Shapes

What are they?

Shapes are functions that render a 3D object when executed.

Executing a shape

To render a shape, just run the function with the desired parameters and it will render. Bear in mind that shapes do not re-render when the refresh() function is run. If you do want them to re-render, see objects

Predefined Shapes

As of version 0.3, PyWireframe has three predefined shapes. They are cube, pyramid3, and pyramid4. All predefined shapes use the syntax shape(x, y, z, size).

Defining shapes

You can define your own shapes as well. When defining shapes, you create a function which contains a series of line(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2) functions. These parameters should be coordinates relative to the shape’s coordinates. Here’s an example shape (a cube).

def cube(x, y, z, size):
    line(x, y, z, x + size, y, z)
    line(x + size, y, z, x + size, y + size, z)
    line(x + size, y + size, z, x, y + size, z)
    line(x, y + size, z, x, y, z)

    line(x, y, z + size, x + size, y, z + size)
    line(x + size, y, z + size, x + size, y + size, z + size)
    line(x + size, y + size, z + size, x, y + size, z + size)
    line(x, y + size, z + size, x, y, z + size)

    line(x, y, z, x, y, z + size)
    line(x + size, y, z, x + size, y, z + size)
    line(x + size, y + size, z, x + size, y + size, z + size)
    line(x, y + size, z, x, y + size, z + size)

Using your own shapes as objects

You can use your shapes as objects, but only if they are defined in the format shape(x, y, z, size). I plan to add support for more formats in the future.