Processing script for rendering a Möbius Strip.

mobius-ring.pde

class MobiusRing {
  float majorRadius, minorRadius;
  int segments;
  
  PVector[] vertices;
  
  MobiusRing(float majorRadius, float minorRadius, int segments) {
    this.majorRadius = majorRadius;
    this.minorRadius = minorRadius;
    this.segments = segments;
    
    vertices = new PVector[segments * 2];
    
    float da = TWO_PI / float(segments);
    float dr = PI / float(segments);
    for(int i = 0; i < segments; i++) {
      float a = da * float(i);
      float r0 = dr * float(i);
      float r1 = r0 + PI;
      PVector p = new PVector(cos(a) * majorRadius, 0.0, sin(a) * majorRadius);
      //println("Starting center: " + p);
      PVector q0 = p.copy().add(computeQ(p, minorRadius, r0));
      PVector q1 = p.copy().add(computeQ(p, minorRadius, r1));
      //println((i * 2) + ": " + q0.x + ", " + q0.y + ", " + q0.z);
      //println((i * 2 + 1) + ": " + q1.x + ", " + q1.y + ", " + q1.z);
      vertices[i * 2] = q0;
      vertices[i * 2 + 1] = q1;
    }

  }
  
  PVector computeQ(PVector center, float radius, float angle) {
    PVector w = center.copy();
    w.normalize();
    PVector q0 = w.mult(radius * cos(angle));
    PVector q1 = new PVector(0, radius * sin(angle), 0);
    PVector qFinal = q0.add(q1);
    return qFinal;
  }
  
  void draw() {    
    beginShape(TRIANGLE_STRIP);
    int count = segments * 2;
    for(int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
      PVector v = vertices[i % count];
      vertex(v.x, v.y, v.z);
    }
    vertex(vertices[1].x, vertices[1].y, vertices[1].z);
    vertex(vertices[0].x, vertices[0].y, vertices[0].z);
    endShape();
  }
}

MobiusRing m;
float a = 0;

void setup(){
  size(800, 800, P3D);
  
  m = new MobiusRing(380, 120, 60);
}

void draw() {
  a += PI / 240;
  noStroke();
  fill(204, 204, 255);
  ambientLight(102, 102, 102);
  directionalLight(204, 204, 204, 40, 700, -300);
  specular(255, 255, 255);
  shininess(8.0);
  background(26);
  pushMatrix();
  translate(400, 400, -400);
  pushMatrix();
  rotateX(-PI / 6.0);
  rotateY(a);
  m.draw();
  popMatrix();
  popMatrix();
}

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