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// by davey whyte aka @beesandbombs
void setup(){
size(600,520,P3D);
colorMode(HSB,1);
noStroke();
}
float R = 160, r = 55;
int N = 720;
float th1, ph1, th2, ph2, t;
int nSides = 4;
int nFrames = 100;
void draw(){
background(0.05);
t = frameCount*1.0/nFrames;
lights();
ambientLight(1,0,.3);
pushMatrix();
translate(width/2,height/2 - 40);
rotateX(-.9);
beginShape(QUADS);
for(int i=0; i<N; i++){
fill(i/float(N),1,1);
th1 = i*nSides*TWO_PI/N;
th2 = (i+1)*nSides*TWO_PI/N;
ph1 = i*TWO_PI/N + TWO_PI*t;
ph2 = (i+1)*TWO_PI/N + TWO_PI*t;
vertex((R+r*cos(ph1))*cos(th1) , r*sin(ph1), (R+r*cos(ph1))*sin(th1));
vertex((R+r*cos(ph2))*cos(th2) , r*sin(ph2), (R+r*cos(ph2))*sin(th2));
vertex((R+r*cos(ph2+TWO_PI/nSides))*cos(th2) , r*sin(ph2+TWO_PI/nSides), (R+r*cos(ph2+TWO_PI/nSides))*sin(th2));
vertex((R+r*cos(ph1+TWO_PI/nSides))*cos(th1) , r*sin(ph1+TWO_PI/nSides), (R+r*cos(ph1+TWO_PI/nSides))*sin(th1));
}
endShape();
popMatrix();
saveFrame("f###.png");
if(frameCount == nFrames)
exit();
}
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m3zaman commented May 20, 2016

Very nice.

@jackson-sandland
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Kudos.

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Macribo commented Aug 10, 2016

Beautiful!

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