diff --git a/preamble.tex b/preamble.tex
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+%! TEX root = ./thesis.tex
+
+\input{tikz/tikzpreamble.tex}
diff --git a/templates/part.tex b/templates/part.tex
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+%! TEX root = ../thesis.tex
+
+\section{}
diff --git a/templates/tikz.tex b/templates/tikz.tex
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+\documentclass[]{standalone}
+\input{tikzpreamble.tex}
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{tikzpicture}
+    % insert tikz
+\end{tikzpicture}
+\end{document}
diff --git a/tikz/tikzpreamble.tex b/tikz/tikzpreamble.tex
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+\usepackage{tikz}
+\usetikzlibrary{positioning, shapes, arrows}