Experimental C++ port, with python bindings, of True-type tracer, forked from Chris Radek’s site at http://timeguy.com/cradek/01276453959 Original git repo at git://timeguy.com/truetype-tracer.git
Uses FreeType to produce font-outline geometry in various output formats such as:
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G-code
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DXF (broken, see To-Do list)
Dependencies: git, cmake, FreeType, boost-python.
Installation from PPA
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:anders-e-e-wallin/cam $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install truetypetracer
Installation from source
$ git clone https://aewallin@github.com/aewallin/truetype-tracer.git $ cd truetype-tracer $ mkdir build $ cd build $ cmake ../src $ make $ sudo make install
To-Do
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Make it possible to change the font.
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Auto-scale output to be of certain width/height.
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DXF_Writer: Make DXF output work.
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SVG output? (write a new class SVG_Writer)
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NGC_Writer:
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make variables optional, for controllers that don’t have LinuxCNC-like variables
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make number of digits afer decimal point adjustable
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Fix build-problems on Ubuntu 10.04LTS Lucid