11.65.1 Top new questions this week

11.65.1.1 How can I draw this box in 3D ? I am unhappy with that I have

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=751445

I need to draw a 3D box comprising two half cylinders on either side attached to a cuboid with square holes. I have managed to accomplish this. But I am not happy with what I have now. For  one, it ... 
[tikz-pgf] [tikz-3dplot]
 

asked by Shyamhs https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=308458 Score of 12

answered by Juan CastaA~+-o https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=231368 Score of 25

11.65.1.2 Plotting functions without sampling artefacts

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=751606

I am interested in a generic technique to visualize functions in a quality appropriate for journal articles. 
Consider the function $$-\sqrt{\lvert x-\tan y \rvert}$$ over $[0,1]^2$. Tools like ... 
[tikz-pgf] [pgfplots]
 

asked by arctiq https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=416484 Score of 10

answered by nidarfp https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=406312 Score of 11

11.65.1.3 Why is my Student's t distribution plotting incorrectly in pgfplots?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=751504

I am trying to plot a Student's t distribution without using gnuplot. Here is what I have been trying: 
\documentclass{standalone} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
\usepackage{pgfplots} 
\begin{document} 
\... 
[tikz-pgf] [pgfplots]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by lane-h-rogers https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=283356 Score of 10

answered by Rmano https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=38080 Score of 12

11.65.1.4 How to typeset the complete structure of deeply nested formulas?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=751318

I have some formulas with a deeply nested structure that I would like to typeset combined in a single setting, similar to the following graphic I made in Paint. 
There are multiple nested ... 
[typography] [trees] [nesting] [formulas]
 

asked by MaxD https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=45734 Score of 9

answered by cfr https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=39222 Score of 12

11.65.1.5 How much does tagging affect my compilation?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=751609

I have a tex project where I want to tag the output.  It seems like tagging makes the compilation take longer.  How much longer?  What else is affected by tagging? 
[compiling] [tagged-pdf]
 

asked by Teepeemm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=107497 Score of 7

answered by Teepeemm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=107497 Score of 9

11.65.1.6 ltcmd: the c type argument grabs optional arguments of an environment

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=751522

MWE: 
\documentclass{book} 
\usepackage{xcolor} 
\NewDocumentEnvironment{foo}{ D(){} O{} m }{start \fbox{#1, #2, #3}}{ end} 
\begin{document} 
\chapter{Example} 
\begin{foo}(optional parenthesised argument) 
... 
[environments] [latex3] [xparse] [argument-processors] [ltcmd]
 

asked by Grass https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=383565 Score of 7

answered by Joseph Wright https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=73 Score of 8

11.65.1.7 Incorrect spath3 "split at" mehtod with a continued line?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=751303

Learning from this link: 
I have the following code: 
\documentclass[tikz,border=5pt]{standalone} 
\usetikzlibrary{spath3} 
\begin{document} 
\begin{tikzpicture} 
\draw[spath/save=path,ultra thick,blue!30]... 
[tikz-pgf] [spath3]
 

asked by Explorer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=322482 Score of 7

answered by kabenyuk https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=204924 Score of 6