Working on Braille flash cards

DesignTools/Operations/Align.cs

@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools.Operations
 			}
 		}
 
-		public Align(IObject3D objectToAlign, Face boundingFacesToAlign, double offsetX = 0, double offsetY = 0, double offsetZ = 0, string name = "")
-			: this(objectToAlign, boundingFacesToAlign, new Vector3(offsetX, offsetY, offsetZ), name)
+		public Align(IObject3D objectToAlign, Face boundingFacesToAlign, double positionToAlignToX = 0, double positionToAlignToY = 0, double positionToAlignToZ = 0, string name = "")
+			: this(objectToAlign, boundingFacesToAlign, new Vector3(positionToAlignToX, positionToAlignToY, positionToAlignToZ), name)
 		{
 		}
 

TextCreator/Braille/BrailleCardObject3D.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+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.ComponentModel;
+using System.IO;
+using MatterHackers.Agg;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.Font;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.Platform;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.Transform;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.UI;
+using MatterHackers.Agg.VertexSource;
+using MatterHackers.DataConverters3D;
+using MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools.Operations;
+using MatterHackers.MatterControl.Plugins.BrailleBuilder;
+using MatterHackers.VectorMath;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+
+namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools
+{
+	[WebPageLink("About Braille", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille")]
+	public class BrailleCardObject3D : Object3D, IRebuildable
+	{
+		public BrailleCardObject3D()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public static BrailleCardObject3D Create()
+		{
+			var item = new BrailleCardObject3D();
+
+			item.Rebuild(null);
+			return item;
+		}
+
+		public override string ActiveEditor => "PublicPropertyEditor";
+
+		public char Letter { get; set; } = 'a';
+
+		public double BaseHeight { get; set; } = 3;
+
+		public void Rebuild(UndoBuffer undoBuffer)
+		{
+			var aabb = this.GetAxisAlignedBoundingBox();
+
+			this.Children.Modify(list =>
+			{
+				list.Clear();
+			});
+
+			var brailleLetter = new BrailleObject3D()
+			{
+				TextToEncode = Letter.ToString(),
+				BaseHeight = BaseHeight,
+			};
+			brailleLetter.Rebuild(null);
+
+			var padding = 10;
+			IObject3D basePlate = new CubeObject3D(brailleLetter.XSize() + padding, BaseHeight, brailleLetter.ZSize() + padding);
+			basePlate = new SetCenter(basePlate, brailleLetter.GetCenter() - new Vector3(0, 0, brailleLetter.ZSize() / 2 + basePlate.ZSize() / 2 - .01));
+			this.Children.Add(basePlate);
+
+			// add the object that is the dots
+			this.Children.Add(brailleLetter);
+
+			if (aabb.ZSize > 0)
+			{
+				// If the part was already created and at a height, maintain the height.
+				PlatingHelper.PlaceMeshAtHeight(this, aabb.minXYZ.Z);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

TextCreator/Braille/BrailleObject3D.cs

@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools
 		{
 		}
 
+		public BrailleObject3D(string textToEncode)
+		{
+			TextToEncode = textToEncode;
+			Rebuild(null);
+		}
+
 		public static BrailleObject3D Create()
 		{
 			var item = new BrailleObject3D();
@@ -93,6 +99,17 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools
 			double pointsToMm = 0.352778;
 			IObject3D textObject = new Object3D();
 			var offest = 0.0;
+
+			TypeFacePrinter textPrinter;
+			if (RenderAsBraille)
+			{
+				textPrinter = new TypeFacePrinter(TextToEncode, new StyledTypeFace(typeFace, pointSize));
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				textPrinter = new TypeFacePrinter(TextToEncode, new StyledTypeFace(ApplicationController.MonoSpacedTypeFace, pointSize));
+			}
+
 			foreach (var letter in brailleText.ToCharArray())
 			{
 				IObject3D letterObject;
@@ -159,8 +176,13 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.DesignTools
 			}
 
 			// add a plate under the dots
-			IObject3D basePlate = new CubeObject3D(textObject.XSize() + pointSize * pointsToMm / 2, textObject.YSize() + 1.7 * pointSize * pointsToMm / 2, BaseHeight);
-			basePlate = new SetCenter(basePlate, textObject.GetCenter() - new Vector3(0, 0, textObject.ZSize() / 2 + basePlate.ZSize() / 2 - .01));
+			var padding = 1.7 * pointSize * pointsToMm / 2;
+			var size = textPrinter.LocalBounds * pointsToMm;
+			IObject3D basePlate = new CubeObject3D(size.Width + padding, size.Height + padding, BaseHeight);
+			basePlate = new Align(basePlate, Face.Top, textObject, Face.Bottom, 0, 0, -.01);
+			basePlate = new Align(basePlate, Face.Left | Face.Front,
+				size.Left - padding/2,
+				size.Bottom - padding/2);
 			this.Children.Add(basePlate);
 
 			basePlate.Matrix *= Matrix4X4.CreateRotationX(MathHelper.Tau / 4);

TextCreator/TextCreator.csproj

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Braille\BrailleGrade2.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Braille\BrailleGrade2Mapping.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Braille\BrailleCardObject3D.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Braille\BrailleObject3D.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>