Method and system for printing graphics and text from vector-bas

Details Method and system for printing graphics and text from vector-bas Method and system for printing graphics and text from vector-bas

1987-10-06

1990-05-22

Clark, David L.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

340747, G05F 312

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049282433

ABSTRACT:
A method and conversion system are provided for enabling a laser printer or the like to produce drawings including graphics and text from input supplied by a computer aided design (CAD) system which allows text font style to be selected as desired and which produces curved lines as smooth curves. The preferred apparatus and method convert entity descriptions supplied by the CAD system in vector notation into signal representative of entity descriptions in device notation whereby the output device uses the signals to create an entity image according to the type of entity such as an arc, text, or the like, and according to corresponding plotting data defining the parameters of the entity. The system and method also allow the user to enter signals representative of the desired font style of the text characters, gray scale levels, and reverse image if desired while also creating curved line images as smooth curves rather than as a series of straight short line segments.

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