Spirograph ()
[sketch]
- Tools: Python
- Source code: https://github.com/vec2pt/py-sketches
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import matplotlib
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
matplotlib.use("TkAgg")
def spirograph(
radius1=1.0,
radius2=0.6,
distance=1.2,
cycles=3,
number_of_control_points=300,
scale=True,
):
"""Spirograph
Args:
radius1 (float, optional): `Exterior` circle radius. Defaults to 1.0.
radius2 (float, optional): `Interior` circle radius. Defaults to 0.6.
distance (float, optional): Distance from the center of the `interior`
circle. Defaults to 1.2.
cycles (float, optional): Full cycles. Defaults to 3.
number_of_control_points (int, optional): Number of control points.
Defaults to 300.
scale (bool, optional): Scale points. Defaults to True.
Returns:
tuple: Points x, y.
"""
fi = np.linspace(0, cycles * 2 * np.pi, number_of_control_points)
r_difference = radius1 - radius2
x = r_difference * np.sin(fi) - distance * np.sin(
fi * r_difference / radius2
)
y = r_difference * np.cos(fi) + distance * np.cos(
fi * r_difference / radius2
)
if scale:
max_val = max([np.max(x), np.max(y)])
x *= 1 / max_val
y *= 1 / max_val
return x, y
if __name__ == "__main__":
x, y = spirograph(
radius1=1.0,
radius2=0.062,
distance=0.9,
cycles=3,
number_of_control_points=100,
)
plt.plot(x, y, c="k", linewidth=0.2)
plt.show()