em] at (13,\y){};

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\documentclass[border=5pt]{standalone}

\usepackage{circuitikz}

\begin{document}
\begin{circuitikz}[scale=0.6, european, font=\scriptsize]
\ctikzset {bipoles/thickness=1}
\draw (0,0) to[C, l_=$C_{ER}^1$] (4,0) to[C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (4,2);
\draw (4,2) to (5,2);
\draw (4,2) to (3,2);
\draw (5,2) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (5,4);
\draw (3,2) to [I ] (3,4);
\draw (3,4) to (5,4);
\draw (4,4) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^1$] (4,6);
\draw (0,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^1$] (4,6);

\draw (4,0) to[C, l_=$C_{ER}^2$] (9,0) to[C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (9,2);
\draw (9,2) to (10,2);
\draw (9,2) to (8,2);
\draw (10,2) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (10,4);
\draw (8,2) to [I ] (8,4);
\draw (8,4) to (10,4);
\draw (9,4) to [C, l_=$C_{leg}^2$] (9,6);
\draw (4,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^2$] (9,6);

\draw (9,6) to [C, l^=$C_{ER}^3$] (13,6);
\draw (9,0) to [C, l_=$C_{ER}^3$] (13,0);

\foreach \y in {0,3,6}
  \foreach \i in {1,2,3}
    \node[circle,fill,inner sep=0.5*\pgflinewidth,xshift=\i*0.5em] at (13,\y){};

\end{circuitikz}
\end{document}