CTAN update: tikzphysics
Date: September 30, 2026 11:38:51 PM CEST
Vaibhav Blayer submitted an update to the
tikzphysics
package.
Version: 1.7.0
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: TikZ-native shapes and anchors for classical physics diagrams
Announcement text:
tikzphysics 1.7.0 adds thermodynamics and thermal physics/heat transfer, with native apparatus, equation-based PV processes and cycles, shared PV frames, latex heat-flow arrows, and integer percentage anchors. New optics include plane mirrors, plano lenses and meniscus variants. Mechanics, fluids, solids, tracks and waves gain 23 native components. Differential centroids, projected disk visibility and cylinder height markers are fixed; projected rims expose percentage coordinates. Physical strokes now inherit native TikZ line widths. Updated documentation, visual galleries, regression tests and the single-file Overleaf runtime are included.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzphysics More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/tikzphysics
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Vincent Goulet CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs.
tikzphysics 1.7.0 adds thermodynamics and thermal physics/heat transfer, with native apparatus, equation-based PV processes and cycles, shared PV frames, latex heat-flow arrows, and integer percentage anchors. New optics include plane mirrors, plano lenses and meniscus variants. Mechanics, fluids, solids, tracks and waves gain 23 native components. Differential centroids, projected disk visibility and cylinder height markers are fixed; projected rims expose percentage coordinates. Physical strokes now inherit native TikZ line widths. Updated documentation, visual galleries, regression tests and the single-file Overleaf runtime are included.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzphysics More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/tikzphysics
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Vincent Goulet CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs.
TikZphysics – TikZ-native shapes and anchors for classical physics diagrams
The package extends TikZ with reusable shapes, styles, keys, and geometric anchors for classical-physics diagrams. It provides contact surfaces, straight and circular ramps, blocks, springs, pulleys, supports, pendulums, motion arrows, and optical mirrors, lenses, slabs, and prisms. Features use ordinary TikZ node, path, and pic syntax with reusable default styles. Named and parametric anchors help compose larger diagrams, while in-picture reference cards expose supported keys and anchors.
| Package | TikZphysics |
| Version | 1.7.0 |
| Copyright | 2026 Vaibhav Blayer |
| Maintainer | Vaibhav Blayer |