Artistic

2 components in Artisan › Artistic.

Raster To Vector

Traces an image file into curves (black shapes on a light background work best)

Nickname: Raster To Vector · Tab: Artisan › Artistic

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Image	Image	Text	item	—	Path to the image file (png, jpg, bmp…)
Threshold	Threshold	Number	item	d.Threshold	Black/white threshold (0-1)
Ignore Area	Ignore	Integer	item	d.IgnoreArea	Speckles up to this many pixels are ignored
Corner Threshold	Corner	Number	item	d.CornerThreshold	Corner threshold (0 = only corners, 1.33 = only curves)
Tolerance	Tol	Number	item	d.Tolerance	Curve optimisation tolerance
Pixels Per Unit	PxUnit	Number	item	50.0	Image pixels per model unit
Center	Center	Boolean	item	d.CenterOnCPlane	Center the result on the origin

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Curves	Curves	Curve	list	Traced curves
Points	Points	Point	list	Segment start points, for inspection

Text On Curve

Flows a text along a curve: outline curves, and solids when a thickness is given

Nickname: Text On Curve · Tab: Artisan › Artistic

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Curve	Curve	Curve	item	—	Curve the text flows along
Text	Text	Text	item	d.Text	Text
Font	Font	Text	item	d.Font	Font family name
Font Style	Style	Text	item	d.FontStyle	Regular, Bold or Italic
Height	H	Number	item	d.Height	Letter height
Spacing	Spacing	Number	item	d.Spacing	Letter spacing
Thickness	T	Number	item	d.Thickness	Solid thickness (0 = curves only)
Move Z	MoveZ	Number	item	d.MoveZ	Offset along the curve normal
Rotation	Rot	Number	item	d.Rotation	Rotation (degrees)
Horizontal Align	HAlign	Text	item	d.HorizontalAlign	LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT or JUSTIFY
Vertical Align	VAlign	Text	item	d.VerticalAlign	TOP, CENTER or BOTTOM
Flip Horizontal	FlipH	Boolean	item	d.TextFlipHorizontal	Mirror the text horizontally
Flip Vertical	FlipV	Boolean	item	d.TextFlipVertical	Mirror the text vertically
Orientation	Plane	Plane	item	d.OrientationPlane	Orientation plane of the text before flowing
Domain (optional)	Domain	Interval	item	—	Optional sub-domain of the curve (t0 to t1) the text is flowed along

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Curves	Curves	Curve	list	Text outline curves
Solids	Solids	Brep	list	Text solids (when Thickness > 0)