In message <4f2e8b0509john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
John Cartmell <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08 Oct, Nick K <signwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In message <09FEC34A-6C2B-49CD-8A7A-EFD4B179A245@xxxxxxx>
>> Stuart Murden <sgmurden@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Another tool I've found handy on another mac drawing programme called
>>> microdraft is the ability to create parallel lines. This works for
>>> straight lines, circles and bezier curves.
>> have wanted this tool on Artworks or anything under Risc OS for...
>> ages. but sadly there is not enough demand
> That (sort of) tool - and many similar - is part of !Apollonius that I used
> recently to produce some mathematical figures by a strict formula. Apollonius
> is quite distinctive in its mathematical way of working - but surely any CAD
> program would offer *some* resources in this area.
Yes, this is clearly important for CAD work. I have not seen anything
in RiscCAD to this effect though. ProCAD has a Parallel tool but it is
limited in what it can do - it produces self-intersecting paths for
concave segments. So, Nick would not have much joy trying this on text
outlines, which are almost always concave.
> I'd also look at Rosemary Miskin's !DrawLots and Joe Taylor's DrawBasic.
I do not think so. What do you think they can offer in the context of
this problem?
Martin
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