circuitikz vs. tikzpicture: generating multipage standalone documents for animations

This is a problem I found a while ago, and haven't been able to figure out. Maybe is something wrong with my distribution, but don't know exactly how to fix it. Here is the idea

Consider this script

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{tikzpicture}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{tikzpicture}

}

end{document}

When I run it, it produces 10 pages which then I can use to produce a gif

enter image description here

If on the other hand I change the enviroment to circuitikz

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

I get one single page with all frames on it

enter image description here

and then transforming this to a gif has proven a bit difficult to do.

Any ideas as to why this is happening? Thanks!

I'm using Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2018/MacPorts 2018.47642_7)

edited 8 mins ago

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

I guess you need to tell standalone that you have a new standalone environment. So just add standaloneenv{circuitikz} after usepackage{circuitikz}.
– marmot
46 mins ago

I didn't know that standalone could produce more than a single page document.
– Sigur
43 mins ago

@Sigur Many animations are produced by producing a multipage pdf first and then convert this to an animated gif via convert -density <density> -delay <delay> -loop 0 -alpha remove multipage.pdf anited.gif.
– marmot
38 mins ago

@marmot, this I know. But I suppose that the pdf can not come from a standalone class file.
– Sigur
33 mins ago

@Sigur Yes, it does. If you compile the fist file in the above question, you get a multipage pdf.
– marmot
31 mins ago

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This is a problem I found a while ago, and haven't been able to figure out. Maybe is something wrong with my distribution, but don't know exactly how to fix it. Here is the idea

Consider this script

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{tikzpicture}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{tikzpicture}

}

end{document}

When I run it, it produces 10 pages which then I can use to produce a gif

enter image description here

If on the other hand I change the enviroment to circuitikz

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

I get one single page with all frames on it

enter image description here

and then transforming this to a gif has proven a bit difficult to do.

Any ideas as to why this is happening? Thanks!

I'm using Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2018/MacPorts 2018.47642_7)

edited 8 mins ago

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

I guess you need to tell standalone that you have a new standalone environment. So just add standaloneenv{circuitikz} after usepackage{circuitikz}.
– marmot
46 mins ago

I didn't know that standalone could produce more than a single page document.
– Sigur
43 mins ago

@Sigur Many animations are produced by producing a multipage pdf first and then convert this to an animated gif via convert -density <density> -delay <delay> -loop 0 -alpha remove multipage.pdf anited.gif.
– marmot
38 mins ago

@marmot, this I know. But I suppose that the pdf can not come from a standalone class file.
– Sigur
33 mins ago

@Sigur Yes, it does. If you compile the fist file in the above question, you get a multipage pdf.
– marmot
31 mins ago

add a comment |

This is a problem I found a while ago, and haven't been able to figure out. Maybe is something wrong with my distribution, but don't know exactly how to fix it. Here is the idea

Consider this script

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{tikzpicture}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{tikzpicture}

}

end{document}

When I run it, it produces 10 pages which then I can use to produce a gif

enter image description here

If on the other hand I change the enviroment to circuitikz

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

I get one single page with all frames on it

enter image description here

and then transforming this to a gif has proven a bit difficult to do.

Any ideas as to why this is happening? Thanks!

I'm using Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2018/MacPorts 2018.47642_7)

edited 8 mins ago

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

This is a problem I found a while ago, and haven't been able to figure out. Maybe is something wrong with my distribution, but don't know exactly how to fix it. Here is the idea

Consider this script

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{tikzpicture}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{tikzpicture}

}

end{document}

When I run it, it produces 10 pages which then I can use to produce a gif

enter image description here

If on the other hand I change the enviroment to circuitikz

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}



begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

I get one single page with all frames on it

enter image description here

and then transforming this to a gif has proven a bit difficult to do.

Any ideas as to why this is happening? Thanks!

I'm using Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2018/MacPorts 2018.47642_7)

tikz-pgf circuitikz standalone gif

edited 8 mins ago

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

edited 8 mins ago

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

edited 8 mins ago

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

asked 49 mins ago

caverac

5,9901625

I guess you need to tell standalone that you have a new standalone environment. So just add standaloneenv{circuitikz} after usepackage{circuitikz}.
– marmot
46 mins ago

I didn't know that standalone could produce more than a single page document.
– Sigur
43 mins ago

@Sigur Many animations are produced by producing a multipage pdf first and then convert this to an animated gif via convert -density <density> -delay <delay> -loop 0 -alpha remove multipage.pdf anited.gif.
– marmot
38 mins ago

@marmot, this I know. But I suppose that the pdf can not come from a standalone class file.
– Sigur
33 mins ago

@Sigur Yes, it does. If you compile the fist file in the above question, you get a multipage pdf.
– marmot
31 mins ago

add a comment |

I guess you need to tell standalone that you have a new standalone environment. So just add standaloneenv{circuitikz} after usepackage{circuitikz}.
– marmot
46 mins ago

I didn't know that standalone could produce more than a single page document.
– Sigur
43 mins ago

@Sigur Many animations are produced by producing a multipage pdf first and then convert this to an animated gif via convert -density <density> -delay <delay> -loop 0 -alpha remove multipage.pdf anited.gif.
– marmot
38 mins ago

