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How to add an axis legend for points structure?

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by examining the existing polyscope viewer APIs and documentation for point-cloud display and UI overlays, then determine whether an axis legend already exists or would need a new design. Done means defining and exposing a way to show x, y, and z directions for imported point clouds.

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Description

When I import a points cloud, I want to know the x, y, z directions like this:
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How to implement this in polyscope?

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