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Ticks Facelet

The Ticks Facelet renders circular ticks that can be used as part of a clock or gauge face.

The Tick format is a text of single or ranged ticks like this:
190,r,0,30,5 30-90@30,r,0,50,10

Single Tick

A single tick is defined by its angle in degree 0-360, its shape (r,n,d,o,t,f) and its dimensions (length, width, etc).
All parameters are comma separated: angle,shape,offset,length,width, like 30,r,0,50,10.

Ranged Ticks

Ranged ticks are defined by a start-end@step range of angles in degree, their shape (r,n,d,o,t,i,f) and their dimensions (length, width, etc).
All parameters are comma separated: start-end@step,shape,offset,length,width, like 30-90@30,r,0,50,10. This draws three ticks at 30, 60, and 90 degrees.

Ticks Path

The ticks path is a string of tick definitions separated by spaces.
The ticks are drawn in the order of the path.

Tick Shapes

Parameter Shape Description

r,offset,len,width

Rectangle

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width

r,offset,len,width,top

Trapezoid

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width (outer), top (inner) width

n,offset,len,width,rx,ry

Rounded Rectangle

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width, rx and ry corner radius

d,offset,len,width

Double Rectangle

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width

o,offset,len,width

Oval

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width

t,offset,len,width

Triangle

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width

i,offset,len,width

Tri Rectangle

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width

f,offset,len,width

Flipped Triangle

offset to outer diameter, length from outer to inner, width


Examples

0-359@7.5,r,0,25,8
draws ticks every 7.5° starting at 0° with a rectangle shape of 25 mil length, 8 mil width and a zero offset to the outer diameter.

30,r,0,50,10 90,d,0,50,10 180,o,0,50,10
draws ticks at 30°, 90° and 180° degrees with different shapes.