From 653d8835dcefb6d4f46fab9695feec168e62302a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Vincent Cauilan <64677361+johvincau@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 12:44:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add missing show_overlaps option to plots.xml input file
 documentation (#3068)

---
 docs/source/io_formats/plots.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/source/io_formats/plots.rst b/docs/source/io_formats/plots.rst
index e6b75eafc..04d5720c8 100644
--- a/docs/source/io_formats/plots.rst
+++ b/docs/source/io_formats/plots.rst
@@ -151,6 +151,18 @@ attributes or sub-elements.  These are not used in "voxel" plots:
 
     *Default*: 255 255 255 (white)
 
+  :show_overlaps:
+    Indicates whether overlapping regions of different cells are shown. 
+
+    *Default*: None
+
+  :overlap_color:
+    Specifies the RGB color of overlapping regions of different cells. Does not 
+    do anything if ``show_overlaps`` is "false" or not specified. Should be 3 
+    integers separated by spaces.
+
+    *Default*: 255 0 0 (red)
+  
   :meshlines:
     The ``meshlines`` sub-element allows for plotting the boundaries of a
     regular mesh on top of a plot. Only one ``meshlines`` element is allowed per