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The sketch input language will seem familiar to users of the
PSTricks package for LaTeX. The following program draws a
triangular polygon pierced by a line.
polygon(0,0,1)(1,0,0)(0,1,0) line(-1,-1,-1)(2,2,2)
The coordinate system is a standard right-handed Cartesian one.
| • Hello world: | Simplest possible sketch program.
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| • Drawing options: | Controlling object appearance. | |
| • Drawing a solid: | Drawing an object with 3d appearance. | |
| • Special objects: | Laying TeX over, in, or under drawings. | |
| • Object transforms: | Rotate, translate, scale, and others. | |
| • Repeated objects: | Making transformed copies. | |
| • Swept objects: | Sweeping objects in space to make new shapes. |