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

[Diego A. <die...@gm...>]

dear Paul,
thanks a lot
it works


Diego



On 26 December 2012 14:53, Paul Hobson <pmh...@gm...> wrote:

> 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)
>