Can I get a BezierPath of a text fragment in TextKit2?

I have an application where I drive a laser cutter. I need to generate vectors. I currently use the "old" TextKit to generate text fragments full of glyphs and NSBezierPath's append(withCGGlyph glyph: CGGlyph, in font: NSFont) to get a BezierPath that I then convert to laser cutter vectors.

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With TextKit2 it looks like it is a major goal to avoid the complexities of Glyphs, which is cool. However is there some API (new, or something old that I missed) that can get me from the text in the TextFragment to a BezierPath? I would hate to be unable to make the jump to TextKit2 (both because TextKit2 looks easier to deal with, and because I'm sure TextKit1 is going to go away...)

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Cool app!

Unfortunately, there isn't a great alternative for this at the moment. Could you please file an enhancement request through Feedback Assistant?

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Thanks, I would send a few more "sample output" images, but the forum software seems to be unable to process them. Maybe there is some sort of size limit. The best I can do is a "good until a few days from now" link: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0FOZkOkSVPzDOpdTkrEKGLqtQ#San_Jose (it is prob. fine that the link won't last long, that image is just me showing off, it has no text, so isn't in dire need of TextKit2 vending a bezier path!)

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  • Thank you, I have attached the additional sample images to the request.

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