# Polygon

class compas.geometry.Polygon(points, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: Primitive

A polygon is defined by a sequence of points forming a closed loop.

Parameters

points (list[[float, float, float] | compas.geometry.Point]) – An ordered list of points.

Attributes

Notes

A polygon is defined by a sequence of points connected by line segments forming a closed boundary that separates its interior from the exterior.

In the sequence of points, the first and last element are not the same. The existence of the closing edge is implied. The boundary should not intersect itself.

Polygons are not necessarily planar by construction; they can be warped.

Examples

>>> polygon = Polygon([[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0], [1, 1, 0], [0, 1, 0]])
>>> polygon.centroid
Point(0.500, 0.500, 0.000)
>>> polygon.area
1.0


Methods

 contains from_data Construct a polygon from its data representation. from_sides_and_radius_xy Construct a polygon from a number of sides and a radius. is_convex Determine if the polygon is convex. is_planar Determine if the polygon is planar. transform Transform this polygon.

Inherited Methods

 copy Make an independent copy of the data object. from_json Construct an object from serialized data contained in a JSON file. from_jsonstring Construct an object from serialized data contained in a JSON string. to_data Convert an object to its native data representation. to_json Serialize the data representation of an object to a JSON file. to_jsonstring Serialize the data representation of an object to a JSON string. transformed Returns a transformed copy of this geometry. validate_data Validate the object's data against its data schema. validate_json Validate the object's data against its json schema.