Fractal Attraction(TM): A Fractal Design System for the Macintosh® provides information pertinent to fractal attraction, a Macintosh application. This book introduces the Iterated Function Systems (IFS). Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the standard and enhanced versions of fractal attraction. This text then explains the ideas and basic principles behind generating fractals based on sets of equations. Other chapters explain an alternative algorithm, the random algorithm, and how to use it. This book discusses as well the Design window wherein the user can translate, rotate, shear, and re-size transformations all by pointing, clicking and dragging. The final chapter deals with an overview of the windows and the menu items are explained in detail. This book is a valuable resource for readers who are interested in using fractal attraction application.
Inhalt
What is Fractal Attraction?
1. Hardware and System Software Required
2. Installing Fractal Attraction
3. A Quick Tour
Mathematical Background
1. Affine Transformations
2. Iterated Function Systems (IFS)
3. How to Design an Attractor
The Random Algorithm
Using the Design Window
Applying the Collage Theorem
Color Rendering Example
The Fractal Attraction Application
1. The Windows
2. The Menus
Literature Cited
Appendix A: IFS Examples
Appendix B: Rotation, Scale, & Translation Form
Appendix C: Changing Fractal Window Size