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 — latex:lottime:pstricks [Wednesday, 24 November 2010 : 14:22:50] (current)hat moved most of the page from sewiki/latex/lottime Wednesday, 24 November 2010 : 14:22:50 hat moved most of the page from sewiki/latex/lottime Wednesday, 24 November 2010 : 14:22:50 hat moved most of the page from sewiki/latex/lottime Line 1: Line 1: + ====== Lot-time diagrams in LaTeX ====== + With the package [[http://​se.wtb.tue.nl/​documentation/​lottime/​lottimediagram.sty|lottimediagram]] it is possible to create lot-time diagrams in LaTeX. Lot-time diagrams are used to visualize the manufacturing process of lots in a deterministic system. On the horizontal axis time is presented, while on the vertical + axis the individual lots are indicated with a lot number, starting from zero. + + ===== Requirements ===== + In the main document, the package ''​lottimediadram''​ has to be invoked. This package uses the additional packages ''​pstricks'',​ ''​multido''​ and ''​calc''​. The file [[http://​se.wtb.tue.nl/​documentation/​lottime/​lottimediagram.sty|lottimediagram.sty]] can be in your path, or else put it in your working directory. + + ===== Usage and Syntax ===== + The lottimediagram environment can best be used inside a figure environment. In this way, a caption and a label can be attached to the diagram and it can be referred to. + ==== Instantiation ==== + The lottimediagram environment is instantiated as follows: + + ''​\begin{lottimediagram}{''//​number of lots//''​}{''//​width of time axis//''​}''​\\ + ''​...\\ + \end{lottimediagram}''​ + + The number of lots is a non-zero natural number. The lots are numbered from zero to number of lots - 1. + The width of the time axis also has to be a nonzero natural number. + + ==== Axis labels and tick intervals==== + The axis labels are entered as follows: + + ''​\timeaxislabel{''//​text//''​}\\ + \lotaxislabel{''//​text//''​}''​ + + Placement of time ticks along the axis can go in user-defined intervals: + + ''​\timetickinterval{''//​interval//''​}\\ + \lottickinterval{''//​firstlotnumber//''​}{''//​interval//''​}''​\\ + + Placement of lot numbers along the axis can also be done in user-defined intervals where //​firstlotnumber//​ is the number of the first lot and //​interval//​ is the interval between lot numbers which are shown. If the ''​\lotticktinterval''​ command is omitted, the first lot number is 0. + + ==== Lots and batches ==== + For individual lots, activities are placed in the diagram using the command: + + ''​\lot(''//​lot number//''​)(''//​start time//'',​ ''//​end time//''​){''//​text//''​}''​ + + Lots can be highlighted by using the command ''​\activelot'':​ + + ''​\activelot(''//​lot number//''​)(''//​start time//'',​ ''//​end time//''​)(''//​fillcolor//''​)(''//​fillstyle//''​){''//​text//''​}''​ + + in which //​fillcolor//​ can be ''​black'',​ ''​darkgray'',​ ''​gray'',​ ''​lightgray'',​ ''​white'',​ ''​red'',​ ''​green'',​ ''​blue'',​ ''​cyan'',​ + ''​magenta''​ or ''​yellow''​. The argument //​fillstyle//​ can be ''​solid'',​ ''​hlines'',​ ''​vlines''​ or ''​crosshatch''​. + + (Note that the options hlines and vlines in fact draw diagonal lines, contrary to one’s expectation.) + + Batch processes (activities with more than one lot involved) can be placed with the command: + + ''​\batch(''//​first lot number of batch//'',​ ''//​last lot number of batch//''​)(''//​start time//'',​ ''//​end time//''​){''//​text//''​}''​ + + The text can be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise by using the command ''​\rotatebatch''​ with the same arguments. + + Batches can be highlighted by using the command ''​\activebatch'':​ + + ''​\activebatch(''//​first lot number of batch//'',​ ''//​last lot number of batch//''​)(''//​start time//'',​ ''//​end time//''​)(''//​fillcolor//''​)(''//​fillstyle//''​){''//​text//''​}''​ + + with the same //​fillcolor//​ and //​fillstyle//​ options as before. + + An activebatch can be used with 90 degrees counterclockwise rotated text using the command ''​\activerotatebatch''​ with the same arguments. + + ==== Defining blocks for