[Tex/LaTex] How to scale a tikz picture

beamerscalingtikz-pgf

I am using

 \documentclass[slidestop,compress,mathserif,12pt,xcolor=dvipsnames]{beamer}
\graphicspath{{images/}}
\definecolor{LHCblue}{RGB}{4, 114, 255}
\usecolortheme[named=LHCblue]{structure}
\usepackage[bars]{beamerthemetree} % Beamer theme v 2.2
\usepackage{kerkis}
\usepackage{multimedia}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\mode<presentation>
%frame
\newcommand*\oldmacro{}%
\let\oldmacro\insertshorttitle%
\renewcommand*\insertshorttitle{%
     \oldmacro\hfill%
  \insertframenumber\,}%/\,\inserttotalframenumber
\setbeamertemplate{footline}[frame number]
%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\setbeamercovered{higly dynamic}
\usetheme[watermark=ntua-logo.jpg]{Ilmenau} % Beamer theme v 3.0
\useoutertheme[subsection=true]{smoothbars}%Beamer Outer Theme-circles on top

\useinnertheme{circles} %rectangle bullet points instead of circle ones
\usepackage{beamerthemebars}
\setbeamercolor{navigation symbols dimmed}{fg=red!80!black}
\setbeamercolor{navigation symbols}{fg=red!80!black}
%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\title[July 2012 H4 Test Beam\hspace{3cm} Stony Brook, NYC]{July 2012 H4 Test Beam}
\author[Stamatopoulos N. Athanasios\hspace{2.5cm}{athanasios.stamatopoulos@cern.ch}]        {Stamatopoulos N. Athanasios}
\institute{NTUA/CERN}
\logo{%
  \makebox[0.99\paperwidth]{%
    \includegraphics[width=1cm,keepaspectratio]{cern_logo_white.jpg}%
    \hfill%
    \includegraphics[width=1cm,keepaspectratio]{ntua-logo.jpg}%
  }%
}

\usepackage{textpos}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{%
calc,%
fadings,%
shadings%
}

\usetikzlibrary{arrows,snakes,shapes}
%\usepackage{enumitem}
%\usepackage{paralist}

