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Rayshader comes with a set of native functions to make 3D plots/maps. The function plot_gg() renders in 3D a ggplot object, projecting in third dimension the fill or color aesthetic. Example: population density by census track in the City of Buenos Aires (zoom in!

For those looking for an alternative to plotly to create vectorized/interactive graphics keeping ggplot syntax: ggiraph seems to be a great option.