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GraphicsComplex[{pt1,pt2,…},data]
represents a graphics complex in which coordinates given as integers i in graphics primitives in data are taken to be pti.
Details and OptionsNo individual object is selectable; the graphics complex appears as one object:
Allow the individual objects in the graphics complex to be selectable by a single click:
The first click selects the whole complex, and subsequent clicks select individual objects:
VertexColors (2)Specify colors for each vertex:
Specify vertex colors for 3D polygons:
VertexNormals (1)Define vertices and face indices of a cylindrical model:
Without surface normals, the shading is constant or flat for each polygon face:
With surface normals, the shading is interpolated or smooth across each polygon face:
VertexTextureCoordinates (1)Texture mapping with 2D polygons:
Texture mapping with 3D polygons:
Applications (2)Most surface and region plots produce GraphicsComplex:
You can use GraphicsComplex to transform the coordinates in this simple rotation:
The same idea applies to 3D surfaces:
Properties & Relations (4)Set up a graphics complex with shared coordinates:
Applying Normal will split a complex into primitives with duplicated coordinates:
Both forms produce the same image:
Graphics complexes can be built up from integrated PolyhedronData:
Or, get a graphics complex directly:
ExampleData contains a number of 3D graphics complex models:
Many Import formats produce GraphicsComplex:
In this case the surface has about 35000 vertices:
Neat Examples (2)A random selection of index coordinates:
Wolfram Research (2007), GraphicsComplex, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphicsComplex.html. TextWolfram Research (2007), GraphicsComplex, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphicsComplex.html.
CMSWolfram Language. 2007. "GraphicsComplex." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphicsComplex.html.
APAWolfram Language. (2007). GraphicsComplex. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphicsComplex.html
BibTeX@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_graphicscomplex, author="Wolfram Research", title="{GraphicsComplex}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphicsComplex.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-July-2025 ]}
BibLaTeX@online{reference.wolfram_2025_graphicscomplex, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={GraphicsComplex}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GraphicsComplex.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-July-2025 ]}
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