Re: [Matplotlib-users] rectangle 3D with transparency

[Paul H. <pmh...@gm...>]

On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Diego Avesani <die...@gm...>wrote:

> Dear all,
> I need to plot a 2D rectangle in a 3D plot.
>
> I already know how to put a circle. I have started from:
> http://matplotlib.org/examples/mplot3d/pathpatch3d_demo.html
> and inserting the alpha parameter.
>
> *p = Circle((5, 5), 2,alpha=0.1)*
> *ax.add_patch(p)*
> *art3d.pathpatch_2d_to_3d(p, z=5,zdir="y")*
> *
> *
> How can I do the same but with a rectangle instead of a circle?
>
> Thanks all
>
>
Just change a couple of lines:
- from matplotlib.patches import Circle, PathPatch
+ from matplotlib.patches import Rectangle, PathPatch

and
- p = Circle((5,5), 3)
+ p = Rectangle((1,1), 2, 4)