'*x*, *y*, *z*  Position of text
*text*         Text string to display
*zdir*         Direction of text
Keyword arguments are passed onto :func:`~matplotlib.text.Text`.'

def __init__(self, x=0, y=0, z=0, text=u'', zdir=u'z', **kwargs):

    mtext.Text.__init__(self, x, y, text, **kwargs)
    self.set_3d_properties(z, zdir)
