#!/usr/bin/env python """ Illustrate the three different join styles """ import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt def plot_angle(ax, x, y, angle, style): phi = np.radians(angle) xx = [x + .5, x, x + .5*np.cos(phi)] yy = [y, y, y + .5*np.sin(phi)] ax.plot(xx, yy, lw=8, color='blue', solid_joinstyle=style) ax.plot(xx[1:], yy[1:], lw=1, color='black') ax.plot(xx[1::-1], yy[1::-1], lw=1, color='black') ax.plot(xx[1:2], yy[1:2], 'o', color='red', markersize=3) ax.text(x, y + .2, '%.0f degrees' % angle) fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.set_title('Join style') for x, style in enumerate((('miter', 'round', 'bevel'))): ax.text(x, 5, style) for i in range(5): plot_angle(ax, x, i, pow(2.0, 3 + i), style) ax.set_xlim(-.5, 2.75) ax.set_ylim(-.5, 5.5) plt.show()