Python script to generate PDF XDSM diagrams using TikZ and LaTeX
Project description
A python library for generating publication quality PDF XDSM diagrams. This library is a thin wrapper that uses the TikZ library and LaTeX to build the PDFs.
What is XDSM?
The eXtended Design Struture Matrix (XDSM) is a graphical language for describing the movement of data and the execution sequence for a multidisciplinary optimization problem. You can read the paper by Lambe and Martins for all the details. If you would like a citation for XDSM, here is the bibtex for that paper:
@article {Lambe2012,
title = {Extensions to the Design Structure Matrix for the Description of Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization Processes},
journal = {Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization},
volume = {46},
year = {2012},
pages = {273-284},
doi = {10.1007/s00158-012-0763-y},
author = {Andrew B. Lambe and Joaquim R. R. A. Martins}
}
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