latex:tikz:solenoid
- solenoid.tex
% Author: Izaak Neutelings (June 2018)
\documentclass[border=3pt,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\tikzset{>=latex} % for LaTeX arrow head
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\usetikzlibrary{patterns,snakes}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1]
\def\R{0.8}
\def\A{11} % amplitude
\def\s{6} % coil segment length
\def\L{8} % coil length
\def\a{0.5} % coil segment aspect
\def\dy{0.9} % vertical shift
\def\dx{0.2} % horizontal shift
\draw[snake=coil,thick,segment amplitude=2*\A,segment length=\s,segment aspect=\a]
(0,0) -- (\L,0);
\draw[<->,shorten >=5]
(0,\dy) -- (\L,\dy) node[midway,above] {length $\ell$};
\draw[snake=brace,mirror snake,segment amplitude=3]
(0,-\dy) -- (\L,-\dy) node[midway,below=1] {$N$ turns};
\draw[-,thick]
(\L,0) -- (1.01*\L,0); % coil extension
\draw[<->]
(-\dx,0) -- (-\dx,\R) node[midway,left=6] {$R$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
latex/tikz/solenoid.txt · Last modified: 2018/06/23 13:21 by iwn