- fixed ParseFont such that the output of the Text Plugin in the Geometry Editor can now be painted using the Paint Plugin

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - created a new category in Preferences where only the Engraving Related preferences are located
 - added a new set of options in the Preferences for the Milling Plugin by taking them out of the Geometry section
 - fixed an error in the Subtract Plugin when working on Geometry objects
+- fixed ParseFont such that the output of the Text Plugin in the Geometry Editor can now be painted using the Paint Plugin
 
 22.03.2021
 

appParsers/ParseFont.py

@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 import glob
 
-from shapely.geometry import Polygon
+from shapely.geometry import Polygon, MultiPolygon
 from shapely.affinity import translate, scale
-from shapely.geometry import MultiPolygon
 
 import freetype as ft
 from fontTools import ttLib
@@ -351,4 +350,15 @@ class ParseFont:
             else:
                 scaled_path.append(scale(item, 0.00031570066, 0.00031570066, origin=(coordx, coordy)))
 
-        return MultiPolygon(scaled_path)
+        # determine if some polygons are completely inside the other
+        interiors = []
+        for idx, poly in enumerate(scaled_path):
+            try:
+                if scaled_path[idx + 1].within(poly):
+                    interiors.append(scaled_path[idx + 1])
+            except IndexError:
+                break
+
+        ret_geo = MultiPolygon([x for x in scaled_path if x not in interiors]).difference(MultiPolygon(interiors))
+
+        return ret_geo