get vertex of svg ( from loadShape)

sinanatra

Hi, i have a svg file that i import with PShape fama = loadShape("test.svg");, i'm trying to add a dashed stroke on its path and i discovered this library but i need to get the vertex of my shape so that i can use the BeginShape(); How could i do it?

koogs

what have you tried?

https://processing.org/reference/PShape.html

getChild()? getVertex()?

sinanatra

getVertex(); and i cant make it work, for the moment i wrote a python script that takes the polygon lines from a .svg file and print a better syntax, but its a long work each time i modify the svg itself

jeremydouglass

The getVertex method almost certainly won't work in you case

This method works when shapes are created as shown in the example above, but won't work properly when a shape is defined explicitly (e.g. createShape(RECT, 20, 20, 80, 80). https://processing.org/reference/PShape_getVertex_.html

As I recall, the docs should say that a loadShape SVG is almost certainly defined explicitly -- you will need to use getChildCount / getChild / getChildren. If svg element names aren't known and/or accessible then you can use the getChildCount to get the number of indexes and then loop through with getChild(index) to get each child.

• https://processing.org/reference/PShape_getChild_.html

See also the javadoc:

http://processing.github.io/processing-javadocs/core/processing/core/PShape.html