Experimenting with new TextPathObject

the goal is that we would make the text object in the favorites
a component object wrapping the text path object and it would give
more 2D options to text as it becomes possible to get to a 2D text object

MatterControlLib/DesignTools/Primitives/BaseObject3D.cs

@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools
 		public double InfillAmount { get; set; } = 3;
 		public double ExtrusionHeight { get; set; } = 5;
 
-		public override void Flatten(UndoBuffer undoBuffer)
-		{
-			base.Flatten(undoBuffer);
-		}
-
 		public override void Remove(UndoBuffer undoBuffer)
 		{
 			using (RebuildLock())

MatterControlLib/DesignTools/Primitives/TextPathObject3D.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2018, Lars Brubaker, John Lewin
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those
+of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies,
+either expressed or implied, of the FreeBSD Project.
+*/
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using MatterHackers.Agg;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.Font;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.Transform;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.UI;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.VertexSource;
+using MatterHackers.DataConverters3D;
+using MatterHackers.DataConverters3D.UndoCommands;
+using MatterHackers.Localizations;
+using MatterHackers.MatterControl.CustomWidgets;
+using MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools.Operations;
+using MatterHackers.PolygonMesh;
+using MatterHackers.VectorMath;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+
+namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools
+{
+	public class TextPathObject3D : Object3D, IPathObject, IEditorDraw
+	{
+		public TextPathObject3D()
+		{
+			Name = "Text".Localize();
+			Color = Operations.Object3DExtensions.PrimitiveColors["Text"];
+		}
+
+		public static TextPathObject3D Create()
+		{
+			var item = new TextPathObject3D();
+
+			item.Rebuild(null);
+			return item;
+		}
+
+		[DisplayName("Text")]
+		public string Text { get; set; } = "Text";
+
+		public double PointSize { get; set; } = 24;
+
+		[Sortable]
+		[JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]
+		public NamedTypeFace Font { get; set; } = new NamedTypeFace();
+
+		public override bool CanFlatten => true;
+
+		public IVertexSource VertexSource { get; set; } = new VertexStorage();
+
+		public override void Flatten(UndoBuffer undoBuffer)
+		{
+			// change this from a text object to a group
+			var newContainer = new GroupObject3D();
+			newContainer.CopyProperties(this, Object3DPropertyFlags.All);
+			foreach (var child in this.Children)
+			{
+				newContainer.Children.Add(child.Clone());
+			}
+			undoBuffer.AddAndDo(new ReplaceCommand(new List<IObject3D> { this }, new List<IObject3D> { newContainer }));
+		}
+
+		public override void OnInvalidate(InvalidateArgs invalidateType)
+		{
+			if ((invalidateType.InvalidateType == InvalidateType.Content
+				|| invalidateType.InvalidateType == InvalidateType.Matrix
+				|| invalidateType.InvalidateType == InvalidateType.Mesh)
+				&& invalidateType.Source != this
+				&& !RebuildLocked)
+			{
+				Rebuild(null);
+			}
+			else if (invalidateType.InvalidateType == InvalidateType.Properties
+				&& invalidateType.Source == this)
+			{
+				Rebuild(null);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				base.OnInvalidate(invalidateType);
+			}
+		}
+
+		private void Rebuild(UndoBuffer undoBuffer)
+		{
+			this.DebugDepth("Rebuild");
+			using (RebuildLock())
+			{
+				double pointsToMm = 0.352778;
+				var printer = new TypeFacePrinter(Text, new StyledTypeFace(ApplicationController.GetTypeFace(Font), PointSize))
+				{
+					ResolutionScale = 10
+				};
+				var scalledLetterPrinter = new VertexSourceApplyTransform(printer, Affine.NewScaling(pointsToMm));
+				var vertexSource = new VertexStorage();
+				foreach (var vertex in scalledLetterPrinter.Vertices())
+				{
+					if (vertex.IsMoveTo)
+					{
+						vertexSource.MoveTo(vertex.position);
+					}
+					else if (vertex.IsLineTo)
+					{
+						vertexSource.LineTo(vertex.position);
+					}
+					else if (vertex.IsClose)
+					{
+						vertexSource.ClosePolygon();
+					}
+				}
+				VertexSource = vertexSource;
+				base.Mesh = null;
+			}
+
+			Invalidate(new InvalidateArgs(this, InvalidateType.Content));
+		}
+
+		public override Mesh Mesh
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				if (base.Mesh == null)
+				{
+					using (this.RebuildLock())
+					{
+						// TODO: Revise fallback mesh
+						base.Mesh = this.InitMesh() ?? PlatonicSolids.CreateCube(100, 100, 0.2);
+					}
+				}
+
+				return base.Mesh;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private Mesh InitMesh()
+		{
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Text))
+			{
+			}
+
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		public void DrawEditor(object sender, DrawEventArgs e)
+		{
+			ImageToPathObject3D.DrawPath(this);
+		}
+	}
+}

MatterControlLib/Library/Providers/MatterControl/PrimitivesContainer.cs

@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Library
 					() => "Text".Localize(),
 					() => TextObject3D.Create())
 					{ DateCreated = new System.DateTime(index++) },
+#if DEBUG
+				new GeneratorItem(
+					() => "Text".Localize(),
+					() => TextPathObject3D.Create())
+					{ DateCreated = new System.DateTime(index++) },
+#endif
 				new GeneratorItem(
 					() => "Cylinder".Localize(),
 					() => CylinderObject3D.Create())