matplotlib绘制各种角度的圆盘

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import art3d
from matplotlib.patches import Circle
from itertools import product

def rotation_matrix(d):
    """
    Calculates a rotation matrix given a vector d. The direction of d
    corresponds to the rotation axis. The length of d corresponds to 
    the sin of the angle of rotation.
    """
    sin_angle = np.linalg.norm(d)
    if sin_angle == 0:
        return np.identity(3)
    d /= sin_angle
    eye = np.eye(3)
    ddt = np.outer(d, d)
    skew = np.array([[    0,  d[2],  -d[1]],
                  [-d[2],     0,  d[0]],
                  [d[1], -d[0],    0]], dtype=np.float64)
    M = ddt + np.sqrt(1 - sin_angle**2) * (eye - ddt) + sin_angle * skew
    return M

def pathpatch_2d_to_3d(pathpatch, z = 0, normal = 'z'):
    """
    Transforms a 2D Patch to a 3D patch using the given normal vector.
    The patch is projected into they XY plane, rotated about the origin
    and finally translated by z.
    """
    if type(normal) is str: #Translate strings to normal vectors
        index = "xyz".index(normal)
        normal = np.roll((1.0,0,0), index)
    normal /= np.linalg.norm(normal) #Make sure the vector is normalised
    path = pathpatch.get_path() #Get the path and the associated transform
    trans = pathpatch.get_patch_transform()
    path = trans.transform_path(path) #Apply the transform
    pathpatch.__class__ = art3d.PathPatch3D #Change the class
    pathpatch._code3d = path.codes #Copy the codes
    pathpatch._facecolor3d = pathpatch.get_facecolor #Get the face color    
    verts = path.vertices #Get the vertices in 2D
    d = np.cross(normal, (0, 0, 1)) #Obtain the rotation vector    
    M = rotation_matrix(d) #Get the rotation matrix
    pathpatch._segment3d = np.array([np.dot(M, (x, y, 0)) + (0, 0, z) for x, y in verts])

def pathpatch_translate(pathpatch, delta):
    """
    Translates the 3D pathpatch by the amount delta.
    """
    pathpatch._segment3d += delta


fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(projection='3d')
p = Circle((0,0), .2) #Add a circle in the yz plane
ax.add_patch(p)
pathpatch_2d_to_3d(p, z = 0.5, normal = 'x')
pathpatch_translate(p, (0, 0.5, 0))
p = Circle((0,0), .2, facecolor = 'r') #Add a circle in the xz plane
ax.add_patch(p)
pathpatch_2d_to_3d(p, z = 0.5, normal = 'y')
pathpatch_translate(p, (0.5, 1, 0))
p = Circle((0,0), .2, facecolor = 'g') #Add a circle in the xy plane
ax.add_patch(p)
pathpatch_2d_to_3d(p, z = 0, normal = 'z')
pathpatch_translate(p, (0.5, 0.5, 0))
for normal in product((-1, 1), repeat = 3):
    p = Circle((0,0), .2, facecolor = 'y', alpha = .2)
    ax.add_patch(p)
    pathpatch_2d_to_3d(p, z = 0, normal = normal)
    pathpatch_translate(p, 0.5)
plt.show()

How can matplotlib 2D patches be transformed to 3D with arbitrary normals?