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mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.art3d.patch_collection_2d_to_3d

mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.art3d.patch_collection_2d_to_3d(col, zs=0, zdir='z', depthshade=True)[source]

Convert a PatchCollection into a Patch3DCollection object (or a PathCollection into a Path3DCollection object).

Keywords:

za The location or locations to place the patches in the
collection along the zdir axis. Defaults to 0.

zdir The axis in which to place the patches. Default is "z".

depthshade Whether to shade the patches to give a sense of depth.
Defaults to True.