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In a plot with pgfplots I would like to draw, from background to foreground, in the following order:

1. (background) grid;


2. (intermediate layer) plot;


3. (foreground) axis.

As specified in this answer,

Adding axis on top to the axis options means axis lines, ticks and
grids are printed on top of the stuff inside the environment.

So, this is not the correct option for this. This code

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[/pgfplots/layers/Bowpark,

             width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30}]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

doesn't work neither (plot is above grid, but also above the axis). I used addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2}; instead of addplot[samples = 100] {x^(1/2)}; to better highlight the superposition of the plot, the grid and the axis.

What's wrong? Note that also trying

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,main,axis grid,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}

(switched the order of main and axis grid) produces the same output.

Maybe something in my configuration ignores the layers order?

tikz-pgf pgfplots

share|improve this question

edited Oct 27 '18 at 13:12

BowPark

asked Oct 26 '18 at 10:48

BowParkBowPark

52029

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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The easiest way is probably to use axis on top but draw the grid by hand, behind the plot.
  
  – Henri Menke
  Oct 26 '18 at 14:37
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @HenriMenke As far as I understood, the fact that axis and grid go together, complicates the problem. Having several plots with different axis max and min values would make quite troublesome also to draw by hand the grid each time.
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 26 '18 at 14:41
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

In a plot with pgfplots I would like to draw, from background to foreground, in the following order:

1. (background) grid;


2. (intermediate layer) plot;


3. (foreground) axis.

As specified in this answer,

Adding axis on top to the axis options means axis lines, ticks and
grids are printed on top of the stuff inside the environment.

So, this is not the correct option for this. This code

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[/pgfplots/layers/Bowpark,

             width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30}]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

doesn't work neither (plot is above grid, but also above the axis). I used addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2}; instead of addplot[samples = 100] {x^(1/2)}; to better highlight the superposition of the plot, the grid and the axis.

What's wrong? Note that also trying

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,main,axis grid,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}

(switched the order of main and axis grid) produces the same output.

Maybe something in my configuration ignores the layers order?

tikz-pgf pgfplots

share|improve this question

edited Oct 27 '18 at 13:12

BowPark

asked Oct 26 '18 at 10:48

BowParkBowPark

52029

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The easiest way is probably to use axis on top but draw the grid by hand, behind the plot.
  
  – Henri Menke
  Oct 26 '18 at 14:37
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @HenriMenke As far as I understood, the fact that axis and grid go together, complicates the problem. Having several plots with different axis max and min values would make quite troublesome also to draw by hand the grid each time.
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 26 '18 at 14:41
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

In a plot with pgfplots I would like to draw, from background to foreground, in the following order:

1. (background) grid;


2. (intermediate layer) plot;


3. (foreground) axis.

As specified in this answer,

Adding axis on top to the axis options means axis lines, ticks and
grids are printed on top of the stuff inside the environment.

So, this is not the correct option for this. This code

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[/pgfplots/layers/Bowpark,

             width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30}]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

doesn't work neither (plot is above grid, but also above the axis). I used addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2}; instead of addplot[samples = 100] {x^(1/2)}; to better highlight the superposition of the plot, the grid and the axis.

What's wrong? Note that also trying

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,main,axis grid,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}

(switched the order of main and axis grid) produces the same output.

Maybe something in my configuration ignores the layers order?

tikz-pgf pgfplots

share|improve this question

edited Oct 27 '18 at 13:12

BowPark

asked Oct 26 '18 at 10:48

BowParkBowPark

52029

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[/pgfplots/layers/Bowpark,

             width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30}]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,main,axis grid,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}

share|improve this question

edited Oct 27 '18 at 13:12

BowPark

asked Oct 26 '18 at 10:48

BowParkBowPark

52029

share|improve this question

edited Oct 27 '18 at 13:12

BowPark

asked Oct 26 '18 at 10:48

BowParkBowPark

52029

asked Oct 26 '18 at 10:48

BowParkBowPark

52029

asked Oct 26 '18 at 10:48

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This is discussed at length in section 4.27 of the pgfplots manual. All I did is to define a new layer set based on axis on top in which I flip the order of axis grid and main.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30},

             set layers=Bowpark]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

EDIT: Fixed bug, I was too sloppy, sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 27 '18 at 16:12

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:45

marmotmarmot

116k5147277

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1. Very good. I'm deleting my answer. With of sincerity I have not seen well the screen.
  
