PyX — Examples: Basic drawing

This first path example demonstrates how to create a canvas, how to draw some simple geometric objects onto it and how to write the result into a PostScript or PDF file. more ...

In this example, some simple paths are constructed out of pathitems, which are the basic building blocks of paths. While we only use moveto, lineto and closepath instances, we can already see some features of paths in PyX. more ...

Some simple paths are created by prescribing five points on the path. The curves between them are automatically chosen such that the result looks smooth. more ...

The previous example anticipated a simple case of setting an attribute when stroking paths. This example shows a few more use-cases.

Attributes can be passed in a list as the second optional argument of the stroke or fill methods of a canvas instance. more ...

In order to stroke and fill a path, you could call the fill and stroke methods of a canvas instance one after the other. However, such a solution is not optimal since the path would be written into the output file twice. Instead, you can use the filled decorator within a stroke method call as an additional attribute. more ...

The example shows how to use an arrow decorator instance to add an arrow to a path when it is stroked. Instead of using a default arrow instance, we create a highly customized arrow head. more ...