   \begin{document}

\begin{frame}
\def\scl{0.6}%scaling factor of the picture
\begin{tikzpicture}[
  scale=\scl,
  controlpanels/.style={yellow!30!brown!20!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick},
  screen/.style={green!50!black!60!,draw=black,thick},
  trace/.style={green!60!yellow!40!, ultra thick},
  smallbutton/.style={white,draw=black, thick},
  axes/.style={thick}]
  \fill[green!30!blue!30!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick](0,0)
   rectangle (27.75,13.25);
  \fill[fill=black!40!,draw=black,thick,rounded corners](0.25,0.25)
    rectangle (27.5,13.00);
  % Screen, centered around the origin then shifted for easy plotting
  \begin{scope}[xshift=7cm,yshift=8cm,samples=150]
    \fill[black!60!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick](-5.3,-4.3)
      rectangle (5.3,4.3);
    \fill[screen] (-5.0,-4.0) rectangle (5.0,4.0);
    \draw[trace] plot(\x,{1+2.4*sin((2.5*\x +1) r)}); % r for radians...
    \draw[trace] plot(\x,{-1+1.25*sin((0.75*\x) r});
    \draw[thin] (-5.0,-4.0) grid (5.0,4.0);
    \draw[axes] (-5,0)--(5,0); % Time axis
    \draw[axes] (0,-4)--(0,4);
    \foreach \i in {-4.8,-4.6,...,4.8} \draw (\i,-0.1)--(\i,0.1);
    \foreach \i in {-3.8,-3.6,...,3.8} \draw (-0.1,\i)--(0.1,\i);
  \end{scope}
  % Feet
  \fill[black!70!,rounded corners,xshift=2cm] (0,-.5) rectangle (2,0);
  \fill[black!70!,rounded corners,xshift=23.75cm] (0,-.5) rectangle (2,0);
  % Lower left panel
  \fill[controlpanels] (0.6,0.5) rectangle (13.5,3.0);
  \path (0.8,0.9) node[scale=\scl,right]{$\mathbf{TeXtronics\,1 - v.1.01}$};
  % Lower right panel
  \fill[controlpanels] (13.7,0.5) rectangle (27.1,6.2);
  %Channels
  % CH I
  \draw[thick] (14.8,1.5) circle (0.7cm);
  \fill[gray,draw=black,thick] (14.8,1.5) circle (0.5cm);
  \fill[white,draw=black,thick] (14.8,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={1.5*\scl}] at (14.8,2.5) {CH I};
  \draw[thick] (16.2,1.5) circle (0.4cm);
  \fill[black!60!] (16.2,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \draw[thick] (16.6,1.5) --(17,1.5)--(17,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (16.7,1.0)--(17.3,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (16.8,0.85)--(17.2,0.85);
  \draw[thick] (16.9,0.70)--(17.1,0.70);
  \draw[thick] (26.0,1.5) circle (0.7cm);
  % CH II
  \fill[gray,draw=black,thick] (26,1.5) circle (0.5cm);
  \fill[white,draw=black,thick] (26,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={1.5*\scl}] at (26,2.5) {CH II};
  \draw[thick] (24.6,1.5) circle (0.4cm);
  \fill[black!60!] (24.6,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \draw[thick] (24.2,1.5) --(23.7,1.5)--(23.7,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (23.4,1.0)--(24.0,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (23.5,0.85)--(23.9,0.85);
  \draw[thick] (23.6,0.70)--(23.8,0.70);
  \draw[thick] (26.0,1.5) circle (0.7cm);
  % Y-pos
  \fill[smallbutton] (14.8,4.9) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={\scl}] at (14.8,5.5) {Y-pos I};
  \fill[smallbutton] (26.0,4.9) circle (0.3cm);
 \node[scale={\scl}] at (26.0,5.5) {Y-pos II};
  % Volt/div the foreach loop draws the two buttons
  \foreach \i / \b in {18/75,22.5/345}{
  %Second parameter of the loop is the angle of the index mark 
  \begin{scope}[xshift=\i cm,yshift=3.8cm,scale=0.85]
    \node[scale=\scl] at (0,2.3) {Volts/Div};
    \node[scale=\scl,black] at (-1,-2.4) {V};
    \node[scale=\scl,blue]  at (1,-2.4) {mV};
    \clip[rounded corners] (-2,-2) rectangle (2,2);
    \fill[black!30!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick] (-2,-2)
      rectangle (2,2);
    \fill[blue!50!black!20!,draw=black,thick]
      (30:1.1)--(30:3)--(3,-3)--(-90:3)--(-90:1.1) arc (-90:30:1.1);
     \draw[very thick,rounded corners](-2,-2) rectangle (2,2);
   \draw[thick] (0,0) circle (1.0);
    \foreach \i in {0,30,...,330}
      \draw[thick] (\i:1.2)--(\i:2.5);
    \foreach \i/\j in {15/50,45/.1,75/.2,105/.5,135/1,165/2,195/5,225/10,
      255/20,285/5,315/10,345/20} \node[scale=\scl,black] at (\i:1.7) {\j};
    \fill[blue!30!black!60!,draw=black,thick] (0,0) circle (0.8cm);
    % Here you set the right Volts/Div button
    \draw[ultra thick,red] (\b:0.3)--(\b:1.2);
  \end{scope}}
% Upper right panel
  \fill[controlpanels] (13.7,6.5) rectangle (27.1,12.75);
  %On-Off button
  \draw[rounded corners,thick,blue] (13.9,10.5) rectangle (15.9,12.5);
  \fill[fill=red,draw=black,thick,rounded corners] (14.4,10.8) rectangle (15.3,11.2);
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.8,12) {\textbf{Power}};
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.8,11.5) {\textbf{On/Off}};
  % Focus-Intensity buttons
  \draw[rounded corners,thick,blue] (13.9,7.0) rectangle (15.9,10.0);
  \fill[smallbutton] (14.9,7.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.9,8.2) {\textbf{Focus}};
  \fill[smallbutton] (14.9,9) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.9,9.6) {\textbf{Intens}};
  % X-pos
  \fill[smallbutton] (24.5,9.9) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={\scl}] at (24.5,10.5) {X-pos};
  % Time/Div
  \begin{scope}[xshift=21cm,yshift=9.5cm,scale=1]
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}]  at (0,2.4) {Time/Div};
    \clip[rounded corners] (-2.2,-2) rectangle (2.2,2);
    \fill[black!30!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick] (-2.2,-2) rectangle (2.2,2);
    \fill[blue!50!black!20!,draw=black,thick]
      (45:1.1)--(45:3)--(3,-3)--(-90:3)--(-90:1.1) arc (-90:45:1.1);
    \fill[green!50!black!40!,draw=black,thick]
      (45:1.1)--(45:3) arc(45:207:3) --(207:1.1) arc (207:45:1.1);
    \draw[very thick,rounded corners](-2.2,-2) rectangle (2.2,2);
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}] at (-1.6,-1.6) {$s$};
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}] at (1.6,-1.6) {$\mu{}\,s$};
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}] at (-1.6,1.6) {$m\,s$};
    \draw[thick] (0,0) circle (1.0);
    \foreach \i in {-72,-54,...,262} \draw[thick] (\i:1.15)--(\i:1.35);
    \foreach \i/\j in {-72/.5,-54/1,-36/2,-18/5,0/10,18/20,36/50,54/.1,72/.2,90/.5,
      108/1,126/2,144/5,162/10,180/20,198/50,216/.1,234/.2,252/.5}
      \node[scale=\scl,black] at (\i:1.7){\j};
    \fill[blue!30!black!60!,draw=black,thick] (0,0) circle (0.8cm);
    % Here you set the Time/Div button
    \draw[ultra thick,red] (-18:0.3)--(-18:1.2);    
    % X-pos
  \end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

