File:Conchospiral.svg
Summary
Description |
English: The conchospiral curve computed using C language and displayed and saved using PLplot library. |
Source | Own work |
Author | Krishnavedala |
Source Code
#include <omp.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <plplot/plplot.h>
#define NUM_PTS 500
#define THETA0 M_PI
int main (void)
{
char txtBuffer[30];
PLFLT *X=NULL, *Y=NULL, *Z=NULL;
X = (PLFLT*) malloc(NUM_PTS * sizeof(PLFLT*));
Y = (PLFLT*) malloc(NUM_PTS * sizeof(PLFLT*));
Z = (PLFLT*) malloc(NUM_PTS * sizeof(PLFLT*));
if(X == NULL || Y == NULL)
{perror("Unable to allocate memory space!"); exit(-1);}
plstart("wxwidgets",1,1);
plscol0(0, 255, 255, 255);
plscol0(15, 0, 0, 0);
plcol(15);
unsigned int count=0;
float temp, theta=-THETA0;
int col = 1;
float xmin=0.f, xmax=0.f, ymin=0.f, ymax = 0.f, zmin=0.f, zmax = 0.f;
const float mu = 1.07, a = 1., c = 1.1;
#pragma omp for
for(count = 0; count < NUM_PTS; count++)
{
temp = pow(mu,theta);
X[count] = temp * a * cos(theta);
Y[count] = temp * a * sin(theta);
Z[count] = temp * c;
xmin = (xmin < X[count]) ? xmin : X[count];
xmax = (xmax > X[count]) ? xmax : X[count];
ymin = (ymin < Y[count]) ? ymin : Y[count];
ymax = (ymax > Y[count]) ? ymax : Y[count];
zmin = (zmin < Z[count]) ? zmin : Z[count];
zmax = (zmax > Z[count]) ? zmax : Z[count];
theta += (20*THETA0/NUM_PTS);
}
pladv(0);
plvpor( 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.9 );
plwind( -1.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.5 );
plw3d( 1.0, 1.0, 1.2, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax, 50, 35 );
plbox3( "bstu", "x axis", 0.0, 0,
"bstu", "y axis", 0.0, 0,
"bstu", "z axis", 0.0, 4 );
plcol(col); plline3(NUM_PTS,X,Y,Z); plcol(15);
sprintf(txtBuffer, "Conchospiral (#fs#gm=%.2f, a=%1.1f, c=%1.1f#fs)", mu, a, c);
plptex(0.,1.3, 0, 0, .5, (const char*)txtBuffer);
plend();
free(X); free(Y); free(Z);
return 0;
}
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