- polar plots
A series of twisted rose curves, with a Twist angle starting from 0 to 24 degrees.
To New
# set default screen, pen and turtle values
ResetAll SetScreenSize [400 400] HideTurtle
SetSC Black SetPC Green SetPS 1 PenUp
End
To PtoR :RadDist :Theta
# convert polar to rectangular co-ordinates
LocalMake "X :RadDist *Sin :Theta
LocalMake "Y :RadDist *Cos :Theta
Output List :X :Y
End
To AngCol :Theta
Make "Red Absolute
255*Cos :Theta
Output ( List :Red 0 255 )
End
To Spiral :Angle :Twist
# Twisted Rose Curves
Make "Radius 180*Sin(4*:Angle)
Make "Angle :Angle + 20*Sin :Twist*:Angle
SetPW Width :Angle :Radius #comment out for plain pen
SetPC AngCol 30 + 3*:Angle
SetPos P2R :Radius :Angle PenDown Wait 2
End
To Width :Angle :Radius
SetH Towards PtoR :Radius :Angle
Output 2*(1.5+Sin (45 + 2*Heading))
End
To Go
New
For [Twist 0 24] [
For [Angle 0 360] [
Spiral :Angle :Twist] Wait 100 Wash]
End