Vectors fonts and serializer for the @jscad projet

Using vector fonts as jscad module

Download one or more fonts from the fonts/vector directory.
Include the font file in your project like any other module.
To access the font object simply add the Font suffix to the font name.

// Include the font file in your project like any other module.
include('fonts/camBamStick1.js');

function main (params) {
  let height = 20;             // text height (xHeight)
  let extrudeOffset = 2;       // extrusion offset
  let font = camBamStick1Font; // font object (! NOTE the "Font" suffix)
  let text = vectorText({ font, height, extrudeOffset }, 'OpenJSCAD');

  return csgFromSegments(extrudeOffset, text);
}

function csgFromSegments (extrudeOffset, segments) {
  let output = [];
  for (let i = 0, il = segments.length; i < il; i++) {
    output.push(rectangular_extrude(segments[i], { w: extrudeOffset, h: 2 }));
  }
  return union(output);
}

Using vector fonts as node module

const myFont = require('fonts/camBamStick1');
const myText = vectorText({ font: myFont }, 'OpenJSCAD');

Serialize vector fonts

A serializer is provided in this repository, which allows you to serialize your own fonts. You will have to find fonts called single-line, if you do not know what it is I refer you to this page (most of the fonts proposed here come from there).

Installation

npm install

Usages

npm run serialize [-- params]

By default, the script serializes all the fonts found in the ./fonts/opentype directory to the ./fonts/vector directory. Type npm run serialize -- -h for more options...