Path equivalent to -|- in Tikz?

Asked Mar 10 '20 at 02:09

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I am making a diagram using Tikz in an attempt to match the one below.

So far I have this:

My problem is that the two paths from each 'trigger' node going into the 'susceptibility' node only converge on the western side of it. How do I get them to converge in the middle of the gap like in the first image? My code for the paths is as follows:

\path[draw]
    (trigger1.east) -| (susceptibility.west);
\path[draw]
    (trigger2.east) -| (susceptibility.west);

I understand that I need to have a path shape more like -|- rather than -| to achieve what I need, but I get an error saying 'cannot parse this coordinate' when using -|- . Is there any way to get a path with the -|- shape?

For context, I am using Overleaf.

This is my first time submitting a question here so please let me know if more info is needed or the images are broken.

asked Mar 10 '20 at 02:09

EinsteinFrizz

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Welcome. This is available in the paths.ortho library: https://github.com/Qrrbrbirlbel/pgf/blob/master/tikzlibrarypaths.ortho.code.tex – Ross Mar 10 '20 at 02:35
Welcome! Could you provide a MWE (Minimal Working Example) to implement your image, so that it's easier to come up with a solution? – Eduardo Alves da Silva Mar 10 '20 at 02:38
Possible duplicate of: Vertical and horizontal lines in pgf-tikz – Ross Mar 10 '20 at 02:57
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Thanks so much @Ross that's exactly what I needed :) – EinsteinFrizz Mar 10 '20 at 03:58

Path equivalent to -|- in Tikz?

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