"""Add a trailing line to a moving object""" from vedo import Plotter, sin, Sphere, Point s = Sphere().c("green").bc("tomato") s.cut_with_plane([-0.8, 0, 0]) # cut left part of sphere p = Point([-2,0,0]).ps(12).color("black") # add a trail to point p with 50 segments p.add_trail(lw=3, n=50) plt = Plotter(axes=6, interactive=False) plt.show(s, p, __doc__) for i in range(150): p.pos(-2+i/100.0, sin(i/5.0)/15, 0).update_trail() plt.azimuth(-0.2) plt.render() # stay interactive and after pressing q close plt.interactive().close()