Software or python package to draw and plot simple objects in 3D?
<p>I am looking for a software package, or even better, a python package that allows me to draw objects by inputing parameters, for example: I want a circle at position x,y, radius r, thickness t, color c and then look at it at different angles.</p>

<p>I know that I could use stuff like blender, but I feel that this is overkill and it would take a long time to learn it sufficiently.</p>

<p>I just need this to do some ncie looking plots in my thesis.</p>

<p>thx.</p>

<p>I would recommend <a href="http://www.openscad.org" rel="nofollow">OpenSCad</a>. It is a software to create 3D objects by writing code. Although it isn't a python package, it is quite lightweight, has a nice view and the commands are really easy to learn - take a look at their <a href="http://www.openscad.org/documentation.html" rel="nofollow">Cheat Sheet</a>. The projects can be shared as text files or exported in various 3D formats, to get a prettier view from other software.</p>

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