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I have a simular issue to the question asked in : TikZ picture overlaps with text I have tried the solution provided by Jake. This makes that my picture fails to resize (scale) as i intend.

Whether i give Set scale=0.4 or Set scale=0.8 The size of the picture remains the same

This is the code i use:

\begin{figure}[ht!] \centering \begin{tikzpicture}[Set scale=0.4, every node/.append style={transform shape},] % STYLES \tikzstyle{every node}=[rectangle,rounded corners, minimum width=100pt, align=center,node distance=3cm,fill=black!10,inner sep=5pt,text width=3cm,minimum height=1.75cm,>=stealth,text badly centered] % Draw forces \node [force, above of=rivalry] (top) {Firm strategy, structure and rivalry}; \node [force, left=1cm of rivalry] (left) {Factor conditions}; \node [force, right=1cm of rivalry] (right) {Demand Conditions}; \node [force, below of=rivalry] (bottom) {Related and Supporting industries}; %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % Draw the links between forces \path[<->,thick] (left) edge (right) (left) edge (top) (left) edge (bottom) (top) edge (right) (bottom) edge (right); \path[<->,thick] (bottom) edge (top); \end{tikzpicture} \caption{Porter's Diamond source:~\cite{Porter:1980}}% \label{fig:diamond} \end{figure}

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  • Perhaps this happens because the option is scale=<some factor> and not Set scale=<some factor>. Could you try with the right key and let us know if the problem is solved? Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 11:50
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    We prefer full compilable (but minimal) code example including a preamble. This way not everyone which wants to help you has to add the preamble him-/herself. Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 11:51
  • You are overwriting the every node style with the \tikzstyle command, you also need to append stuff with the deprecated \tikzstyle: \tikzstyle{every node}+=[…]. But you could just add it to the every node style options from the TikZ picture. Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 12:35

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The option is scale and transform shape can* be given as direct option to {tikzpicture}

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{positioning} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[% scale=0.8,transform shape, % STYLES force/.style={% rectangle,rounded corners, minimum width=100pt, align=center,node distance=3cm,fill=black!10,inner sep=5pt, text width=3cm,minimum height=1.75cm,text badly centered }, >=stealth,% had no effect in a node style ... ] % Draw forces \node (rivalry) {};% was missing!! \node [force, above of=rivalry] (top) {Firm strategy, structure and rivalry}; \node [force, left=1cm of rivalry] (left) {Factor conditions}; \node [force, right=1cm of rivalry] (right) {Demand Conditions}; \node [force, below of=rivalry] (bottom) {Related and Supporting industries}; % Draw the links between forces \path[<->,thick] (left) edge (right) (left) edge (top) (left) edge (bottom) (top) edge (right) (bottom) edge (right); \path[<->,thick] (bottom) edge (top); \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}

I had to add a node (rivalry) since it was missing in your example. Pleas use \tikzset (or the {tikzpicture} options as I did) and the /.style appendix. \tikzstyle is obsolete. Furthermore the >=stealth won’T have an effect inside a node style definition so I moved it …

* I was wrong and Qrrbrbirlbel’s comment on your question, mentions the real problem: transform shape can also be set only to every node but was overwritten in your example.

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  • You were spot on. This worked Commented Jul 1, 2013 at 13:12

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