Twirl a fixed distance; inner rings twirl tighter

[nt3d] / medusa.html

diff --git a/medusa.html b/medusa.html
index 7c7c8585d9c1f0228032f27955f0898457519364..87e9301b9d7723652f06a77ea3e425b74e9a59d9 100644 (file)
--- a/medusa.html
+++ b/medusa.html
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
     <script type="text/javascript">
       function finger(params, finger_crosssection, ring_radius, finger_angle) {
         var path = [];
     <script type="text/javascript">
       function finger(params, finger_crosssection, ring_radius, finger_angle) {
         var path = [];

+        var twirl_angle = params.finger_twirl_distance / (ring_radius * 2 * Math.PI);
+        console.log(twirl_angle);

         for (var finger_point = 0; finger_point <= params.finger_points; finger_point++) {
         for (var finger_point = 0; finger_point <= params.finger_points; finger_point++) {

-          var angle = (finger_angle + params.finger_twirl * finger_point / params.finger_points) * 2 * Math.PI;
+          var angle = (finger_angle + twirl_angle * finger_point / params.finger_points) * 2 * Math.PI;

           var x = ring_radius * Math.cos(angle);
           var y = ring_radius * Math.sin(angle);
           path.push([x, y, params.finger_height * finger_point / params.finger_points]);
           var x = ring_radius * Math.cos(angle);
           var y = ring_radius * Math.sin(angle);
           path.push([x, y, params.finger_height * finger_point / params.finger_points]);


@@ -18,8 +20,9 @@
         var fingers = [];
         for (var ring_num = 0; ring_num < params.num_rings; ring_num++) {
           var ring_radius = params.first_ring_radius + ring_num * params.ring_spacing;
         var fingers = [];
         for (var ring_num = 0; ring_num < params.num_rings; ring_num++) {
           var ring_radius = params.first_ring_radius + ring_num * params.ring_spacing;

-          for (var finger_num = 0; finger_num < params.num_fingers; finger_num++) {
-            var finger_angle = finger_num / params.num_fingers;
+          var num_fingers = Math.round((ring_radius * 2 * Math.PI) / params.finger_spacing);
+          for (var finger_num = 0; finger_num < num_fingers; finger_num++) {
+            var finger_angle = finger_num / num_fingers;

             fingers = fingers.concat(finger(params, finger_crosssection, ring_radius, finger_angle));
           }
         }
             fingers = fingers.concat(finger(params, finger_crosssection, ring_radius, finger_angle));
           }
         }


@@ -29,11 +32,11 @@
       var params = [["first_ring_radius", 20],
                     ["num_rings", 4],
                     ["ring_spacing", 10, "Space Between Rings"],
       var params = [["first_ring_radius", 20],
                     ["num_rings", 4],
                     ["ring_spacing", 10, "Space Between Rings"],

-                    ["num_fingers", 5],
+                    ["finger_spacing", 10],

                     ["finger_radius", 3],
                     ["finger_faces", 3],
                     ["finger_points", 20],
                     ["finger_radius", 3],
                     ["finger_faces", 3],
                     ["finger_points", 20],

-                    ["finger_twirl", .1, "Finger Twirl (in turns)"],
+                    ["finger_twirl_distance", 50],

                     ["finger_height", 100]];
     </script>
   </head>
                     ["finger_height", 100]];
     </script>
   </head>