8.2.1 Top new questions this week

8.2.1.1 Drawing dice simulation

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=629717

I use the following code from this post, to draw dice simulation. 
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article} 
\usepackage{verbatim} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
\usetikzlibrary{calc,shapes} 
\usepackage{tikz-3dplot} 
\... 
[tikz-pgf]
 

asked by Hany https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=93617 9 votes

answered by Nico https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=82926 7 votes

8.2.1.2 What package now provides \NewDocumentCommand?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=629304

I see that I can use the command \NewDocumentCommand 
without adding \usepackage{xparse} 
What package contains \NewDocumentCommand? 
Is there a package that contains the xparse package? 
Does any LaTeX ... 
[packages] [xparse]
 

asked by Toma https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=183000 7 votes

answered by Phelype Oleinik https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=134574 11 votes

8.2.1.3 Draw a line vertically above/below another through a given point

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=629555

Given the points A, B and P below, I would like to draw a line parallel to AB and passes through P (or just points towards P if P is not between A and B on the x-axis as in this example). In other ... 
[tikz-pgf]
 

asked by bluk https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=244406 6 votes

answered by Black Mild https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=140722 4 votes

8.2.1.4 Funny interference in worldflags vs smartdiagram

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=629435

Any idea of how the definitions of the flags with ornaments (in the interesting worldflags package) are disturbed ? 
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone} 
\usepackage{tikz,smartdiagram,worldflags} 
\... 
[tikz-pgf] [smartdiagram]
 

asked by JeT https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=163874 6 votes

answered by TorbjA~,rn T. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=586 6 votes

8.2.1.5 Area under arbitrary curve tikz

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=629330

I'm using tikz to create two arbitrary curves and fill the area between them. What I'm trying to do is: 
This is my approach: 
\documentclass{standalone} 
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
\begin{... 
[tikz-pgf]
 

asked by Mario Tafur https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=228227 6 votes

answered by hpekristiansen https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8650 8 votes

8.2.1.6 Partial derivative diagram issue with tikz

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=629069

I'm modifyig this partial derivative diagram to get something like this: 
The code I've used and the result: 
\documentclass[tikz]{standalone} 
\usetikzlibrary{shadings} 
\usepackage{pgfplots} 
\... 
[tikz-pgf] [pgfplots] [3d]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by Mario Tafur https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=228227 6 votes

answered by hpekristiansen https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=8650 6 votes

8.2.1.7 How to tile brick on the parabolic cylinder

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=629704

I want to draw the brick kilns as below picture. 
Please help me tile brick on the parabola cyclider wall. 
Thank you in advance! 
MWE is 
\documentclass[tikz,border=2mm]{standalone} 
\usetikzlibrary{3d,... 
[tikz-pgf] [pattern]
 

asked by Nam Tran Le https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=193916 5 votes

answered by Juan CastaA~+-o https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=231368 3 votes