MetaPost는 MetaFont로부터 그림을 그리는 기본적인 도구들을 차용했지만 MetaFont와는 달리 bitmap 대신 PostScript code를 출력한다.

http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/hobby/MetaPost.html
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'''MetaPost processor'''

{{{#!metapost
u:=1cm;
path p[];
p1:= quartercircle scaled 6u;
p2:= (-1.5u,0)--(3u,0);
p3:= (u,-2u)..(-0.5u,0)..(2.5u,2.5u);
p4:= buildcycle (p1,p2,p3);

fill p4 withcolor blue;
draw p1; draw p2; draw p3;
}}}

{{{#!metapost
pickup pencircle scaled 1pt;
ahlength:=10pt;
 for i := 0 step .1 until 1:
   ahconnectionpt := i;
   drawarrow ((2cm,3cm)..(4cm,2cm)..(6cm,6cm)) shifted (i*3cm,i*3cm)
             withcolor (1-i)*0.625*green;
   label.ulft(decimal(round(i*10)/10), ((5.9+3i)*cm,(6+3i)*cm))
             withcolor (1-i)*0.625*green;
   endfor;
   label.ulft("ahconnectionpt = ",(5cm,5.95cm)) withcolor 0.625*green;
}}}

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See also:
 * KTUGOperate:13073
 * 이공훈님의 MetaPost 사용법 안내: http://doc.ktug.or.kr/metapost/
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SeeAlso [MetaPost/Graph]
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[CategoryTeX]