L-System Studio

interactive web application built with Elm, designed to help users explore and visualize L-systems

Sample output:

Symbols

the following characters are used with specific geometric interpretations to define the L-system rules:

Character	Meaning
F	Move forward by line length drawing a line
f	Move forward by line length without drawing a line
+	Turn left by turning angle
-	Turn right by turning angle
|	Reverse direction (i.e., turn by 180 degrees)
[	Push current drawing state onto stack
]	Pop current drawing state from the stack
#	Increment the line width by line width increment
!	Decrement the line width by line width increment
@	Draw a dot with line width radius
{	Open a polygon
}	Close a polygon and fill it with fill color
>	Multiply the line length by the line length scale factor
<	Divide the line length by the line length scale factor
&	Swap the meaning of + and -
(	Decrement turning angle by turning angle increment
)	Increment turning angle by turning angle increment

These symbols allow users to create a wide range of L-system rules and customize the generated fractals to their liking.

Getting started:

Try it live

you can try it out by visiting the live link:

L-System Studio Live

Run locally

if you'd like to set up the development environment and run the application locally, follow these steps:

1. clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/hunorg/L-System-Studio.git

2. navigate to the project directory:

cd L-System-Studio

Further Reading

for more information on L-Systems and a collection of examples, please visit the following resource:

• Paul Bourke's L-System Fractals

this resource provides extensive information about L-Systems, along with numerous examples and visualizations to help you better understand their capabilities and potential applications

Contributions

contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to open an issue or contact the project maintainer

Future enchancements include:

1. code optimization for performance and deeper recursion
2. adding more presets