The output I get is something like that

I also tried to play with variable scl but the output is really ugly…

I also tried to put it in a figure enviroment with includegraphics[scale=...]{begin{tikzpicture}...{\end{tikzpicture}} but it isn't working…

Any ideas guys on how to scale it down and keep it pretty at the same time?

Best Answer

Separating each diagram from the main input file will be a way to reduce complexity.

Diagram

Compile the diagram osci.tex with pdflatex to get osci.pdf

% this file name is osci.tex
\documentclass[tikz,border=0pt]{standalone}

\usetikzlibrary
{
    calc,
    fadings,
    shadings,
}

\usetikzlibrary{arrows,snakes,shapes}

\begin{document}
\def\scl{0.5}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
    scale=\scl,
  controlpanels/.style={yellow!30!brown!20!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick},
  screen/.style={green!50!black!60!,draw=black,thick},
  trace/.style={green!60!yellow!40!, ultra thick},
  smallbutton/.style={white,draw=black, thick},
  axes/.style={thick}]
  \fill[green!30!blue!30!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick](0,0)
   rectangle (27.75,13.25);
  \fill[fill=black!40!,draw=black,thick,rounded corners](0.25,0.25)
    rectangle (27.5,13.00);
  % Screen, centered around the origin then shifted for easy plotting
  \begin{scope}[xshift=7cm,yshift=8cm,samples=150]
    \fill[black!60!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick](-5.3,-4.3)
      rectangle (5.3,4.3);
    \fill[screen] (-5.0,-4.0) rectangle (5.0,4.0);
    \draw[trace] plot(\x,{1+2.4*sin((2.5*\x +1) r)}); % r for radians...
    \draw[trace] plot(\x,{-1+1.25*sin((0.75*\x) r});
    \draw[thin] (-5.0,-4.0) grid (5.0,4.0);
    \draw[axes] (-5,0)--(5,0); % Time axis
    \draw[axes] (0,-4)--(0,4);
    \foreach \i in {-4.8,-4.6,...,4.8} \draw (\i,-0.1)--(\i,0.1);
    \foreach \i in {-3.8,-3.6,...,3.8} \draw (-0.1,\i)--(0.1,\i);
  \end{scope}
  % Feet
  \fill[black!70!,rounded corners,xshift=2cm] (0,-.5) rectangle (2,0);
  \fill[black!70!,rounded corners,xshift=23.75cm] (0,-.5) rectangle (2,0);
  % Lower left panel
  \fill[controlpanels] (0.6,0.5) rectangle (13.5,3.0);
  \path (0.8,0.9) node[scale=\scl,right]{$\mathbf{TeXtronics\,1 - v.1.01}$};
  % Lower right panel
  \fill[controlpanels] (13.7,0.5) rectangle (27.1,6.2);
  %Channels
  % CH I
  \draw[thick] (14.8,1.5) circle (0.7cm);
  \fill[gray,draw=black,thick] (14.8,1.5) circle (0.5cm);
  \fill[white,draw=black,thick] (14.8,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={1.5*\scl}] at (14.8,2.5) {CH I};
  \draw[thick] (16.2,1.5) circle (0.4cm);
  \fill[black!60!] (16.2,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \draw[thick] (16.6,1.5) --(17,1.5)--(17,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (16.7,1.0)--(17.3,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (16.8,0.85)--(17.2,0.85);
  \draw[thick] (16.9,0.70)--(17.1,0.70);
  \draw[thick] (26.0,1.5) circle (0.7cm);
  % CH II
  \fill[gray,draw=black,thick] (26,1.5) circle (0.5cm);
  \fill[white,draw=black,thick] (26,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={1.5*\scl}] at (26,2.5) {CH II};
  \draw[thick] (24.6,1.5) circle (0.4cm);
  \fill[black!60!] (24.6,1.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \draw[thick] (24.2,1.5) --(23.7,1.5)--(23.7,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (23.4,1.0)--(24.0,1.0);
  \draw[thick] (23.5,0.85)--(23.9,0.85);
  \draw[thick] (23.6,0.70)--(23.8,0.70);
  \draw[thick] (26.0,1.5) circle (0.7cm);