multiplication ==== + If a collection of activities on (multiple) lots or batches is repetitive, a block can be defined, which can + be copied elsewhere in the diagram. Around the repetitive activities, place the command: + + ''​\defineblock{''​\\ + //​(collection of//\\ + ''​\lot''​\\ + ''​\activelot''​\\ + ''​\batch''​\\ + ''​\activebatch''​\\ + ''​\rotatebatch''​\\ + ''​\activerotatebatch''​\\ + //​commands)//​\\ + ''​}''​ + + The defined block can be repeated using the command: + + ''​\repeatblock{''//​vertical shift//''​}{''//​horizontal shift//''​}''​ + + The argument //vertical shift// is a positive natural number, while //​horizontal shift// is a real number. Blocks can + not be nested. + ==== Annotations ==== + Placing an annotation near a combination of lots can be done using the command ''​\lotcomb'':​ + + ''​\lotcomb(''//​start lot number//'',​ ''//​end lot number//''​)(''//​annotation time//''​){''//​text//''​}''​ + + With this command, an arrow is drawn a little right of the indicated time and the text is placed next to it, 90 degrees rotated counterclockwise. + + ===== Example ===== + In Figure 1, an example of a lot-time diagram is given. The diagram was constructed using the following + commands: + + \begin{lottimediagram}{9}{22} + \timeaxislabel{time [h]} + \timetickinterval{2} + \lotaxislabel{lot nr.} + \lottickinterval{0}{1} + \defineblock{ + \lot(0)(0,​2){M} + \lot(0)(2,​6){q} + \lot(1)(2,​4){M} + \lot(1)(4,​6){q} + \lot(2)(4,​6){M} + } + \batch(0,​2)(6,​10){Oven} + \lotcomb(0,​2)(10){b1} + \repeatblock{3}{6} + \rotatebatch(3,​5)(12,​16){Oven} + \lotcomb(3,​5)(16){b2} + \activelot(6)(12,​14)(yellow)(solid){M} + \activelot(6)(14,​18)(red)(vlines){q} + \activelot(7)(14,​16)(magenta)(hlines){M} + \activelot(7)(16,​18)(green)(crosshatch){q} + \activelot(8)(16,​18)(cyan)(solid){M} + \activerotatebatch(6,​8)(18,​22)(lightgray)(solid){F b3} + \end{lottimediagram} + + + {{lottime:​lottimeexample1.gif|Example of lot-time diagram}} + + ===== Stand-alone EPS-file of a lot-time diagram ===== + It might be useful to create a stand-alone EPS-file of the lot-time diagram. The EPS-file can then be + included in a LaTeX document or it may appear in a presentation,​ slides, poster etc. To create a stand-alone + EPS-file, a separate ''​.tex''​-file has to be created, which uses the package pst-eps. The LaTeX document + for a simple lot-time diagram could then look like: + + \documentclass[a4paper,​10pt]{article} + \usepackage{lottimediagram} + \usepackage{times} + \usepackage{amsmath} + \usepackage{pst-eps} + \begin{document} + \begin{TeXtoEPS} + \begin{lottimediagram}{9}{22} + \timeaxislabel{time [h]} + \timetickinterval{2} + \lotaxislabel{lot nr.} + \lottickinterval{0}{1} + \defineblock{ + \lot(0)(0,​2){M1} + \lot(0)(2,​6){q} + \lot(1)(2,​4){M1} + \lot(1)(4,​6){q} + \lot(2)(4,​6){M1} + \batch(0,​2)(6,​10){batch} + } + \repeatblock{3}{6} + \repeatblock{6}{12} + \end{lottimediagram} + \end{TeXtoEPS} + \end{document} + + The document is compiled using the standard LaTeX compiler: + + ''​latex filename.tex''​ + + To process the resulting ''​.dvi''​-file to an EPS file we use ''​dvips''​ with the ''​-E''​ option: + + ''​dvips filename.dvi -E -o filename.ps''​ + + The resulting PostScript file eventually is an Encapsulated PostScript file. So it has to be renamed to ''​eps'':​ + + ''​mv filename.ps filename.eps''​ + + The resulting EPS-file can be included in a LaTeX document using the ''​includegraphics''​ command. + If necessary, the diagram can be scaled using for example the ''​width=''​ argument. This is very useful for large diagrams + that have to fit within the margins of a page (see Figure 2 for a not so useful example): + + \begin{figure} + \begin{center} + \includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{filename} + \caption{Lot-time diagram in EPS-format can be scaled.}\label{example2} + \end{center} + \end{figure} + + {{lottime:​lottimeexample2.gif|Example of lot-time diagram}} + + Another advantage of using stand-alone EPS-file is the possibility to use PDFLaTeX with lot-time diagrams.
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