PDF import changes: FilledCurve instead of polygons
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg115717] PDF import changes: FilledCurve instead of polygons
- From: Yves Klett <yves.klett at googlemail.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:25:46 -0500 (EST)
Hi, up to version 7.01 it was possible to ImportString[ExportString[expr, "PDF"], "PDF"] and get a vectorized polygon representation of expr, which was mighty useful for annotations in 3D, as these polygons could easily be transformed to their 3D equivalents. In version 8 one gets FilledCurve objects, which are brilliant in 2D, but which cannot be used in Graphics3D[]. Is there any way to a) revert to the old behaviour or b) convert a FilledCurve to a 3D object or c) get vectorized expressions as 3D objects with another method? Any suggestions are welcome. Kind regards, Yves