Dear Rose,
To make a polygon shape follow an “arbitrary” line would require to transform its polygon from the standard straight coordinate system to one that follows the line. For an arc you can do something like below, where the red shape is the original shape and the blue is wrapped on a circular arc:
from math import sin, cos
import nazca as nd
def create_taper():
"""Create a taper shape as you see fit."""
dh = 1
s = 30
N = 20
points1 = []
points2 = []
for i in range(N + 1):
scale = -0.5 + i / N
points1.append((s*scale, dh * (1 - abs(scale))))
points2.append((-s*scale, -dh *(1 - abs(scale))))
return points1 + points2
def bend_polygon(points=None, radius=10):
"""Bend a polygon along a circular arc."""
pointsout = []
# Conformal transformation to a circular grid:
for x, y in points:
x2 = (radius + y) * sin(x / radius)
y2 = (radius + y) * cos(x / radius)
pointsout.append((x2, y2))
return pointsout
with nd.Cell() as C:
radius = 15
points = create_taper()
pointsbend = bend_polygon(points=points, radius=radius)
nd.Polygon(points=points, layer=1).put(0, radius)
nd.Polygon(points=pointsbend, layer=2).put(0)
nd.export_png(C)Ronald
