[Tex/LaTex] How to make “L” shaped arrows with curved edge

tikz-arrowstikz-pgf

I simplified this example from here, however what I am looking is an "L" shaped arrow that curves when it gets to the same height as A which can be seen in the below figure. The red curve is the one that I want.

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Here is the code that I have right now for the black arrow.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \node[anchor=east] at (0,0) (text) {A};
  \node[anchor=west] at (5,5) (description) {B};
  \draw (description) edge[out=180,in=0,->] (text);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Best Answer

Add rounded corners to the path properties. You can control this by setting a value.

enter image description here

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \node[anchor=east] at (0,0) (text) {A};
  \node[anchor=west] at (5,5) (description) {B};
  \draw[rounded corners=10pt](description) |- (text);
  \draw[red, rounded corners=25pt](description) |- (text);
  \draw[green, rounded corners=50pt](description) |- (text);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] How to have one straight arrows surrounded by two curved arrows (TikZ)

you can create a node at each end of the lines and then connect these nodes. by adjusting the minimum size of node you can improve aesthetics.

(sorry for my google english)


\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,decorations.pathmorphing,backgrounds,positioning,fit,petri,calc,shadows}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[
    parent/.style={%
        rounded corners,
        thick,
        draw=red!75,
        fill=red!20,
        thick,
        inner ysep=2pt,
        inner xsep=2pt,
        minimum width = 4cm,
        minimum height = 1.5cm,
        align=center
    },
    child/.style={%
        rounded corners,
        thick,
        draw=blue!90,
        fill=blue!35,
        thick,
        inner ysep=2pt,
        inner xsep=2pt,
        minimum width = 4cm,
        minimum height = 1.5cm,
        align=center
    },
    grandchild/.style={%
        rounded corners,
        thick,
        draw=green!90,
        fill=green!35,
        thick,
        inner ysep=2pt,
        inner xsep=2pt,
        minimum width = 4cm,
        minimum height = 1.5cm,
        align=center
    },
    line/.style={%
        semithick,
        ->,
        shorten >=1pt,
        >=stealth'
    },
    call/.style={%
        blue,
        semithick,
        ->,
        shorten >=1pt,
        >=stealth'
    },
    return/.style={%
        red,
        semithick,
        ->,
        shorten >=1pt,
        >=stealth'
    }]
    \node[child] (child) {Child};
    \node[parent] at (-6,3) (parent 1) {Node 1\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (0,3) (parent 2) {Node 2\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (6,3) (parent 3) {Node 3\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (-6,-3) (grandchild 1) {Node 4\\I have manually\\connected this one};
    \node[parent] at (0,-3) (grandchild 2) {Node 5\\I have NOT manually\\connacted this one};
    \node[parent] at (6,-3) (grandchild 3) {Node 6\\I have NOT manually\\connacted this one};

    %draw three lines from each parent to each child
    \draw [line] (parent 1.south east)node[above left](p1){} -- (child.north west)node[below right](c1){};
    \draw [line] (parent 2.south)node[above](p2){} -- (child.north)node[below](c2){};
    \draw [line] (parent 3.south west)node[above right](p3){} -- (child.north east) node[below left](c3){};

    %draw three lines from each parent to each child
    \draw [line] (grandchild 1.north east)node[below left,minimum size=2em](p4){} -- (child.south west)node[above right,minimum size=2em](c4){};
    \draw [line] (grandchild 2.north)node[below,minimum size=2em](p5){} -- (child.south)node[above,minimum size=2em](c5){};
    \draw [line] (grandchild 3.north west)node[below right](p6){} -- (child.south east)node[above left](c6){};


\foreach \nn in{1,2,3,4,5,6}{
    \draw [call] (p\nn) to [bend right=15] (c\nn);
    \draw [return] (c\nn) to [bend right=15] (p\nn);
    }

\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}!

the result

[Tex/LaTex] anchor arrow start position

It might be easier to just use a separate draw command and specify the in= and out= angles:

enter image description here

Code:

\documentclass{article}  
\usepackage{tikz}  
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,positioning}  
\begin{document}    
\tikzstyle{data}=[circle,shade,fill=blue!60, draw]
\tikzstyle{operator}=[shape=rectangle, rounded corners, fill=cyan, draw=cyan]   

\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[data] (uncurated) {content};  
\path node[operator] (schematize) [below = of uncurated.south]{operation}
edge[<-,thick]  node[auto]{\tiny flow} (uncurated.south);  
\path [->, thick, red] (uncurated.south) edge (schematize.west);
\end{tikzpicture}  
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[data] (uncurated) {content};  
\path node[operator] (schematize) [below = of uncurated.south]{operation}
edge[<-,thick]  node[auto]{\tiny flow} (uncurated.south);  
\path [->, thick, blue] (uncurated.south) edge[out=-145, in=180] (schematize.west);
\end{tikzpicture}  
\end{document}

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