I am a heavy user of tikz and had a love-hate relationship with it. Have been using it since 2009. It takes time to learn and easy to forget.
Documentation is so great that you are sure you will find an answer. TeX.SE is also very helpful. The quality of graphics produced is stunning that I never manage to like alternatives. The control it gives you over your drawings is enormous. Heck, I can have Sam font in my text and diagram!
I remember spending 5 hours on the first drawing I made in Tikz for a research paper. My coauthor was amused. He thought it would have taken max 30 mins if I used a 'normal tool'. But he was impressed by neatly rotated text, scaling and alignment. Pity that I coundnt play with colors since IEEE accepted b/w images back then.
Love it or hate it, nothing come remoty close to it when you have mastered it. Something akin to vim editor. Huge respect for Till Tantau.
Documentation is so great that you are sure you will find an answer. TeX.SE is also very helpful. The quality of graphics produced is stunning that I never manage to like alternatives. The control it gives you over your drawings is enormous. Heck, I can have Sam font in my text and diagram!
I remember spending 5 hours on the first drawing I made in Tikz for a research paper. My coauthor was amused. He thought it would have taken max 30 mins if I used a 'normal tool'. But he was impressed by neatly rotated text, scaling and alignment. Pity that I coundnt play with colors since IEEE accepted b/w images back then.
Love it or hate it, nothing come remoty close to it when you have mastered it. Something akin to vim editor. Huge respect for Till Tantau.