[Tex/LaTex] Problems with tikz tree growth on secondary levels in trees

graphicstikz-pgftikz-treestrees

I have the following code:

\begin{tikzpicture}[grow=right, sloped]
\tikzstyle{level 1}=[level distance=1.3cm, sibling distance=1cm]
\tikzstyle{level 2}=[level distance=1.2cm, sibling distance=1cm]
\node[bag] {$S_i$}
    child[grow=left] {
        node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(1)}$}        
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$W$}
            }
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$B$}
            }
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$B$}
            }
            edge from parent[-latex]
            node[above] {$W$}
    }
    child[grow=right] {
        node[bag] {$A$}        
        child {
                node[bag] {$ \dots S_{i+1}^{(k_1)}$}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        child {
                node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(2)}$}
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(2)(k_{\dots})}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(2)(2)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        child {
                node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(1)}$}
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(k_{\dots})}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(2)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(1)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        edge from parent[-latex]    
            node[above] {$B$}
    };
\end{tikzpicture}

Having in preamble

\tikzstyle{bag} = [text width=1.5em, text centered]
\tikzstyle{end} = [circle, minimum width=3pt,fill, inner sep=0pt]

My problem is that the branch on the right generates collisions and the tree does not expand automatically.

Basically speaking nodes do overlap. How can i avoid this???

Thanks

Best Answer

You just have to give appropriate values to sibling distance for the appropriate levels; in your example, the problematic levels are the second and the third:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[grow=right, sloped,bag/.style={draw},end/.style={draw}]
\tikzstyle{level 2}=[level distance=1.3cm, sibling distance=4cm]
\tikzstyle{level 3}=[level distance=2.2cm, sibling distance=1.5cm]
\node[bag] {$S_i$}
    child[grow=left,level 2/.style={sibling distance=1.5cm}] {
        node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(1)}$}        
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$W$}
            }
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$B$}
            }
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$B$}
            }
            edge from parent[-latex]
            node[above] {$W$}
    }
    child[grow=right] {
        node[bag] {$A$}        
        child {
                node[bag] {$ \dots S_{i+1}^{(k_1)}$}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        child {
                node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(2)}$}
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(2)(k_{\dots})}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(2)(2)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        child {
                node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(1)}$}
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(k_{\dots})}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(2)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(1)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        edge from parent[-latex]    
            node[above] {$B$}
    };
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

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Perhaps you could also be interested in the edge from parent path option to control where the arrows will connect the nodes:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}[grow=right, sloped,bag/.style={draw},end/.style={draw},
edge from parent path={(\tikzparentnode.east) -- (\tikzchildnode.west)}
]
\tikzstyle{level 2}=[level distance=2cm, sibling distance=4cm]
\tikzstyle{level 3}=[level distance=2.2cm, sibling distance=1.5cm]
\node[bag] {$S_i$}
    child[grow=left,level 2/.style={sibling distance=1.5cm},edge from parent path={(\tikzparentnode.west) -- (\tikzchildnode.east)}] {
        node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(1)}$}        
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$W$}
            }
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$B$}
            }
            child {
                node[end, label=left:
                    {$S$}] {}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$B$}
            }
            edge from parent[-latex]
            node[above] {$W$}
    }
    child[grow=right] {
        node[bag] {$A$}        
        child {
                node[bag] {$ \dots S_{i+1}^{(k_1)}$}
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        child {
                node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(2)}$}
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(2)(k_{\dots})}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(2)(2)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        child {
                node[bag] {$S_{i+1}^{(1)}$}
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(k_{\dots})}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(2)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                child {
                     node[bag] {$S_{i+2}^{(1)(1)}$}
                     edge from parent[-latex]
                     node[above] {u}
                }
                edge from parent[-latex]
                node[above] {$w$}
        }
        edge from parent[-latex]    
            node[above] {$B$}
    };
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

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    \node [block, above= of 3rd2] (3rd3) {3rd3};
\end{scope}
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    \node [block, below= of 3rd4] (3rd5) {3rd5};

    \path [line] (1st) -- (2nd1);
    \path [line] (2nd1) -- (2nd2);
    \path [line] (2nd1) -- (2nd3);
    \path [line] (2nd2) -- (3rd3);
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You can use level distance=<length> and/or sibling angle=<value> inside level <number>/.append style to customize the distance and angle for an specific level. A complete example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{mindmap,trees}

\begin{document}
\resizebox{!}{4 in}{%
   \begin{tikzpicture}
      \path[
         mindmap,
         concept color=black,
         text=white,
         grow cyclic,
         segment length=20cm,
level 1/.append style={level distance=8cm,sibling angle=60},
level 2/.append style={level distance=2.5cm},
      ]
      node[concept] {Main}
      [clockwise from=0]
      child[concept color=green!50!black] {%
         node[concept] {A}
         [clockwise from=30]
         child {node[concept] {A1} }
         child {node[concept] {A2} }
         child {node[concept] {A3} }
         child {node[concept] {A4} }
         child {node[concept] {A5} }
         child {node[concept] {A6} }
      }  
      child[concept color=blue] {%
         node[concept] {B}
         [clockwise from=30]
         child {node[concept] {B1} }
         child {node[concept] {B2} }
         child {node[concept] {B3} }
         child {node[concept] {B4} }
         child {node[concept] {B5} }
         child {node[concept] {B6} }
      }
      child[concept color=red] {%
         node[concept] {C}
         [clockwise from=30]
         child {node[concept] {C1} }
         child {node[concept] {C2} }
         child {node[concept] {C3} }
         child {node[concept] {C4} }
         child {node[concept] {C5} }
         child {node[concept] {C6} }
      }
      child[concept color=orange] {%
         node[concept] {D}
         [clockwise from=30]
         child {node[concept] {D1} }
         child {node[concept] {D2} }
         child {node[concept] {D3} }
         child {node[concept] {D4} }
         child {node[concept] {D5} }
         child {node[concept] {D6} }
      }
      child[concept color=magenta] {%
         node[concept] {E}
         [clockwise from=30]
         child {node[concept] {E1} }
         child {node[concept] {E2} }
         child {node[concept] {E3} }
         child {node[concept] {E4} }
         child {node[concept] {E5} }
         child {node[concept] {E6} }
      }
      child[concept color=brown] {%
         node[concept] {F}
         [clockwise from=30]
         child {node[concept] {F1} }
         child {node[concept] {F2} }
         child {node[concept] {F3} }
         child {node[concept] {F4} }
         child {node[concept] {F5} }
         child {node[concept] {F6} }
      };
   \end{tikzpicture}
}
\end{document}

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