Float objects are not visualized if they are forced in a specific position

Question

I am using the ACM template, in particular, the sig-conference one. I am trying to push a wide figure in a specific position:

\begin{figure*}
    \subfloat[\]{}\qquad
    \subfloat[\]{\}]
    \caption{}
    \label{fig:timeresult}
\end{figure*}

However, if I use the H parameter the figure does not show up in the final pdf.

\begin{figure*}[H]
    \subfloat[\]{}\qquad
    \subfloat[\]{\}]
    \caption{}
    \label{fig:timeresult}
\end{figure*}

Any advice?

We would need a full but minimal, compilable document (MWE) which causes this issue. Also note that forcing float position is considered bad practise. (It's a float, not a static). — Martin Scharrer, Dec 11 '17 at 09:44
Please also have a look at How to influence the position of float environments like figure and table in LaTeX? and Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned. Float placement is a #1 issue with LaTeX beginners. — Martin Scharrer, Dec 11 '17 at 09:45
The problem is that latex is putting one my table and one of my figure after a figure that comes after in the document. Using ACM template does not help the float positioning. @MartinScharrer — Guido Muscioni, Dec 11 '17 at 10:08
you can not use H with figure* (what would you want it to mean?) figure* means to span the figure at the top of the page over both columns, so you can not use h and definitely not H You need to allow it to move to the top of the next page. — David Carlisle, Dec 11 '17 at 13:36
figures will be kept in order. If latex is allowing the figure* to appear out of sequence with a single column figure then you must have an old version of latex (older than 2015) — David Carlisle, Dec 11 '17 at 13:39

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 12 '21 at 13:23

I had the same problem and tried for hours, but I could not find an explanation or solution. % Using [H] is not a good solution because it tells LaTeX to treat the figure/table/etc. as a non-float, forcing it to place in the exact declaration position. However, this often leads to weird section breaks, making you lose a lot of space.

It turns out the ACM template loads many packages, and some might conflict with the ones you loaded.

In my case, I had used \usepackage{nidanfloat} for fixing my floats position with an IEEE template. By removing this package, the ACM template places the floats normally for me when using \documentclass[manuscript,screen,review]{acmart}

Float objects are not visualized if they are forced in a specific position

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