Hello all!

Could someone please explain what the difference is between a Graphics/
Graphics3D object and a GraphicsComplex object?

Both seem to produce graphics, and yet translating objects, in the
forms of Translate[object, {new coordinates}] only works with
GraphicsComplex.

Many thanks,

Gideon

Hi Gidi,

Graphics is the head of 2D graphics, Graphics3D that of 3D graphics.

GraphicsComplex can be used inside 2 or 3D graphics to indicate points 

by integers for simplicity.

Translate works for Graphics and Graphics3D as well, as the following 

examples show:

Graphics[Translate[Circle[], {1, 1}], Axes -> True]

Graphics3D[Translate[Sphere[], {1, 1, 1}], Axes -> True]

hope this helps, Daniel





GidiL wrote:

> Hello all!

> 

> Could someone please explain what the difference is between a Graphics/

> Graphics3D object and a GraphicsComplex object?

> 

> Both seem to produce graphics, and yet translating objects, in the

> forms of Translate[object, {new coordinates}] only works with

> GraphicsComplex.

> 

> Many thanks,

> 

> Gideon

>