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DESCRIPTION
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LSystem3D is a experimental Lindenmayer System generator with 3D capabilities,
whose main goal is to generate all kinds of plants or whatever fractal
L-system structures the user desires. For now, LSystem3D is highly under
development and is considered alpha, that is, lots of things are missing and
it will probably not work 100% accurate.



REQUIREMENTS
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Currently tested on Debian GNU/Linux (Sid) only, but should compile fine on
other platforms without bigger modifications.

A fast computer with HW accelerated 3D would be nice.


Dependencies:

OpenGL
FOX toolkit
libxml++



USAGE
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Rendering window:

Left mouse button:   Move model in z-plane
Middle mouse button: Zoom in/out
Right mouse button:  Rotate around y-axis


Controller window:

Axiom:    Initial rule
Rules:    The L-system rules
Angle:    Turn/pitch/roll angle
Depth:    Depth of recursion
Diameter: Initial diameter of segment
Factor:   For each recursion level, multiply segment diameter with this value
Generate: Generate the L-system


Rules:

F       Walk forward, creating a segment
A-Z     Replacement rule
A(0.33) Probability factor 0.33 for rule A
=       Rule assignment
+       Turn left
-       Turn right
&       Pitch down
^       Pitch up
\       Roll left
/       Roll right
|       Turn around 180 degrees
[       Save state to stack
]       Load state from stack
{       Create a planar surface
}       Close a planar surface
f       One vertex in a planar surface, specified CCW
!       Decrement segment diameter
'       Increment current index to color table
,       Decrement current index to color table

Example:

F(0.33)=[+FL]F/[-FL]F!
F(0.33)=F[&FL]F!
F(0.34)=F/[-FL]&F!
L={,-f++f-|-f++f-'}