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Planned procedure:
Planned procedure:


* Select All
* Select All (always, unless otherwise said)
* Smooth (CTRL -L)
* Set stroke Width to 1.5mm
* Set stroke Width to 1.5mm
* Set Cap to round (easier to deal with than round probably)
* Set Cap to round (easier to deal with than rectangular probably)
* Verify shapes, smooth some(I fixed $, @, &, 0, O, Q4 and make strokes smaller ($, @).
* Menu Path -> Break apart
* Menu Path -> Break apart
* Import to illustrator to "simplify", i.e. remove all overlaps (or is there a way to do it in Inkscape).
* Import to illustrator to "simplify", i.e. remove all overlaps (or is there a way to do it in Inkscape).

Revision as of 13:48, 30 June 2018

Draft

This page describes how we created a simple Hershey font.

Planned procedure:

  • Select All (always, unless otherwise said)
  • Set stroke Width to 1.5mm
  • Set Cap to round (easier to deal with than rectangular probably)
  • Verify shapes, smooth some(I fixed $, @, &, 0, O, Q4 and make strokes smaller ($, @).
  • Menu Path -> Break apart
  • Import to illustrator to "simplify", i.e. remove all overlaps (or is there a way to do it in Inkscape).
  • Menu Path -> Stroke to Path
  • Remove Fill
  • Set Stroke Paint
  • Set Stroke Width to 0.1mm
  • Group all objects into one glyph group
  • Create two subpath
  • Verify directions of subpath
  • Add rungs