I have 3d vertex position data (x,y,z), scalar values at each vertex v, and vertex indices for each triangle tri. If I were to draw the surface geometry itself, I could use plot_trisurf. If I were to draw a 2D projected plot with each triangle colored according to the vertex scalar, than I could use tripcolor with one of the coordinates omitted. However, it seems oddly unclear how I draw the 3D surface with each face colored according to the vertex scalar, not the z coordinate value. How do I do this? If it is not within matplotlib's ability, is there a python tool that can do this? Continue reading...
