Spath3 – Manipulate soft paths in PGF

The spath3 library provides methods for manipulating the soft paths of TikZ/PGF.

Packaged with it are two TikZ libraries that make use of the methods provided. These are libraries for drawing calligraphic paths and for drawing knot diagrams.

Sources	`/graphics/pgf/contrib/spath3`
Documentation	README.txt Package documentation Use for calligraphy Use for knot (and similar) diagrams
Bug tracker	https://github.com/loopspace/spath3/issues
Repository	https://github.com/loopspace/spath3
Version	2.9 2026-05-31
Licenses	The LaTeX Project Public License 1.3c
Copyright	2011–2024 Andrew Stacey
Maintainer	Andrew Stacey
Contained in	TeX Live as spath3 MiKTeX as spath3
Topics	Tagged PDF – fully compatible Curve Graphics PGF TikZ

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Announcements

2026-06-01 CTAN update: spath3
2024-06-01 CTAN update: spath3
2022-10-27 CTAN update: spath3

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