About Paths to Meshes Example

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Learning Objectives

This openFrameworks example demonstrates how to create meshes from paths that were generated by a font.

You will learn how to..

• load a font
• get paths, polylines and meshes from a string passed to the font
• use the polylines to create an extruded mesh
• calculate bounds and centroids on meshes
• make mesh vertices relative to its centroid

Pay attention to..

• font.getStringAsPoints to get a vector of ofPaths from the font based on a string
• getting a vector of ofPolyline using path.getOutline();
• Building triangles using pmesh.addIndex
• Constructing a single mesh from multiple meshes using compedMesh.append(pmesh);
• ofEnableDepthTest to ensure rendering happens according to z-depth rather than draw order.
• node.setOrientation( glm::angleAxis(ofDegToRad(spin), axis )); to rotate the nodes
• cam.begin use of an ofEasyCam to render the scene

Expected Behavior

When launching this app, you should see

• An mesh created from extruded text reading openframeworks

Instructions for use:

• Try typing to alter the text.
• Press up and down to change the extrude amount.

This Example uses the following classes:

• ofLight
• ofMesh
• ofMaterial