LayMesh feature gallery#

Each example shows a short explanation, key code, its actual rendered image immediately below, the full source, reproduction commands, and observed results. Images and source files live in this repository.

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Images and illustrations · 10 examples#

Input formats, reuse, independent crops, and fitting images into frames. All sample assets are generated in this repository.

Images and illustrations representative render

PNG bitmap · JPEG bitmap · SVG vector asset · 8-bit grayscale TIFF · 8-bit RGB TIFF · Reuse one asset · Independent crops · Contain · Cover · Stretch

Positioning and layers · 6 examples#

Build relationships with placement anchors; rotation, opacity, and add order then determine the final drawing.

Positioning and layers representative render

Nine-point anchors · Relative placement chain · Size-dependent placement · Rotation · Opacity · Drawing order

Groups and components · 4 examples#

Organize objects in local coordinates and reuse layouts through groups and local modules.

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Local group coordinates · Nested groups and scaling · Place one group twice · Local module component

Shapes and drawing · 17 examples#

Basic shapes, paths, fills, dashes, compound outlines, and visible-outline fusion.

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Rounded rectangle · Ellipse · Line and arrow · Polygon and polyline · Arc and sector · Star and ring · Path commands · Even-odd hole · Linear gradient · Radial gradient · Custom dashes · Reusable outlines · Visible-outline fusion · Angled line on a straight edge · Angled line on a curved edge · Line joined to a hollow edge · Line joined to a hollow corner

Text and formulas · 5 examples#

Fonts, wrapping, colored spans, inline formulas, and standalone formulas.

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Font names and fallback · Width, wrapping, and alignment · Colored text spans · Inline formula · Display formula

Scripting and calculations · 2 examples#

Variables, units, functions, and control flow within the restricted .lay language.

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Units and built-ins · Functions and loops

Scientific data plots · 10 examples#

Cartesian, polar and radar plots with fixed physical data areas and manually placed panels and decorations.

Scientific data plots representative render

Multiple axes and independent gaps · Layers and descriptive statistics · Shared colors and independent colorbar · Manual inset · Directional curves and signed radii · Polar uncertainty and caps · Angular histograms and annular bars · Polar cells and periodic contours · Radar charts in original units · Polar and radar data from Python

More examples#

Native scientific plots and output · Matplotlib and Notebook output · Eight complete examples · Execution results and tests