New Release - BasicShape

Hello,

I'm excited about the 4.5 release and specifically excited about
OMGeometry. I have some decisions to make and the information about the
changes in 4.5 has thrown in some new options, I think.

I want to associate a set of vector-based graphics (polygons, polylines,
ellipses, etc.) with a single lat-lon. I've done this using Batik with
SVG files by geo-referencing the GraphicsNode with a class that extends
OMPoint. Batik and SVG are a bit slow, and I'd prefer to keep only the
necessary attributes after parsing the SVG (or whatever Vector format we
end up using.) I'm also planning on caching each resulting set of
shapes as unique objects so the file is only accessed one.

I guess it's easier to imagine that I have an SVG-file of a stoplight,
and I'd like to plot that 'symbol' centered at several locations. The
symbol is made up of multiple shapes that each have their own stroke,
fill, colors, etc. The only point that needs to be generated is the
center of the symbol. The remaining points (for each of the shapes that
make up the symbol) are x/y offsets of the generated center point.

Is there a class that encapsulates shapes (and their color, stroke, etc.
information) without adding location? I have plans for implementing
something to handle this, but I'm wondering if I should wait to see if
it is either already implemented or easier to implement with the 4.5
release.

Thanks,

Erik Oscarson
Raytheon
(703)923-2282
eoscarson@rayva.org

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