SierpinskiCarpet.frink

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/** Draws Sierpinski carpets of various polygons. */

[n, levels] = eval[input["Sierpinski Carpet", [["Enter number of vertices: ", 4], ["Enter number of levels: ", 3]]]]

anglestep = circle / n    // Angle between vertices
theta2 = 1/2 anglestep    // half angle between vertices

inner = 180 degrees (n-2) / n
halfinner = 1/2 inner

r = 1
theta3 = 180 degrees - theta2 - halfinner

r2 = sin[halfinner] / sin[theta3]

vertices = [ [0,0] ]


g = new graphics

for level = 0 to levels
{
   if level > 0
      g.color[1,1,1]
   
   startAngle = (n mod 2 == 1) ? 90 degrees + theta2 * (level mod 2) : theta2
   
   newVertices = new array
   for [cx, cy] = vertices
   {
      p = new filledPolygon
      for vertex = 0 to n-1
      {
         // Draw the polygon
         theta = anglestep * vertex + startAngle
         x = r cos[theta] + cx
         y = r sin[theta] + cy
         p.addPoint[x,-y]

         if (level > 0) and (level < levels)
         {
            // Add the next 2 polygon centers
            newVertices.push[ [2 r cos[theta] + cx, 2 r sin[theta] + cy] ]
            newVertices.push[ [2 r2 cos[theta + theta2] + cx, 2 r2 sin[theta + theta2] + cy] ]
         }
      }
      g.add[p]
   }

   if level > 0
      vertices = newVertices
   
   r = 1/3 r
   r2 = 1/3 r2
}

g.show[]


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