@marmot, this I know. But I suppose that the pdf can not come from a standalone class file.
– Sigur
33 mins ago

@Sigur Yes, it does. If you compile the fist file in the above question, you get a multipage pdf.
– marmot
31 mins ago

I guess you need to tell standalone that you have a new standalone environment. So just add standaloneenv{circuitikz} after usepackage{circuitikz}.
– marmot
46 mins ago

I didn't know that standalone could produce more than a single page document.
– Sigur
43 mins ago

@Sigur Many animations are produced by producing a multipage pdf first and then convert this to an animated gif via convert -density <density> -delay <delay> -loop 0 -alpha remove multipage.pdf anited.gif.
– marmot
38 mins ago

@marmot, this I know. But I suppose that the pdf can not come from a standalone class file.
– Sigur
33 mins ago

@Sigur Yes, it does. If you compile the fist file in the above question, you get a multipage pdf.
– marmot
31 mins ago

add a comment |

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If you say documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone} this does not just load tikz but also tells standalone that it should produce single pdf's for each tikzpicture. In order to generate separate pdf's for circuitikz you could do

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}

standaloneenv{circuitikz}

begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

enter image description here

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

Note to myself: next time ask sooner :) Thanks a bunch
– caverac
36 mins ago

This MWE will be very useful in the future.
– Sigur
32 mins ago

BTW, I couldn't come up with a more descriptive title for the question, or at least easier to find for similar users with the same problem. If you have suggestions, please feel free to edit it. Thanks once again
– caverac
30 mins ago

@caverac Perhaps: "Generating multipage standalone documents for animations of less common environments like circuitikz." (BTW, the above is just one option, there are more that are described on p. 10 of the standalone manual.)
– marmot
26 mins ago

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documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}

standaloneenv{circuitikz}

begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

enter image description here

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

Note to myself: next time ask sooner :) Thanks a bunch
– caverac
36 mins ago

This MWE will be very useful in the future.
– Sigur
32 mins ago

BTW, I couldn't come up with a more descriptive title for the question, or at least easier to find for similar users with the same problem. If you have suggestions, please feel free to edit it. Thanks once again
– caverac
30 mins ago

@caverac Perhaps: "Generating multipage standalone documents for animations of less common environments like circuitikz." (BTW, the above is just one option, there are more that are described on p. 10 of the standalone manual.)
– marmot
26 mins ago

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documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}

standaloneenv{circuitikz}

begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

enter image description here

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

Note to myself: next time ask sooner :) Thanks a bunch
– caverac
36 mins ago

This MWE will be very useful in the future.
– Sigur
32 mins ago

BTW, I couldn't come up with a more descriptive title for the question, or at least easier to find for similar users with the same problem. If you have suggestions, please feel free to edit it. Thanks once again
– caverac
30 mins ago

@caverac Perhaps: "Generating multipage standalone documents for animations of less common environments like circuitikz." (BTW, the above is just one option, there are more that are described on p. 10 of the standalone manual.)
– marmot
26 mins ago

add a comment |

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}

standaloneenv{circuitikz}

begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

enter image description here

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

documentclass[border = 5pt, tikz]{standalone}

usepackage{circuitikz}

standaloneenv{circuitikz}

begin{document}

foreach k in {1,...,10}

{

begin{circuitikz}

  draw (0, 0) rectangle (2, 2);

  fill[red] (k/5, 1) circle (0.1);

end{circuitikz}

}

end{document}

enter image description here

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

answered 42 mins ago

marmot

89.3k4102193

Note to myself: next time ask sooner :) Thanks a bunch
– caverac
36 mins ago

This MWE will be very useful in the future.
– Sigur
32 mins ago

BTW, I couldn't come up with a more descriptive title for the question, or at least easier to find for similar users with the same problem. If you have suggestions, please feel free to edit it. Thanks once again
– caverac
30 mins ago

@caverac Perhaps: "Generating multipage standalone documents for animations of less common environments like circuitikz." (BTW, the above is just one option, there are more that are described on p. 10 of the standalone manual.)
– marmot
26 mins ago

add a comment |

Note to myself: next time ask sooner :) Thanks a bunch
– caverac
36 mins ago

This MWE will be very useful in the future.
– Sigur
32 mins ago

BTW, I couldn't come up with a more descriptive title for the question, or at least easier to find for similar users with the same problem. If you have suggestions, please feel free to edit it. Thanks once again
– caverac
30 mins ago

@caverac Perhaps: "Generating multipage standalone documents for animations of less common environments like circuitikz." (BTW, the above is just one option, there are more that are described on p. 10 of the standalone manual.)
– marmot
26 mins ago

Note to myself: next time ask sooner :) Thanks a bunch
– caverac
36 mins ago

This MWE will be very useful in the future.
– Sigur
32 mins ago

BTW, I couldn't come up with a more descriptive title for the question, or at least easier to find for similar users with the same problem. If you have suggestions, please feel free to edit it. Thanks once again
– caverac
30 mins ago

@caverac Perhaps: "Generating multipage standalone documents for animations of less common environments like circuitikz." (BTW, the above is just one option, there are more that are described on p. 10 of the standalone manual.)
– marmot
26 mins ago

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