Math::PlanePath::GreekKeySpiral -- square spiral with Greek key motif
use Math::PlanePath::GreekKeySpiral; my $path = Math::PlanePath::GreekKeySpiral->new; my ($x, $y) = $path->n_to_xy (123);
This path makes a spiral with a Greek key scroll motif,
39--38--37--36 29--28--27 24--23 5 | | | | | | 40 43--44 35 30--31 26--25 22 4 | | | | | | 41--42 45 34--33--32 19--20--21 ... 3 | | | 48--47--46 5---6---7 18 15--14 99 96--95 2 | | | | | | | | | 49 52--53 4---3 8 17--16 13 98--97 94 1 | | | | | | | 50--51 54 1---2 9--10--11--12 91--92--93 <- Y=0 | | 57--56--55 68--69--70 77--78--79 90 87--86 -1 | | | | | | | | 58 61--62 67--66 71 76--75 80 89--88 85 -2 | | | | | | | | 59--60 63--64--65 72--73--74 81--82--83--84 -3 ^ -3 -2 -1 X=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...
The repeating figure is a 3x3 pattern
| * *---* | | | right vertical *---* * going upwards | *---*---* |
The turn excursion is to the outside of the 3-wide channel and forward in the direction of the spiral. The overall spiralling is the same as the SquareSpiral, but composed of 3x3 sub-parts.
SquareSpiral
The verticals have the "entry" to each figure on the inside edge, as for example N=90 to N=91 above. The horizontals instead have it on the outside edge, such as N=63 to N=64 along the bottom. The innermost N=1 to N=9 is a bottom horizontal going right.
*---*---* | | bottom horizontal *---* * going rightwards | | --*---* *-->
On the horizontals the excursion part is still "forward on the outside", as for example N=73 through N=76, but the shape is offset. The way the entry is alternately on the inside and outside for the vertical and horizontal is necessary to make the corners join.
An optional turns => $integer parameter controls the turns within the repeating figure. The default is turns=>2. Or for example turns=>4 begins
turns => $integer
turns=>2
turns=>4
turns => 4 105-104-103-102-101-100 79--78--77--76--75 62--61--60--59 | | | | | | 106 119-120-121-122 99 80 87--88--89 74 63 66--67 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | 107 118 115-114 123 98 81 86--85 90 73 64--65 68 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | 108 117-116 113 124 97 82--83--84 91 72--71--70--69 56 | | | | | | 109-110-111-112 125 96--95--94--93--92 51--52--53--54--55 | | 130-129-128-127-126 17--18--19--20--21 50 37--36--35--34 | | | | | | 131 144-145-146-147 16 9-- 8-- 7 22 49 38 41--42 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | 132 143 140-139 148 15 10--11 6 23 48 39--40 43 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | 133 142-141 138 149 14--13--12 5 24 47--46--45--44 31 | | | | | | 134-135-136-137 150 1-- 2-- 3-- 4 25--26--27--28--29--30 | ..-152-151
The count of turns is chosen to make turns=>0 a straight line, the same as the SquareSpiral. turns=>1 is a single wiggle,
turns=>0
turns=>1
turns => 1 66--65--64 61--60 57--56 53--52--51 | | | | | | | | 67--68 63--62 59--58 55--54 49--50 | | 70--69 18--17--16 13--12--11 48--47 | | | | | | 71--72 19--20 15--14 9--10 45--46 | | | | ... 22--21 2-- 3 8-- 7 44--43 | | | | | 23--24 1 4-- 5-- 6 41--42 | | 26--25 30--31 34--35 40--39 | | | | | | 27--28--29 32--33 36--37--38
In general the repeating figure is a square of turns+1 points on each side, spiralling in and then out again.
See "FUNCTIONS" in Math::PlanePath for behaviour common to all path classes.
$path = Math::PlanePath::GreekKeySpiral->new ()
$path = Math::PlanePath::GreekKeySpiral->new (turns => $integer)
Create and return a new Greek key spiral object. The default turns is 2.
turns
($x,$y) = $path->n_to_xy ($n)
Return the X,Y coordinates of point number $n on the path.
$n
For $n < 1 the return is an empty list, it being considered the path starts at 1.
$n < 1
$n = $path->xy_to_n ($x,$y)
Return the point number for coordinates $x,$y. $x and $y are each rounded to the nearest integer, which has the effect of treating each N in the path as centred in a square of side 1, so the entire plane is covered.
$x,$y
$x
$y
Math::PlanePath, Math::PlanePath::SquareSpiral
Jo Edkins Greek Key pages http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/greekkey/index.htm
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/greekkey/index.htm
http://user42.tuxfamily.org/math-planepath/index.html
Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Kevin Ryde
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