\documentclass{ppex} \nonstopmode \usepackage [all,poly,knot,dvips]{xy} \pagestyle{empty} \setlength\textwidth{183.0pt} \begin{document} \ResetPreambleCommands \ReadyForTheFray \usepackage [all,poly,knot,dvips]{xy} \[\UseTips \renewcommand{\objectstyle}{\scriptstyle} \renewcommand{\labelstyle}{\scriptstyle} \begin{xy} /r9mm/: \vover\vcross\vcross\vover- \end{xy} \hspace{1cm} \begin{xy} /r9mm/: \vunder<><{x_i}|>|{y_i}>>>{z_i}% \vtwist|><<\vtwist \vunder-<><{x_o}|>|{y_o}>>>{z_o}% \end{xy}\] \end{document}