Working with Shapes in PS file | Python

Add Shapes to PS Document

Add Rectangle to PS

In order to insert a rectangle into PsDocument using Aspose.Page for Python via .NET library take the following steps:

1. Create an output stream for the resulting PS file.
2. Create a PsSaveOptions object with the default options.
3. Create a 1-paged PsDocument with an already created output stream and save options.
4. Create a rectangle aspose.pydrawing.GraphicsPath from the rectangle.
5. Set a paint to the current graphics state of PsDocument.
6. Fill the rectangle.
7. Close the page.
8. Save the document.

To stroke (outline) a rectangle the first 4 and the last 2 steps will be the same, but the 5-th and 6-th one will be:

5. Set the stroke to the current graphics state of the PsDocument.
6. Stroke (outline) the rectangle.

# The path to the documents directory.
data_dir = Util.get_data_dir_working_with_shapes()

# Create an output stream for the PostScript document
with open(data_dir + "AddRectangle_outPS.ps", "wb") as out_ps_stream:
    # Create save options with A4 size
    options = PsSaveOptions()
    
    # Create a new 1-paged PS Document
    document = PsDocument(out_ps_stream, options, False)
    
    # Create a graphics path from the first rectangle
    path = aspose.pydrawing.drawing2d.GraphicsPath()
    path.add_rectangle(aspose.pydrawing.RectangleF(250, 100, 150, 100))
    # Set the paint
    document.set_paint(aspose.pydrawing.SolidBrush(aspose.pydrawing.Color.orange))
    # Fill the rectangle
    document.fill(path)
    
    # Create a graphics path from the second rectangle
    path = aspose.pydrawing.drawing2d.GraphicsPath()
    path.add_rectangle(aspose.pydrawing.RectangleF(250, 300, 150, 100))
    # Set stroke
    document.set_stroke(GraphicsFactory.create_pen_by_brush_and_width(aspose.pydrawing.SolidBrush(aspose.pydrawing.Color.red), 3))
    # Stroke (outline) the rectangle
    document.draw(path)
    
    # Close the current page
    document.close_page()
    
    # Save the document
    document.save()

See working with shapes in PS documents in .NET, Java.

The result of running this code is

Add Ellipse to PS

To add an ellipse to PsDocument also 8 steps are required to be taken:

1. Create an output stream for the resulting PS file.
2. Create a PsSaveOptions object with the default options.
3. Create a 1-paged PsDocument with an already created output stream and save options.
4. Create an ellipse aspose.pydrawing.drawing2d.GraphicsPath from the rectangle.
5. Set the paint to the current graphics state of PsDocument.
6. Fill the ellipse path.
7. Close the page.
8. Save the document.

To stroke (outline) an ellipse the first 4 and the last 2 steps will be the same but the 5-th and 6-th one will be:

5. Set stroke to the current graphics state of PsDocument.
6. Stroke (outline) the ellipse.

# The path to the documents directory.
data_dir = Util.get_data_dir_working_with_shapes()

# Create an output stream for PostScript document
with open(data_dir + "AddEllipse_outPS.ps", "wb") as out_ps_stream:
    # Create save options with the A4 size
    options = PsSaveOptions()
    
    # Create a new 1-paged PS Document
    document = PsDocument(out_ps_stream, options, False)
    
    # Create a graphics path from the first ellipse
    path = aspose.pydrawing.drawing2d.GraphicsPath()
    path.add_ellipse(aspose.pydrawing.RectangleF(250, 100, 150, 100))
    # Set the paint
    document.set_paint(aspose.pydrawing.SolidBrush(aspose.pydrawing.Color.orange))
    # Fill the ellipse
    document.fill(path)
    
    # Create a graphics path from the second ellipse
    path = aspose.pydrawing.drawing2d.GraphicsPath()
    path.add_ellipse(aspose.pydrawing.RectangleF(250, 300, 150, 100))
    # Set the stroke
    document.set_stroke(GraphicsFactory.create_pen_by_brush_and_width(aspose.pydrawing.SolidBrush(aspose.pydrawing.Color.red), 3))
    # Stroke (outline) the ellipse
    document.draw(path)
    
    # Close the current page
    document.close_page()
    
    # Save the document
    document.save()

The result of running this code is

As we can see, any shape, both closed and unclosed, can be filled or drawn by PsDocument. It can also be clipped, but it will be described in a different article.

You can download examples and data files from GitHub.