RoboFab RSegment

Usage

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Description

A Contour object is a list of segments. A segment is a list of points with some special attributes and methods. See the LettError wiki for a comprehensive explanation of segments.

Understanding Contours and outlines

The way outline data is organised in RoboFab, and how the various objects relate is described here: understanding contours.

Attributes

type: Type of segment
smooth: True if the segment is smooth, False if not.
selected: Returns True if the segment is selected, False if not.
points: List of points in the segment.
onCurve: Returns the oncurve point associated with the segment.
offCurve: Returns a list of offcurve points associated with the segment.

Attribute examples

Methods

copy(): return a deepcopy of the object.
move((x, y)): move the anchor of the bPoint to (x,y). The relative coordinates of the bcpIn and bcpOut will remain the same, which means that in fact, they move the same distance.
round(): round the coordinates to whole integers.
transform(matrix): Transform this point. Use a Transform matrix object to mess with the point. See how to use transformations.