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<p class="Normal"> The pyramid object has a rectangular cross section and tapers

to a point. The following statement will display a pyramid with the center

of the rectangular base at (5,2,0), pointing parallel to the x axis with a

base that is 6 high (in y), 4 wide (in z), and with a length 12 from base

to tip:</p>

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<P class="program"> pyramid(pos=vector(5,2,0), size=vector(12,6,4))</P>

<p class="Normal"> The pyramid object has the following attributes and default

values, like those for cylinders: <span class="attribute">pos<font color="#000000"> which is the center of the rectangular base vector(0,0,0)</font></span>,<span class="attribute"> axis<font color="#000000"> vector(1,0,0)</font></span>, <span class="attribute">length<font color="#000000"> (1)</font></span>, <span class="attribute">color<font color="#000000"> (1,1,1)

which is color.white</font></span>, <span class="attribute">red<font color="#000000"> (1)</font></span>, <span class="attribute">green<font color="#000000"> (1)</font></span>, <span class="attribute">blue<font color="#000000"> (1)</font></span>, <span class="attribute">opacity</span> (1),

<span class="attribute">shininess</span> (0.6), <span class="attribute">emissive</span> (False), <a href="textures.html"><strong>texture</strong></a>, and <span class="attribute">up<font color="#000000"> (0,1,0)</font></span>.

Additional pyramid attributes:</p>

<p class="attributes"> <span class="attribute">height</span> In the y direction

in the simple case, default is 1</p>

<p class="attributes"> <span class="attribute">width</span> In the z direction

in the simple case, default is 1</p>

<p class="attributes"> <span class="attribute">size</span> (length, height,

width), default is vector(1,1,1)<br />

<span class="attribute"> mypyramid.size=vector(20,10,12) </span>sets length=20,

height=10, width=12</p>

<p class="Normal"> Note that the <span class="attribute">pos</span> attribute

for cylinder, arrow, cone, and pyramid corresponds to one end of the object,

whereas for a box, sphere, or ring it corresponds to the center of the object. </p>

<p class="Normal">If you include <span class="attribute">make_trail=True</span> when you create the object, a trail will be left behind the object as you move it. For related options, see <a href="trail.html"><strong>Leaving a Trail</strong></a>.</p>

<p class="Normal">See <a href="rotation.html"><strong>Rotating an Object</strong></a> for an easy way to change the orientation of an object.</p>

<p class="Normal">See description of <a href="options.html">Additional

Attributes</a> available for all 3D display objects.</p>

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