  % Y-pos
  \fill[smallbutton] (14.8,4.9) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={\scl}] at (14.8,5.5) {Y-pos I};
  \fill[smallbutton] (26.0,4.9) circle (0.3cm);
 \node[scale={\scl}] at (26.0,5.5) {Y-pos II};
  % Volt/div the foreach loop draws the two buttons
  \foreach \i / \b in {18/75,22.5/345}{
  %Second parameter of the loop is the angle of the index mark 
  \begin{scope}[xshift=\i cm,yshift=3.8cm,scale=0.85]
    \node[scale=\scl] at (0,2.3) {Volts/Div};
    \node[scale=\scl,black] at (-1,-2.4) {V};
    \node[scale=\scl,blue]  at (1,-2.4) {mV};
    \clip[rounded corners] (-2,-2) rectangle (2,2);
    \fill[black!30!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick] (-2,-2)
      rectangle (2,2);
    \fill[blue!50!black!20!,draw=black,thick]
      (30:1.1)--(30:3)--(3,-3)--(-90:3)--(-90:1.1) arc (-90:30:1.1);
     \draw[very thick,rounded corners](-2,-2) rectangle (2,2);
   \draw[thick] (0,0) circle (1.0);
    \foreach \i in {0,30,...,330}
      \draw[thick] (\i:1.2)--(\i:2.5);
    \foreach \i/\j in {15/50,45/.1,75/.2,105/.5,135/1,165/2,195/5,225/10,
      255/20,285/5,315/10,345/20} \node[scale=\scl,black] at (\i:1.7) {\j};
    \fill[blue!30!black!60!,draw=black,thick] (0,0) circle (0.8cm);
    % Here you set the right Volts/Div button
    \draw[ultra thick,red] (\b:0.3)--(\b:1.2);
  \end{scope}}
% Upper right panel
  \fill[controlpanels] (13.7,6.5) rectangle (27.1,12.75);
  %On-Off button
  \draw[rounded corners,thick,blue] (13.9,10.5) rectangle (15.9,12.5);
  \fill[fill=red,draw=black,thick,rounded corners] (14.4,10.8) rectangle (15.3,11.2);
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.8,12) {\textbf{Power}};
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.8,11.5) {\textbf{On/Off}};
  % Focus-Intensity buttons
  \draw[rounded corners,thick,blue] (13.9,7.0) rectangle (15.9,10.0);
  \fill[smallbutton] (14.9,7.5) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.9,8.2) {\textbf{Focus}};
  \fill[smallbutton] (14.9,9) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale=\scl] at (14.9,9.6) {\textbf{Intens}};
  % X-pos
  \fill[smallbutton] (24.5,9.9) circle (0.3cm);
  \node[scale={\scl}] at (24.5,10.5) {X-pos};
  % Time/Div
  \begin{scope}[xshift=21cm,yshift=9.5cm,scale=1]
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}]  at (0,2.4) {Time/Div};
    \clip[rounded corners] (-2.2,-2) rectangle (2.2,2);
    \fill[black!30!,rounded corners,draw=black,thick] (-2.2,-2) rectangle (2.2,2);
    \fill[blue!50!black!20!,draw=black,thick]
      (45:1.1)--(45:3)--(3,-3)--(-90:3)--(-90:1.1) arc (-90:45:1.1);
    \fill[green!50!black!40!,draw=black,thick]
      (45:1.1)--(45:3) arc(45:207:3) --(207:1.1) arc (207:45:1.1);
    \draw[very thick,rounded corners](-2.2,-2) rectangle (2.2,2);
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}] at (-1.6,-1.6) {$s$};
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}] at (1.6,-1.6) {$\mu{}\,s$};
    \node[scale={1.25*\scl}] at (-1.6,1.6) {$m\,s$};
    \draw[thick] (0,0) circle (1.0);
    \foreach \i in {-72,-54,...,262} \draw[thick] (\i:1.15)--(\i:1.35);
    \foreach \i/\j in {-72/.5,-54/1,-36/2,-18/5,0/10,18/20,36/50,54/.1,72/.2,90/.5,
      108/1,126/2,144/5,162/10,180/20,198/50,216/.1,234/.2,252/.5}
      \node[scale=\scl,black] at (\i:1.7){\j};
    \fill[blue!30!black!60!,draw=black,thick] (0,0) circle (0.8cm);
    % Here you set the Time/Div button
    \draw[ultra thick,red] (-18:0.3)--(-18:1.2);    
    % X-pos
  \end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

