2e:null 2f:["$","title",null,{"children":"Spirals | Max Graze | Observable"}] 34:T854,spiral ={ let svgElement, svg; [svgElement, svg] = getSVG(); // Spiral Setup // //If this is calculating the theta, why not use .atan2() const theta = function(r) { return numRotations * Math.PI * r }; //The radiusWidth is just making it less curvy - not sure if there's a term for this //using d3.max of course makes the spiral larger var r = d3.min([width, height]) / 2 - radiusWidth var radius = d3.scaleLinear() .domain([spacing, density]) .range([innerRadius, r]) //three values includes the upper value //why end + 0.001?? var points = d3.range(spacing, density + 0.001, (density - spacing) / 1000) var spiral = d3.radialLine() .curve(d3.curveCardinal) .angle(theta) .radius(radius) let pathGroup = svg.append('g') .attr('transform', `translate(${width / 2 + margin}, ${height/ 2 - margin})`) var path = pathGroup .append("path") .datum(points) .attr("id", "spiral") .attr("d", spiral) .style("fill", "none") .style("stroke", "lightGray") // Circle Placement // /* path.node() returns shortest path between source and distance */ var dot = pathGroup.append("circle") .attr("class", "dot") .attr("fill", "#38d3fe") //not sure what this is doing .attr("cx", path.node().getPointAtLength(0).x) .attr("cy", path.node().getPointAtLength(0).y) .attr("r", 8) // Time Scales and Animation // var spiralLength = path.node().getTotalLength() var timeScale = d3.scaleLinear() .domain([0,speed]) .range([0, spiralLength]) function render(time){ var l = timeScale(time) svg.selectAll(".dot") .attr("cx", path.node().getPointAtLength(l).x) .attr("cy", path.node().getPointAtLength(l).y) } var p = 0 function tick() { p = p + 0.015 if (p > 60) { p = 0 } render(p) } d3.timer(tick) return svgElement }35:T5ff,spiral2 ={ let svgElement, svg; [svgElement, svg] = getSVG(); // Spiral Setup // var start = 0, end = 2.25, numSpirals = 6 //If this is calculating the theta, why not use .atan2() const theta = function(r) { return numSpirals * Math.PI * r }; //The 40 is just making it less curvy - not sure if there's a term for this var r = d3.min([width, height]) / 2 - 40 var radius = d3.scaleLinear() .domain([start, end]) .range([40, r]) //three values includes the upper value //why end + 0.001?? var points = d3.range(start, end + 0.001, (end - start) / 1000) var spiral = d3.radialLine() .curve(d3.curveCardinal) .angle(theta) .radius(radius) let pathGroup = svg.append('g') .attr('transform', `translate(${width / 2 + margin}, ${height/ 2 - margin})`) var path = pathGroup .append("path") .datum(points) .attr("id", "spiral-path") .attr("d", spiral) .style("fill", "none") .style("stroke", "lightGray") pathGroup .append('circle') .attr('id', 'motionObject') .attr("fill", "#38d3fe") .attr('r', 8) pathGroup .append('animateMotion') .attr('xlink:href', '#motionObject') .attr('dur', '60s') .attr('fill', 'freeze') .attr('repeatCount', 'indefinite') .attr('rotate', 'auto-reverse') .append('mpath') .attr('xlink:href', '#spiral-path'); return svgElement }36:T6c5, spiral3 ={ let svgElement, svg; [svgElement, svg] = getSVG(); // Spiral Setup // var start = 0, end = 2.25, numSpirals = 6 //If this is calculating the theta, why not use .atan2() const theta = function(r) { return numSpirals * Math.PI * r }; //The 40 is just making it less curvy - not sure if there's a term for this var r = d3.min([width, height]) / 2 - 40 var radius = d3.scaleLinear() .domain([start, end]) .range([40, r]) //three values includes the upper value //why end + 0.001?? var points = d3.range(start, end + 0.001, (end - start) / 1000) var spiral = d3.radialLine() .curve(d3.curveCardinal) .angle(theta) .radius(radius) let pathGroup = svg.append('g') .attr('transform', `translate(${width / 2 + margin}, ${height/ 2 - margin})`) var path = pathGroup .append("path") .datum(points) .attr("id", "spiral") .attr("d", spiral) .style("fill", "none") .style("stroke", "lightGray") //get length of path const length = path.node().getTotalLength(); function drawLine() { // Animate the path by setting the initial offset and dasharray and then transition the offset to the length of the spiral path.attr("stroke-dasharray", length + " " + length) .attr("stroke-dashoffset", 0) .transition() .ease(d3.easeLinear) .attr("stroke-dashoffset", length) .duration(10000) .on("end", () => setTimeout(drawLine, 1000)); // repeats adter one minute }; // Animate the spiral for the first time drawLine(); return svgElement }37:T6fb,spiralText = { let svgElement, svg; [svgElement, svg] = getSVG(); //write your text let text = "I am writing text along a spiral and it's pretty cool" //slice up each letter & space into an array text.split('') // Spiral Setup // var start = 0, end = 2.25, numSpirals = 8 const theta = function(r) { return numSpirals * Math.PI * r }; const r = d3.min([width, height]) / 2 - 40 const radius = d3.scaleLinear() .domain([start, end]) .range([40, r]) const points = d3.range(start, end + 0.001, (end - start) / 1000) const spiral = d3.radialLine() .curve(d3.curveCardinal) .angle(theta) .radius(radius) let pathGroup = svg.append('g') .attr('transform', `translate(${width / 2 }, ${height / 2})`) var path = pathGroup //.append('defs') //allows you to replace the textPath with the spiral. Commenting it out = spiral + text .append("path") .datum(points) .attr("id", "spiral") .attr("d", spiral) .style("fill", "none") .style("stroke", "lightGray") function