\begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=1.2cm,>=stealth',bend angle=25,auto,scale=1.0,transform shape] \tikzstyle{place}=[circle,thick,draw=red!75,fill=red!20,minimum size=5mm] \tikzstyle{transition}=[rectangle,thick,draw=blue!75,fill=blue!20,minimum size=4mm] \tikzstyle{every label}=[black] \begin{scope} % Petri net A \node [place] (pa1) [xshift=-3.5cm]{} ; \node [transition] (ta1) [below of=pa1] {} edge [pre] (pa1) ; %%in order to center tstart transition \node [place] (pa) [below of=ta1,circle,draw=white,fill=white] {}; \node [place] (pa2) [left of=pa] {} edge [pre] (ta1) ; \node [place] (pa3) [right of=pa] {} edge [pre] (ta1) ; \node at (pa3.west) [left] {}; \node [transition] (ta2) [below of=pa2] {} edge [pre] (pa2) ; \node [place] (pa4) [below of=ta2] {} edge [pre] (ta2) ; % Petri net B \node [place] (pb1) {}; \node [transition] (tb1) [below of=pb1] {} edge [pre] (pb1) ; \node at (tb1.east) [right] {}; %%in order to center tstart transition \node [place] (pp) [below of=tb1,circle,draw=white,fill=white] {}; \node [place] (pb2) [left of=pp] {} edge [pre] (tb1) ; \node [place] (pb3) [right of=pp] {} edge [pre] (tb1) ; \node [transition] (tb2) [below of=pb2] {} edge [pre] (pb2) edge [pre,bend right,green!50!black,thick] (pa3) ; \node [place] (pb4) [below of=tb2] {} edge [pre] (tb2) ; %C, D, ... %(finally not invisible) nodes \node [place] (pi1) [right of=pb3,draw=white,fill=white] {} ; \node [transition] (ti) [below of=pi1,draw=blue!15,fill=blue!5] {} edge [pre,bend right,green!50!black,thick] (pb3) ; % last Petri net: Z \node [place] (pz1) [xshift=8cm] {} ; \node [transition] (tz1) [below of=pz1] {} edge [pre] (pz1) ; \node at (tz1.east) [right] {}; %%in order to center tstart transition \node [place] (pz) [below of=tz1,circle,draw=white,fill=white] {}; \node [place] (pz2) [left of=pz] {} edge [pre] (tz1) ; %(finally not invisible) nodes \node [place] (pi2) [left of=pz2,draw=red!15,fill=red!5] {} ; \node (phantom) [left of=pi2,xshift=-0.5cm] {$\cdots\cdots\cdots$}; \node [place] (pz3) [right of=pz] {} edge [pre] (tz1) ; \node [transition] (tz2) [below of=pz2] {} edge [pre,bend right,green!50!black,thick] (pi2) edge [pre] (pz2) ; \node [place] (pz4) [below of=tz2] {} edge [pre] (tz2) ; % Petri net root \node [place] (p1) [tokens=1,xshift=-6.5cm]{} ; \node [transition] (t1) [below of=p1] {} edge [pre] (p1) edge [post,bend left,dash pattern=on 2pt off 2pt] (pa1) edge [post,bend left,dash pattern=on 2pt off 2pt] (pb1) edge [post,bend left,dash pattern=on 2pt off 2pt] (pz1) ; \node [place] (p2) [below of=t1] {} edge [pre] (t1) ; \node [transition] (t2) [below of=p2] {} edge [pre] (p2) edge [pre,bend right,dash pattern=on 2pt off 2pt] (pa4) edge [pre,bend right,dash pattern=on 2pt off 2pt] (pb4) edge [pre,bend right,dash pattern=on 2pt off 2pt] (pz4) ; \node [place] (p3) [below of=t2] {} edge [pre] (t2) ; \end{scope} \end{tikzpicture}