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Writing:

A = ImplicitRegion[Max[Abs[x - 1 + 2 y], Abs[y - 1 - 2 x]] == 1, {x, y}]; 
RegionPlot[DiscretizeRegion[A]]

I get:

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while writing:

A = ImplicitRegion[Max[Abs[x - 1 + 2 y], Abs[y - 1 - 2 x]] == 1., {x, y}];
RegionPlot[DiscretizeRegion[A]]

I get:

enter image description here

Why?

Writing:

a = ImplicitRegion[Max[Abs[x-1+2y], Abs[y-1-2x]] == 1., {{x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 2}}];
RegionPlot[DiscretizeRegion[a, {{-1, 1}, {-1, 2}}]]

I get:

enter image description here

and so things are not going well yet!

(I have 11.1.0 for Microsoft Windows (64-bit) (March 13, 2017))

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  • $\begingroup$ Specify a region via A = ImplicitRegion[ Max[Abs[x - 1 + 2 y], Abs[y - 1 - 2 x]] == 1., {{x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 2}}] works for me. Putting the region inside DiscretizeRegion also works: DiscretizeRegion[A, {{-1, 1}, {-1, 2}}] $\endgroup$ – egwene sedai Sep 22 '17 at 21:48
  • $\begingroup$ Never use an upper-case letter, or even a name that starts with an upper-case letter, as a variable in Mathematica (e.g., A) as it is likely to conflict with system variable names. $\endgroup$ – David G. Stork Sep 22 '17 at 23:05
  • $\begingroup$ Thanks for the answers. Above, I modified the question by taking it into account. $\endgroup$ – TeM Sep 23 '17 at 9:40
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You can get better results by decreasing the maximum mesh size.

a =
  ImplicitRegion[
    Max[Abs[x - 1 + 2 y], Abs[y - 1 - 2 x]] == 1., {{x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 2}}];
RegionPlot[DiscretizeRegion[a, MaxCellMeasure -> .00001]]

plot

But, really, in this case you will be much better off using exact numbers; i.e, to replace 

Max[Abs[x - 1 + 2 y], Abs[y - 1 - 2 x]] == 1.

with

Max[Abs[x - 1 + 2 y], Abs[y - 1 - 2 x]] == 1

Update

Here is some code that will get you started on your actual problem as you described it in a comment below.

With[{s = 2},
  Manipulate[
    Graphics[
      {EdgeForm[{Red, Thick}], FaceForm[None], 
       Translate[Rotate[sqFrame, inclination °], position]},
      Frame -> True,
      PlotRange -> 5 s,
      ImageSize -> 400],
    {{position, {0, 0}}, 4.5 s {-1, -1}, 4.5 s {1, 1}, .25, Appearance -> "Labeled"},
    {{inclination, 0}, -90, 90, 5, AppearanceElements -> All},
    Initialization :> (
      sqFrame =
        Polygon[
          TranslationTransform[-s {1, 1}/2][{{0, 0}, {s, 0}, {s, s}, {0, s}}]])]]

demo

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you! Unfortunately I have to simulate the collision between a square frame and a material point, so the square LxL I have to plotted for any center translation and for any angle of rotation, so I was looking for an efficient way to plot it. $\endgroup$ – TeM Sep 23 '17 at 18:59
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    $\begingroup$ @TeM. That is a very different and much easier question to answer. Simply define a square in terms of its center and its boundary polygon, then use the built-in geometric transforms Rotate and Translate to control the motion of the square in your graphics viewport. The results will be much faster than fooling around with regions. $\endgroup$ – m_goldberg Sep 23 '17 at 19:49
  • $\begingroup$ Thank you for your patience, unfortunately at times I think of asking for simplifying the problem, when I'm complicating it. I guess I'll open another thread to put the whole question. Thank you! $\endgroup$ – TeM Sep 23 '17 at 20:24
  • $\begingroup$ Fantastic, really, I understand! $\endgroup$ – TeM Sep 24 '17 at 9:47

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