Defining points as nodes in TikZ

Question

In the following MWE, why does the segments don't go up to the points I have defined?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\node (A) at (0,0) {};
\node (B) at (2,4) {};
\node (C) at (5,0) {};
\draw (A) -- (B) -- (C) -- cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

Use \coordinate instead of \node. A node has a finite size, which what you are seeing here. — , Jun 07 '20 at 07:45
https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/4057/134144 might be related. — leandriis, Jun 07 '20 at 07:46
To show the problem, add the option draw to yours \node. Ex: \node[draw] (A) at (0,0) {}; — Paul Gaborit, Jun 07 '20 at 08:38

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 07 '20 at 08:08

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\documentclass[tikz,border=\dimexpr355pt/113\relax]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw (0,0) coordinate (A) -- (2,4) coordinate (B) -- (5,0) coordinate (C) -- cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

answered Jun 07 '20 at 08:08

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Defining points as nodes in TikZ

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