Name | curveTangent() |
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Examples | noFill(); curve(5, 26, 73, 24, 73, 61, 15, 65); int steps = 6; for (int i = 0; i <= steps; i++) { float t = i / float(steps); float x = curvePoint(5, 73, 73, 15, t); float y = curvePoint(26, 24, 61, 65, t); //ellipse(x, y, 5, 5); float tx = curveTangent(5, 73, 73, 15, t); float ty = curveTangent(26, 24, 61, 65, t); float a = atan2(ty, tx); a -= PI/2.0; line(x, y, cos(a)*8 + x, sin(a)*8 + y); } |
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Description | Calculates the tangent of a point on a curve. There is a good definition of "tangent" at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangent | ||||||||||
Syntax | curveTangent(a,b,c,d,t) |
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Usage | Web & Application | ||||||||||
Related | curve() curveVertex() curvePoint() bezierTangent() |