# 15.4 Shapes ============================================================= 15.4
# Some demonstration polygons
myX1 = c(1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8) # Set up some coordinates to work with
myY1 = c(2, 8, 4, 4, 6, 3)
myX2 = seq(1, 3, by = .001)
myY2 = 9 - (2 - myX2)^2
myX2 = c(1, myX2, 3)
myY2 = c(7, myY2, 7)
png(filename = "illustrations/fig-15-12-polygons-BW.png",
units = "in", # Set measurements in inches
res = 1200, # Set resolution at 1200dpi
width = 6, # Width at 6 inches
height = 4) # Height at 4 inches
par(mai = c(.5, .5, .25, .25)) # Set margin widths in inches
plot(x = 0, y = 0, type = "n", # Set up a blank plot
xlim = c(0, 10), ylim = c(0, 10), # Define x and y range
xlab = "", ylab = "") # Turn off axis labels
polygon(x = c(4, 4, 8, 8), # Set x & y values for rectangle
y = c(1, 2, 2, 1),
col = gray(.7)) # Fill color
polygon(x = c(6, 6, 9, 9), # Set x & y values for rectangle
y = c(6, 8, 8, 6),
border = gray(.2), # Add a dark gray border
lwd = 4, # Line width 4 for border
col = gray(.9)) # Light gray fill for rectangle
polygon(myX2, myY2, # A polygon using preset points
lwd = 2, lty = 2, border = "black", # Dashed border with line width 2
col = gray(.3)) # Fill color
polygon(myX1, myY1, # A polygon with preset points
border = gray(.1), # Border color
lwd = 3, # Border & shading width = 3
density = 10, # Shading density = 10 lines/inch
angle = 135, # Shading line angle = 135 degrees
col = gray(.6)) # Color of shading lines
dev.off() # Output png file
Figure 15-12: Drawing Polygons
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