Thin Orbit Traps

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Thin Orbit Traps is a Coloring Algorithm in sam.ucl.

Contents 1 What is it ? 2 Parameters 2.1 Mode 2.2 Shape 2.3 Shape Parameter 1,2 2.4 Center/Rotation/Size 2.5 Ratio Width/Height 2.6 Adjust Normalization/Power Factor 2.7 Main Power 2.8 Decay Power

What is it ?

This coloring works exactly like a standard orbit trap coloring. The only difference is that the distance to the trap is computed differently, so that the shapes displayed have a thin and elegant look.

Parameters

Mode

• "Sum" sums the distance to the trap at each iteration.
• "Closest" only use the smallest value.

Shape

Choose the shape of the trap.

Shape Parameter 1,2

Two parameters that will twist the shape. They may have no effect on some shapes.

Center/Rotation/Size

The center/rotation/size of the trap.

Ratio Width/Height

To squeeze/stretch the trap

Adjust Normalization/Power Factor

Two parameters that will modify the color density. You may want to change this if you zoom.

Main Power

To give a thin aspect, the distance to the trap is raised to a small power (0.01 by default). The smaller it is, the thinner will be the traps, but the lower the color density will be.

Decay Power

The points far from the trap center are more attenuated is this parameter is bigger. Useful if the trap is a spiral (increase it).

Samuel Monnier