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side-kick01
branching effect
Aug 25th, 2008, 4:25am  
hi, im basically trying to create a tree like structure.

i have written some code that bulids the trunk out of rectangles, each one stacked ontop of the other and gradually getting smaller. i am doin this by using a class that is called each time the program loops.

to create the branches i am randomly generating a number between 1 and 50, if the number is above 45 i call a class that gets the trunk to 'sprout' a branch, that i want to continue growing in the same fashion as the trunk but on an angle.

the problem is, i can only get it to draw a box where there should be a branch. is there a way to 'create' a new class that will continue to be implemented even when a new branch is created later on in the programs cycle?

if need be i can post my code
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antiplastik
Re: branching effect
Reply #1 - Aug 25th, 2008, 9:37pm  
mmm... Think of your trunk as a branch (with angle = 0). So you only need one class.

And this branch keeps growing.

You need to find a way to prevent this trunk-branch from growing when you get a random number above 45. Maybe a boolean could solve this.

Then, just instanciate two other branches (that are going to grow). Etc...
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