Any applicable 2-D plot option in plot/options can also be given.

bbox = list

Specify the length and width of a centered bounding box into which the shape should fit completely. If it does not fit, it is scaled to fit exactly. Checking for fit and scaling is done before any rotation is applied.

center = list

Specify the coordinates of the center of the polygon. The default is [0,0].

inbox = listlist

Specify a rectangle with the same center as center that must fit inside the polygon.

irregular = truefalse or a positive value

Randomly perturb the vertices of the shape to make it irregular. irregular=true is equivalent to irregular=0.1. A numeric value for irregular specifies the factor of the length of the side by which points may be perturbed. The default is false.

radius = realcons

Specify a circle with radius r with the same center as the polygon that must fit inside the polygon.

rotation = realcons with or without units

Specify a counterclockwise rotation angle. If no units are included, radians are assumed.

rounded = truefalse or a number between 0 and 1

Rounds the corners of a convex shape with corners having radius the given fraction of the size of the shape, defaults to 1/5 when rounded=true. The default is false.

star = truefalse or a real number

Draw a star version of the polygon, optionally specifying how long the points should be. The default is false.

wide = truefalse

If true and the size of the polygon is given by an inscribed rectangle, scale the polygon vertically as little as possible so that the sides of its bounding box have the same ratio as the sides of inbox.

This command draws a polygon given by number of sides or the name of a shape.

The size of the polygon can be given by either the dimensions of a rectangle with the same center that must fit inside the polygon or by the radius of an inscribed circle. If both inbox and radius are given then the one specifying the larger polygon is used. If neither are given, a unit golden rectangle is used for inbox.

The following shapes are drawn smaller than an inscribed circle to better fit the inscribed rectangle: "rectangle", "ellipse", and other regular axis-aligned four-sided shapes.

All other shapes are drawn to fit around the circumscribed circle of the inbox rectangle.  The wide and irregular options may result in shapes that do not quite enclose the inbox rectangle, but the fit will usually be close.

If a shape must be made to fit exactly in a space, the bbox option can be used to give the dimensions of a bounding box for the shape.

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

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

$\mathrm{setoptions}\left(\mathrm{axes}=''none''\,\mathrm{scaling}=\mathrm{constrained}\,\mathrm{size}=\left[300\,300\right]\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''rectangle''\,\mathrm{inbox}=\left[16\,9\right]\,\mathrm{color}=''Red''\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{inscribedBox}≔\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''rectangle''\,\mathrm{color}=''Red''\,\mathrm{style}=\mathrm{line}\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{inscribedCircle}≔\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''circle''\,\mathrm{color}=''Blue''\,\mathrm{style}=\mathrm{line}\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{inscribedBox}\,\mathrm{inscribedCircle}\,\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''octagon''\,\mathrm{color}=''Linen''\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{inscribedBox}\,\mathrm{inscribedCircle}\,\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''hexagon''\,\mathrm{color}=''Linen''\,\mathrm{rounded}\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{inscribedBox}\,\mathrm{inscribedCircle}\,\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''hexagon''\,\mathrm{color}=''Linen''\,\mathrm{rounded}=0.05\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{inscribedBox}\,\mathrm{inscribedCircle}\,\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(13\,\mathrm{star}\,\mathrm{color}=''Linen''\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{inscribedBox}\,\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''7gon''\,\mathrm{wide}\,\mathrm{color}=''Linen''\right)\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''invtriangle''\,\mathrm{center}=\left[-3\,0\right]\right)\,\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''triangle''\,\mathrm{center}=\left[0\,0\right]\right)\,\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''triangle''\,\mathrm{center}=\left[3\,0\right]\,\mathrm{rotation}=-90\mathrm{Unit}\left(\mathrm{degrees}\right)\right)\,\mathrm{size}=\left[600\,200\right]\,\mathrm{style}=\mathrm{line}\,\mathrm{linestyle}=''dash''\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''enneacontaoctagon''\,\mathrm{radius}=2\right)\,\mathrm{axes}=\mathrm{box}\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''enneacontaoctagon''\,\mathrm{star}=100\,\mathrm{radius}=2\,\mathrm{style}=\mathrm{line}\right)\,\mathrm{axes}=\mathrm{box}\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''star''\right)\,\mathrm{axes}=\mathrm{box}\right)$

$\mathrm{display}\left(\mathrm{polygonbyname}\left(''irregular\; wide\; 6-star''\right)\,\mathrm{axes}=\mathrm{box}\right)$

The plottools[polygonbyname] command was introduced in Maple 2019.

For more information on Maple 2019 changes, see Updates in Maple 2019.

The shape parameter was updated in Maple 2024.