enter image description here

Main input file

Also compile the main input file with pdflatex. This main input file imports osci.pdf. Adjust the scaling until it conforms to your need.

% this file name is main.tex
\documentclass[slidestop,compress,mathserif,12pt,xcolor=dvipsnames]{beamer}
\graphicspath{{images/}}
\definecolor{LHCblue}{RGB}{4, 114, 255}
\usecolortheme[named=LHCblue]{structure}
\usepackage[bars]{beamerthemetree} % Beamer theme v 2.2
\usepackage{kerkis}
\usepackage{multimedia}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\mode<presentation>
%frame
\newcommand*\oldmacro{}%
\let\oldmacro\insertshorttitle%
\renewcommand*\insertshorttitle{%
     \oldmacro\hfill%
  \insertframenumber\,}%/\,\inserttotalframenumber
\setbeamertemplate{footline}[frame number]
%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\setbeamercovered{higly dynamic}
\usetheme[watermark=ntua-logo.jpg]{Ilmenau} % Beamer theme v 3.0
\useoutertheme[subsection=true]{smoothbars}%Beamer Outer Theme-circles on top

\useinnertheme{circles} %rectangle bullet points instead of circle ones
\usepackage{beamerthemebars}
\setbeamercolor{navigation symbols dimmed}{fg=red!80!black}
\setbeamercolor{navigation symbols}{fg=red!80!black}
%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\title[July 2012 H4 Test Beam\hspace{3cm} Stony Brook, NYC]{July 2012 H4 Test Beam}
\author[Stamatopoulos N. Athanasios\hspace{2.5cm}{athanasios.stamatopoulos@cern.ch}]        {Stamatopoulos N. Athanasios}
\institute{NTUA/CERN}
\logo{%
  \makebox[0.99\paperwidth]{%
    \includegraphics[width=1cm,keepaspectratio]{example-grid-100x100pt}%
    \hfill
    \includegraphics[width=1cm,keepaspectratio]{example-image-a}%
  }%
}

\usepackage{textpos}


\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\begin{center}
    \includegraphics[scale=0.8]{osci}
\end{center}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

enter image description here

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