Remake of http://beesandbombs.tumblr.com/post/118139231509/from-the-archive
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<!DOCTYPE html> | |
<meta charset="utf-8"> | |
<style> | |
body{ | |
background-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); | |
} | |
path{ | |
stroke: white; | |
stroke-width: 6px; | |
fill: none; | |
} | |
</style> | |
<body></body> | |
<script src="http://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js" charset="utf-8"></script> | |
<script> | |
var width = 960, | |
height = 500, | |
outerR = 200, | |
periods = 8, | |
n = 180 | |
var svg = d3.select('body') | |
.append('svg') | |
.attr({height: height, width: width}) | |
.append('g') | |
.attr('transform', 'translate(' + [width/2, height/2] + ')') | |
svg.append('path') | |
svg.append('path') | |
var ticks = d3.range(0, Math.PI*2 + 1/n, Math.PI*2/n) | |
var pathA = [] | |
var pathB = [] | |
d3.timer(function(t){ | |
ticks.forEach(function(θ, i){ | |
//magnitute of distance from circle is a triangle wave | |
var mag = Math.abs((n - i + t/30) % n - n/2)/n | |
//set offsets on half of circle to 0 | |
mag = Math.max(0, mag - 1/4)*120 | |
var rA = outerR + Math.sin(θ*periods)*mag | |
pathA[i] = [Math.cos(θ)*rA, Math.sin(θ)*rA] | |
var rB = outerR - Math.sin(θ*periods)*mag | |
pathB[i] = [Math.cos(θ)*rB, Math.sin(θ)*rB] | |
}) | |
svg.selectAll('path').data([pathA, pathB]).attr('d', pointsToPath) | |
}) | |
function pointsToPath(array){ | |
return 'M' + array.join('L') | |
} | |
</script> |
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