create_axes_orientation_box

create_axes_orientation_box(

line_width=1,

text_scale=0.366667,

edge_color='black',

x_color=None,

y_color=None,

z_color=None,

xlabel='X',

ylabel='Y',

zlabel='Z',

x_face_color='red',

y_face_color='green',

z_face_color='blue',

color_box: bool = False,

label_color=None,

labels_off: bool = False,

opacity=0.5,

show_text_edges: bool = False,

)

Create a Box axes orientation widget with labels.

Parameters:

line_widthfloat, optional

The width of the marker lines.

text_scalefloat, optional

Size of the text relative to the faces.

edge_colorColorLike, optional

Color of the edges.

x_colorColorLike, optional

Color of the x-axis text.

y_colorColorLike, optional

Color of the y-axis text.

z_colorColorLike, optional

Color of the z-axis text.

xlabelstr, optional

Text used for the x-axis.

ylabelstr, optional

Text used for the y-axis.

zlabelstr, optional

Text used for the z-axis.

x_face_colorColorLike, optional

Color used for the x-axis arrow. Defaults to theme axes parameters.

y_face_colorColorLike, optional

Color used for the y-axis arrow. Defaults to theme axes parameters.

z_face_colorColorLike, optional

Color used for the z-axis arrow. Defaults to theme axes parameters.

color_boxbool, optional

Enable or disable the face colors. Otherwise, box is white.

label_colorColorLike, optional

Color of the labels.

labels_offbool, optional

Enable or disable the text labels for the axes.

opacityfloat, optional

Opacity in the range of [0, 1] of the orientation box.

show_text_edgesbool, optional

Enable or disable drawing the vector text edges.

Returns:

vtkAnnotatedCubeActor

Annotated cube actor.

Examples

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Create and plot an orientation box

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> actor = pv.create_axes_orientation_box(
...     line_width=1,
...     text_scale=0.53,
...     edge_color='black',
...     x_color='k',
...     y_color=None,
...     z_color=None,
...     xlabel='X',
...     ylabel='Y',
...     zlabel='Z',
...     color_box=False,
...     labels_off=False,
...     opacity=1.0,
... )
>>> pl = pv.Plotter()
>>> _ = pl.add_actor(actor)
>>> pl.show()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene