[Tex/LaTex] Input figures from sub-folders

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I'm writing a big thesis using latex and I'm trying to keep organised.

File-tree:

../Thesis/mainfile.tex

../Thesis/Section1/section1.tex

../Thesis/Figures/figure1.png

../Thesis/Figures/figure1.tex

mainfile.tex

\documentclass{article}%
\begin{document}
\input{Section1/section1.tex}
\end{document}

section1.tex:

\input{Figures/figure1.tex}
\input{../Figures/figure1.tex}
\input{../../Figures/figure1.tex}

Tried these lines. None of them work.

figure1.tex

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.3\linewidth]{../Figures/figure1.png}
\caption{This is Figure 1}
\label{fig:figure1}
\end{figure}

The problem is how I call for the 'figure1.tex' from 'section1.tex'. I'm trying to input file one directory up and in another subfolder.
I keep getting this message.

File `../Figures/figure1.tex' not found.
\input{../Figures/figure1.tex}

Best Answer

Directory/File structure

Thesis/Section1/section1.tex

Thesis/Figures/figure1.tex

main.tex

\documentclass{article}%

\usepackage{graphicx}%

\begin{document}

\input{Section1/section1}

\end{document}

section1.tex

\section{First}

\input{Figures/figure1}

figure1.tex

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[scale=1]{example-image-a.jpg}
\end{figure}

Output

enter image description here

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\newlength{\plotwidth}
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Best Answer

main.tex

section1.tex

figure1.tex

Output

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