Also see Tom's answer below for an alternative library recommendation. For Realtime 3D (Original) This answer is for those who are interested in realtime graphics. The standard way to render 3D graphics is with the OpenGL library which interfaces with the GPU. OpenGL is a big topic, but focusing on a specific application, like drawing 3D lines ...

May 8, 2012 · It also looks like an old library. For 3D programming I've seen suggestions of using Panda3D and python-ogre but I'm not sure if it is really suited for exact simulations. Also, I would prefer a library that combines well with other libraries …

Mar 13, 2021 · To use any program in Python to do the same, it seems like you must be an expert in 3D graphics to do this simple thing. Programs that have capabilities of using Python scripts, like Blender, make it difficult to use the interface in a straight forward way (try doing the same in Blender, it will take a while just to learn the basics!).

Apr 9, 2013 · For simple graphics, you can use graphics.py. It's not included with Python, so you should save it as a Python file (preferably named graphics.py) where Python can see it --- on your sys.path. Note: it is also available using pip install graphics.py see link. It's very easy to learn and has various shapes already built-in.

Oct 3, 2012 · I want to draw 3D primitives like spheres, cylinders and planes (patches) in a 3D plot and I would like to be able to interactively rotate, translate and zoom the scene. I want to do that in Python. I'm use to use Matplotlib for 2d graphs but I …

May 7, 2021 · I guess graphics.py is a 2D plot interface, not for 3D. And it is only usage is for teaching and demonstrating, not for complicated plotting. the range of x, y in [-300, 300] is too large. I think [-1.2, 1.2] is perhaps better. I personally prefer a matplotlib workround. Code to plot this figure could be (also see matplotlib 3D surface tutorial)

A short while I asked for suggestions on choosing a Python-compatible 3D graphics library for robotic motion modelling (using inverse kinematics in Python). After doing a bit of research and redefining my objectives I hope I can ask once again for a bit of assistance. At the time I thought Blender was the best option - but now I'm having doubts.

Oct 9, 2011 · It's just terribly difficult to install the Python bindings, especially on a Mac (see all the SO questions ...

May 5, 2011 · The easiest way to get 3d graphics on screen in python is VPython, though if your model is stored in a CAD file format, you'll need some other library to load the data. With just VPython, you will either need to hard-code the model or implement your own loader.

Sep 25, 2022 · See python-xlib as a demonstrative example of a pure Python graphics library; anything it can do, you could also do yourself inside your script. Take its examples/draw.py as a starting point, and run down all the non-standard-library import s -- if you folded all the imported code into your script, you end up with a script that's drawing ...