The octahedron command creates a three-dimensional plot data object, which when displayed is a scaled octahedron located at point [x,y,z]. Note that the scale factor is applied in each dimension. This command is an interface to the plots:-polyhedraplot command.

The plot data object produced by the octahedron command can be used in a PLOT3D data structure, or displayed using the plots:-display command.

Remaining arguments are interpreted as options, which are specified as equations of the form option = value. For more information, see plottools and plot3d/option.

$\mathrm{with}\left(\mathrm{plottools}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{with}\left(\mathrm{plots}\right)\:$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{octahedron}\left(\left[0\,0\,0\right]\,0.8\right)\,\mathrm{orientation}=\left[-75\,70\right]\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{octahedron}\left(\left[0\,0\,0\right]\,0.8\right)\,\mathrm{octahedron}\left(\left[1\,1\,1\right]\,0.5\right)\,\mathrm{orientation}=\left[0\,70\right]\right)$