  – Sebastiano
  Oct 27 '18 at 9:41
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I suspect that something in my environment ignores the layers order. Please, check out my edited question for more details about your code. And anyway thank you
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 27 '18 at 13:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @BowPark Yes, you're right, I was too sloppy. You need to say set layers=Bowpark to activate the layers. My bad!
  
  – marmot
  Oct 27 '18 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Its a sign of a great marmot that they tidiy up after themselves :-)
  
  – KJO
  Oct 27 '18 at 16:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Don't worry and thank you so much. It works exactly as in your image!
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 27 '18 at 17:13
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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7

This is discussed at length in section 4.27 of the pgfplots manual. All I did is to define a new layer set based on axis on top in which I flip the order of axis grid and main.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30},

             set layers=Bowpark]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

EDIT: Fixed bug, I was too sloppy, sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 27 '18 at 16:12

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:45

marmotmarmot

116k5147277

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1. Very good. I'm deleting my answer. With of sincerity I have not seen well the screen.
  
  – Sebastiano
  Oct 27 '18 at 9:41
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I suspect that something in my environment ignores the layers order. Please, check out my edited question for more details about your code. And anyway thank you
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 27 '18 at 13:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @BowPark Yes, you're right, I was too sloppy. You need to say set layers=Bowpark to activate the layers. My bad!
  
  – marmot
  Oct 27 '18 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Its a sign of a great marmot that they tidiy up after themselves :-)
  
  – KJO
  Oct 27 '18 at 16:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Don't worry and thank you so much. It works exactly as in your image!
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 27 '18 at 17:13
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

7

This is discussed at length in section 4.27 of the pgfplots manual. All I did is to define a new layer set based on axis on top in which I flip the order of axis grid and main.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30},

             set layers=Bowpark]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

EDIT: Fixed bug, I was too sloppy, sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 27 '18 at 16:12

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:45

marmotmarmot

116k5147277

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1. Very good. I'm deleting my answer. With of sincerity I have not seen well the screen.
  
  – Sebastiano
  Oct 27 '18 at 9:41
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I suspect that something in my environment ignores the layers order. Please, check out my edited question for more details about your code. And anyway thank you
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 27 '18 at 13:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @BowPark Yes, you're right, I was too sloppy. You need to say set layers=Bowpark to activate the layers. My bad!
  
  – marmot
  Oct 27 '18 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Its a sign of a great marmot that they tidiy up after themselves :-)
  
  – KJO
  Oct 27 '18 at 16:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Don't worry and thank you so much. It works exactly as in your image!
  
  – BowPark
  Oct 27 '18 at 17:13
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This is discussed at length in section 4.27 of the pgfplots manual. All I did is to define a new layer set based on axis on top in which I flip the order of axis grid and main.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30},

             set layers=Bowpark]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

EDIT: Fixed bug, I was too sloppy, sorry!

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 27 '18 at 16:12

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:45

marmotmarmot

116k5147277

documentclass{article}

usepackage{pgfplots}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric,arrows,arrows.meta}

pgfplotsset{

    /pgfplots/layers/Bowpark/.define layer set={

        axis background,axis grid,main,axis ticks,axis lines,axis tick labels,

        axis descriptions,axis foreground

    }{/pgfplots/layers/standard},

}



begin{document}



begin{tikzpicture}

begin{axis}[width=textwidth,

             xmin=-0.5, xmax=6,

             ymin=-0.5, ymax=4,

             axis line style = thin,

             axis lines=middle,

             axis line style={-{Stealth[length=2.5mm]}},

             thick,

             grid=major, grid style={dashed,gray!30},

             set layers=Bowpark]



    addplot[blue, samples = 100] {x^2};



end{axis}

end{tikzpicture}



end{document}

share|improve this answer

edited Oct 27 '18 at 16:12

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:45

marmotmarmot

116k5147277

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:45

marmotmarmot

116k5147277

answered Oct 26 '18 at 14:45

marmotmarmot

116k5147277