GrauwolfAug 8, 2023
Robert McNees

Periodic PSA!

I use lots of graph paper, so I made a LaTeX template to print my own. It was so handy that @duetosymmetry and I turned it into a LaTeX package.

There are various grid styles (graph, quadrille, hex, iso, dot grid, etc), and both custom and pre-defined color schemes.

Use it to easily print your own paper, or to make pdf page templates for your favorite tablet note-taking app. I use them with GoodNotes & Notability.

Github: https://github.com/mcnees/LaTeX-Graph-Paper
CTAN: https://ctan.org/pkg/gridpapers?lang=en

GitHub - mcnees/LaTeX-Graph-Paper: Make your own quadrille, graph, hex, etc paper! Uses the pgf/TikZ package for LaTeX, which should be part of any modern TeX installation.

Make your own quadrille, graph, hex, etc paper! Uses the pgf/TikZ package for LaTeX, which should be part of any modern TeX installation. - mcnees/LaTeX-Graph-Paper

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May 19, 2023 at 8:59pmIvory for Mac
Show threadRobert McNeesMay 19, 2023

If you just want pdfs, a selection of those are available:

https://github.com/mcnees/Assorted-Graph-Paper-pdfs

You can also play around with a template in Overleaf!

https://www.overleaf.com/latex/examples/the-gridpapers-package-example/scrwksyrhvqb

GitHub - mcnees/Assorted-Graph-Paper-pdfs: An assortment of pre-made graph papers made with the "gridpapers" LaTeX package.

An assortment of pre-made graph papers made with the "gridpapers" LaTeX package. - GitHub - mcnees/Assorted-Graph-Paper-pdfs: An assortment of pre-made graph papers made with the "gr...

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Show threadRobert McNeesMay 20, 2023

Also, here's a selection of pdfs suitable for D&D stuff. Plain old quadrille and hex grids in three sizes. If you make a cool map or dungeon, post it in the replies.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/prakgqpvncofvpk/D%20%26%20D%20pack.zip?dl=0

D & D pack.zip

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Show threadRobert McNeesMay 20, 2023
Lol, who wore it better.
Show threadChristopherMay 20, 2023

@mcnees “who are you wearing?”

Me: “laboratory notebook”

Show threadTodd MxyzptlkMay 20, 2023
@mcnees Bet he didn’t even print it himself.
Show threadDarrin WestMay 20, 2023
@mcnees Stan Stanman: https://monkeyisland.fandom.com/wiki/Stan_S._Stanman
Stan S. Stanman

Stan S. Stanman is a fast-talking, eccentric salesman in The Tri-Island Area who made regular appearances throughout the series. Whether he liked it or not, he often found himself dealing with Guybrush Threepwood as he went on with his adventures. This led to Stan being in fairly compromising or uncomfortable situations. He harbored no ill-will, however, and would gladly sucker deal with Guybrush more often than not. Stan was a shrewd businessman who would do anything and everything to clinch a

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Show threadDarrin WestMay 20, 2023
@mcnees
Show threadbnprime =:xMay 20, 2023
@mcnees i tell my students to scale their axis, and give them 0/3 when they hand in graphs that look like this
Show threadGeoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿May 20, 2023
@mcnees I'll proudly admit to photocopying good graph paper when we run short. Not the cheapest solution, but if required.
Show threadMvRiederbergMay 19, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry
Memories. I wrote many years ago my own postscript scripts to do the same. The same to print empty music sheets. Cheap solution, worked perfectly.
Show threadScott LairdMay 19, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry very cool, but I'm curious if LaTeX was actually easier than just doing raw Postscript for this.
Show threadotheorange_tagMay 19, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry postscript can crank these out too, done tons for my tutor boss
Show threadOldTurk🗽Focus: #FreePeltierMay 20, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry log-log? (I can’t even imagine how to code it except in python or octave) smith chart? (much more specialized)
Show threadAzMay 21, 2023
@mcnees @shmouflon do i need to print 1000 pages of this?!
Show threadShmoufMay 21, 2023
@az @mcnees -immediately-
Show threadRobert McNeesMay 21, 2023
@shmouflon @az yes. Correct.
Show threadoctesianMay 23, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry Thanks! How about dot grid?
Show threadRobert McNeesMay 23, 2023
@octesian @duetosymmetry It’s in there!
Show threadXiuwenAug 8, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry Looking great! 👍
Show threadDD0UL ✅Aug 8, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry *wow*
Show threadMedea Vanamonde🏳️‍⚧️ ♀Sep 20, 2023
@mcnees @duetosymmetry weird precoffee thoughts about 3D and 4D graph paper
Show threadRon JeffriesSep 20, 2023
@mcnees nice!
Show thread🚲Jan 3, 2024
@mcnees My favourite grid spacing is dots on a rectangular grid with ratio of 1.86:1. This results in a grid that is easy to draw squares, triangles, and hexagons on which all look more or less regular. The density of dots work well as lines for writing too. It’s the best of all worlds IMO, or at least the least bad.
Show threadRobert McNeesJan 3, 2024
@dx Hmm, I’ll have to look at adding that!
Show threadMichael J. CoffeyJan 4, 2024

@mcnees @duetosymmetry

I have the pre-made ones in a neat little folder that I check when I think some lines will bring order to the chaos.

Show threadUrsineJan 4, 2024
@mcnees @duetosymmetry
A bit of trivia for you: Logarithmic graph paper (presumably both semilog and log-log) was invented by Willian F. Durand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Durand
I spent most of my waking grad-school hours in the basement of the Durand Building at Stanford.
William F. Durand - Wikipedia

Show threadスパックマン クリスJan 4, 2024

@mcnees @duetosymmetry

Thanks!

Seems to be included automagically, at least with TexLive on Gentoo, or maybe one of the "recommended" add on packages.

Show threadLeo C. SteinJan 4, 2024
@chris_spackman @mcnees We contributed it to the CTAN in March 2021, so I think it should have been in every (full) TeXLive version since 2022
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJan 4, 2024

@mcnees @duetosymmetry

bee paper :)

Show threadNinja 🦝 Jan 4, 2024
@mcnees @duetosymmetry @sumisu3 ahh awesome, thank you! I’ve been messing around making my own for drawing sets and stage diagrams but it’s nice to have some different great leaping off points