Essential LaTeX Features for Engineering
Circuit Diagrams
Electronic circuits with circuitikz
Block Diagrams
Control systems with tikz-block
Units & Measurements
Proper SI units with siunitx
Technical Drawings
CAD-style figures with TikZ
Engineering LaTeX Examples
SI Units
Proper unit formatting
The resistance is $R = \SI{4.7}{\kilo\ohm}$ at $T = \SI{25}{\celsius}$.Transfer Function
Control systems notation
H(s) = \frac{K}{s^2 + 2\zeta\omega_n s + \omega_n^2}Matrix Equation
Structural analysis
\begin{bmatrix} F_1 \\ F_2 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} k_1 & -k_1 \\ -k_1 & k_1+k_2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \end{bmatrix}Essential Packages for Engineering
circuitikz
siunitx
tikz
pgfplots
listings
booktabs
All packages pre-installed in Thetapad. No configuration needed.
Common Use Cases
IEEE publications
Technical reports
Design documentation
Lab reports
Capstone projects