Drawing Complex Curves - Kyocera TASKalfa 3051ci Technical Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Graphics Tutorial

Drawing Complex Curves

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Figure 2. 24. Printout of a Circle Made with PMRA
PRESCRIBE also provides a second curve-drawing operator for constructing complex
curves that are referred to as Bézier curve segments. The PCRP (Path, Curve to Relative
Position) uses the following format.
PCRP x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3;
Figure 2. 25. Bézier Curves
x1, y1
Current position
x1, y1
Current position
x2, y2
x2, y2
Current position
A Bézier curve segment is one that is geometrically defined by a starting point (the cur-
sor's current position), two control points (x1, y1 and x2, y2), and an ending point (x3,
y3). Coordinates of each of these points are specified as an offset from the cursor's previ-
ous position.
x2, y2
x3, y3
x3, y3
x1, y1
x3, y3