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Multiscale Truchet Patterns

This is an implementation of multiscale Truchet patterns in Processing.

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These are the keys/mouse controls:

  • 'r' - toggle show tiling
  • 'i' - (lowercase I) invert colours
  • space - reinitialise
  • Left-click: split tile under mouse
  • Right-click or 'j': reunite tiles under mouse
  • Scroll or 'n'/'p' keys: cycle through tile types
  • 'x' - show diagnostics

Credits

Original paper on multi-scale truchet patterns:

https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2018/bridges2018-39.html

Multi-Scale Truchet Patterns Christopher Carlson Proceedings of Bridges 2018: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture

Inspiration and coding help from the JavaScript version here: https://editor.p5js.org/Varyter/sketches/j23pb7_ua (dead link)

and Dan Shiffman's QuadTree Coding Train videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJxEcs0w_kE

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