[Visualpython-users] More Fun With 'Curve'

[Joel K. <jj...@ya...>]

The source code below demonstrates how strange things
can get when you use a 'curve' object with a very wide
radius and a lot of changes taking place. As is
common, the exact performance of this program can vary
significantly with your hardware configuration. Have
fun tinkering with parameters.

Joel

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from visual import *
from time import *

# Joel Kahn
# 2004
# jj...@ya...

# This program is free software; 
# you can redistribute it and/or 
# modify it under the applicable 
# terms of the GNU General Public 
# License as published by the Free 
# Software Foundation; either 
# version 2 of the License, or (at 
# your option) any later version.

# This program is distributed in 
# the hope that it will be useful, but 
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even 
# the implied warranty of 
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A 
# PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 
# General Public License for more details.

autocenter = 1

scene = display()
scene.width = 1024
scene.height = 738
scene.x = 0
scene.y = 0

fr1 = frame ()

cu1 = curve (frame = fr1, radius = 2000.0)

cu1.append (pos = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
cu1.append (pos = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
cu1.append (pos = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
cu1.append (pos = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
cu1.append (pos = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
cu1.append (pos = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
cu1.append (pos = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0))

mm0 = 0.0
mm1 = 0.0
mm2 = 0.0
mm3 = 0.0
mm4 = 0.0
mm5 = 0.0
mm6 = 0.0

step0 = 0.00031
step1 = 0.00029
step2 = 0.00023
step3 = 0.00019
step4 = 0.00017
step5 = 0.00013
step6 = 0.00011

while 2.0 > 1.0:

    mm0 = mm0 + step0 - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.x[0] = cu1.x[0] + cos (mm0) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.y[0] = cu1.y[0] + sin (mm0) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.red[0] = abs (cos (mm0)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.green[0] = abs (cos (mm1)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.blue[0] = abs (cos (mm2)) - 1.0 / time ()

    mm1 = mm1 + step1 - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.y[1] = cu1.y[1] + cos (mm1) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.z[1] = cu1.z[1] + sin (mm1) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.red[1] = abs (sin (mm1)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.green[1] = abs (sin (mm2)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.blue[1] = abs (sin (mm3)) - 1.0 / time ()

    mm2 = mm2 + step2 - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.x[2] = cu1.x[2] + cos (mm2) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.z[2] = cu1.z[2] + sin (mm2) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.red[2] = abs (cos (mm2)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.green[2] = abs (cos (mm3)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.blue[2] = abs (cos (mm4)) - 1.0 / time ()

    mm3 = mm3 + step3 - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.x[3] = cu1.x[3] + cos (mm3) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.y[3] = cu1.y[3] + sin (mm3) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.red[3] = abs (sin (mm3)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.green[3] = abs (sin (mm4)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.blue[3] = abs (sin (mm5)) - 1.0 / time ()

    mm4 = mm4 + step4 - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.y[4] = cu1.y[4] + cos (mm4) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.z[4] = cu1.z[4] + sin (mm4) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.red[4] = abs (cos (mm4)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.green[4] = abs (cos (mm5)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.blue[4] = abs (cos (mm6)) - 1.0 / time ()

    mm5 = mm5 + step5 - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.x[5] = cu1.x[5] + cos (mm5) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.z[5] = cu1.z[5] + sin (mm5) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.red[5] = abs (sin (mm5)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.green[5] = abs (sin (mm6)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.blue[5] = abs (sin (mm0)) - 1.0 / time ()

    mm6 = mm6 + step6 - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.x[6] = cu1.x[6] + cos (mm6) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.y[6] = cu1.y[6] + sin (mm6) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.red[6] = abs (cos (mm6)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.green[6] = abs (cos (mm0)) - 1.0 / time ()
    cu1.blue[6] = abs (cos (mm1)) - 1.0 / time ()



	
		
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