Leaf Venation, Hyphae & Mycelium - turning algorithm into code?

rossdickinson

Hey there!

I would like to create a program which simulates the way in which networks of mycelium grow. I came across [this paper] discussing algorithms for the generation of leaf venation patterns, and believe this is a good place to start coding from.

I also came across [this] github repository by Andres Hoff, who has achieved something similar in Python.

My problem is that I have no idea how I would turn these algorithms into code. Is anyone able to point me in the right direction or give me some suggestions? It would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks,

Ross

KevinWorkman

Step one would probably be to restate the algorithm in your own words. Break it down into a series of simple steps. Those steps should be as small as possible, so break them down into sub-steps whenever you can.

Then you can start thinking about implementing each of those sub-steps in actual code.

rossdickinson

@KevinWorkman Thanks man, this seems like a pretty good way to start. I'll do some thinking on this tonight and post my results in this thread tomorrow :)

Chrisir

agreed

also you can translate py into processing

quark

I thought someone created a Python mode for Processing :-?

Chrisir

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