Scale down the size of a PGF figure

Question

I've created a plot using matplotlib in Python and saved it to a PGF which I've then embedded in my LaTeX document. I'd like it to be a bit smaller, as is it won't centre and it forces down a section's header which is supposed to be above it.

Here's the link for the pgf file http://www.fast-files.com/getfile.aspx?file=191033

\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\title{COMP 2823: Assignment 1}
\author{Student ID: 480380498}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{ulem}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}

\pgfplotsset{compat=1.16}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\rhead{SID: 480380498}

\begin{document}
...

\newpage
\section{}
Text \\
\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\input{graph1.pgf}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\end{document}

I'm not using \includegraphics presently, I'm using \input but I'll try this anyway. edit: just tested it, include graphics doesn't work with pgf files I'll amend my OP to include the LaTeX code — Marvin GaTeX, Mar 02 '19 at 08:15
I only posted a fragment of it, as is the entire thing compiles. I'll include the preamble as well for context. — Marvin GaTeX, Mar 02 '19 at 08:27
Can you add the code from the image graph1.pgf, otherwise we can't compile your example? — AndréC, Mar 02 '19 at 08:34
It's much too long, it was made by matplotlib. Could I upload the file somehow? — Marvin GaTeX, Mar 02 '19 at 08:37

CarLaTeX · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-02T08:47:56.180

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Try with:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\title{COMP 2823: Assignment 1}
\author{Student ID: 480380498}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{ulem}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}

\pgfplotsset{compat=1.16}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\rhead{SID: 480380498}

\begin{document}
    ...

    \newpage% why a newpage?
    \section{without title?}
    Text % don't use \\, leave a blank line to create a new paragraph   

    \begin{center}
        \resizebox{\linewidth}{!}{\input{graph1.pgf}}
    \end{center}
\end{document}

(Not tested because I don't have a .pgf file).

And see also: When should we use \begin{center} instead of \centering?

edited Mar 02 '19 at 08:47

answered Mar 02 '19 at 08:31

CarLaTeX

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This does the job of resizing the img, but it still displaces the section header. Also I just wanted to put the next section of the document on a new page, no real reason. P.s. I tried to vote for your answer but my rep's too low :( – Marvin GaTeX Mar 02 '19 at 08:40
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@MarvinGaTeX If you don't want the figure floating (that is, going around where LaTeX puts it), just use center instead of figure. See my renewed code. – CarLaTeX Mar 02 '19 at 08:49

Scale down the size of a PGF figure

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