drawText() { pathGroup.selectAll("text").remove() let textPath = pathGroup.selectAll(".text") .data(text) .join('text') .attr('class', '.text') .attr('dy', dy) .append("textPath") .attr("href", `#spiral`) .style("fill", "#1f77b4") .attr("startOffset", (d, i) => i *10) //this spaces out the letters or else they appear on top of each other textPath.transition() .delay((d,i) => i*25) //this is the line that makes the letters appear one after another .duration(1000) .text(d => d) } return Object.assign(svgElement, { drawText}); }38:T47e,md`## Phase #2: Archimedean Spiral I thought I should use an Archimedean Spiral because assumed it was the best way to go, given how mathmatically fancy it is, and because I like a challenge. But in the end, it wasn't necessary so I am not sure what the advantage would be. It uses polar coordinates, which is **how far away** and **what angle** a point is at (radials), vs. cartesian, which I think of as **how far along** and **how high up** a point is (SVGs). A friendly reminder: ![](https://www.mathsisfun.com/images/coordinates-triangle.gif) ${tex`r = a + b \theta`} * ${tex`r`} is the distance from the origin * ${tex`a`} is the distance of the starting point from the origin * ${tex`b`} controls the distance between turns of the spiral * ${tex`\theta`} is the angle And in the code: * **numRotations**: controls the number of spirals * **pointsPerRotation**: controls the fidelity of the spirals * **p**: controls the percentage distance along the spiral to render an annotated (radius, angle) point *(Definitions taken from Archimedean Spiral)* ` 39:T591,archSpiral = { let svgElement, svg; [svgElement, svg] = getSVG(); // Spiral Setup // var start = 0, end = 2.25, numSpirals = 8 var theta = function(r) { return numSpirals * Math.PI * r }; // used to assign nodes color by group var color = d3.scaleOrdinal(d3.schemeCategory10) var r = d3.min([width, height]) / 2 - 40 var radius = d3.scaleLinear() .domain([start, end]) .range([40, r]) var points = d3.range(start, end + 0.001, (end - start) / 1000) var spiral = d3 .lineRadial() .angle((_, i) => thetaScaleP(i)) .radius((_, i) => thetaToRadius(thetaScaleP(i), { a, b }))({ length: totalPointsP }) let pathGroup = svg.append('g') .attr('transform', `translate(${width / 2}, ${height / 2 - 50})`) var path = pathGroup //.append("defs") //allows you to replace the textPath with the spiral. Commenting it out = spiral + text .append("path") .datum(points) .attr("id", "spiral") .attr("d", spiral) .style("fill", "none") .style("stroke", "lightGray") pathGroup.append("text") .attr('dy', -3) .append("textPath") .attr('start-offset', thetaToArcLength(pTheta, {a, b})) .attr("href", `#spiral`) .style("fill", "#1f77b4") .text("I am writing text along a spiral and it's pretty cool"); return svgElement }3a:[] 32:{"id":"fdfbd97b27cdca6c","slug":"spirals","title":"Spirals","thumbnail":"947bca1df916258185c78a72db961108de677416fa8af75213aac96e144a6371","access_level":"public","create_time":"$D2021-05-08T19:21:28.948Z","update_time":"$D2021-05-30T14:47:03.078Z","view_time":null,"first_public_time":"$D2021-05-25T16:40:01.737Z","fork":false,"stars":1,"starred":false,"owner":{"type":"team","id":"998e3f48dc296646","login":"datagrazing","name":"Max Graze","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/f69d8a810962426c04ba3ee76a79f7dfb2fc875b2c2d768f60d2084049a4dcdc","tier":"starter_2024"},"version":550,"publish_version":550,"role":null,"authored":false,"authors":[{"type":"individual","id":"4c2305a37ae74c4b","login":"datagrazing","name":"Max Graze","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/f69d8a810962426c04ba3ee76a79f7dfb2fc875b2c2d768f60d2084049a4dcdc","tier":null}],"members":[{"type":"individual","id":"4c2305a37ae74c4b","login":"datagrazing","name":"Max Graze","avatar_url":"https://avatars-next.observableusercontent.com/f69d8a810962426c04ba3ee76a79f7dfb2fc875b2c2d768f60d2084049a4dcdc","tier":null,"role":"editor"}],"comments":[],"custom_thumbnail":false,"trashed":false,"lapsed":null,"subscribed":null,"forks":1,"collection":null,"type":"notebook","body":{"title":"Spirals","cells":[{"id":0,"value":"md`# Spirals\n\nThe goal is to put japanese along a path and animate it like a hypnotic spiral.\n\n### [Animated Kanji](https://observablehq.com/d/c3d13475fdbf3087): work-in-progress\nAfter applying textPath, I started making my animated kanji spiral. I got tripped up with the size of the spiral - it needs a bigger screen in order to encapsulate all the kanji.\nHere's some inspiration: \n* Pretty spiral text\n* Beautiful in English \n\nObservable Notebooks I used: \n* clipPath and textPath\n* Archimedean Spiral\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs","author":"$undefined","summary":"$undefined","output":"$undefined","database":"$undefined"},{"id":74,"value":"md`## Phase #1: Rendering a Spiral\n\n\n### Version 1\nThis version uses \\`d3.timer\\` and svg methods to find the location on the path and animate the line. \n\n\nA few stuff in here I am not sure about: \n* **theta(θ)** = angle \n * what about using atan2()??\n\nOn trick I've found when trying to figure out many moving pieces is by giving a lot of variables sliders. I changed variable names from the code I originally sources, as it didn't give me insights on what the variables were going. 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