Arrow3D.py

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.proj3d import proj_transform
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d.axes3d import Axes3D
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.patches import FancyArrowPatch

class Arrow3D(FancyArrowPatch):

    def __init__(self, x, y, z, dx, dy, dz, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__((0, 0), (0, 0), *args, **kwargs)
        self._xyz = (x, y, z)
        self._dxdydz = (dx, dy, dz)

    def draw(self, renderer):
        x1, y1, z1 = self._xyz
        dx, dy, dz = self._dxdydz
        x2, y2, z2 = (x1 + dx, y1 + dy, z1 + dz)

        xs, ys, zs = proj_transform((x1, x2), (y1, y2), (z1, z2), self.axes.M)
        self.set_positions((xs[0], ys[0]), (xs[1], ys[1]))
        super().draw(renderer)
        
    def do_3d_projection(self, renderer=None):
        x1, y1, z1 = self._xyz
        dx, dy, dz = self._dxdydz
        x2, y2, z2 = (x1 + dx, y1 + dy, z1 + dz)

        xs, ys, zs = proj_transform((x1, x2), (y1, y2), (z1, z2), self.axes.M)
        self.set_positions((xs[0], ys[0]), (xs[1], ys[1]))

        return np.min(zs) 


def _arrow3D(ax, x, y, z, dx, dy, dz, *args, **kwargs):
    '''Add an 3d arrow to an `Axes3D` instance.'''

    arrow = Arrow3D(x, y, z, dx, dy, dz, *args, **kwargs)
    ax.add_artist(arrow)