This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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John: I am finishing a Windows L-System app and am seeking beta testers The time frame is probably March-April. Thr program uses the "interactive genetic algorithms" similar to William Lathams work. … -djg Read action !reply Enter reply. (/EXIT when done) Do you What are your plans for this Windoows…
Thanks, John. I've seen the book, but don't recall if it had any source in it. John Swenson here has a partial 3D L-system programmed, but he's been hung up for a couple of years deciding on the parser language. (That's meant to be a spur in John's side). Read…
Sure, I can do that. They appear to have a nice L-system parser and 3D-data creating program in them… I recently saw a product that looks like it was based on the book, so I wondered if I'd missed the source code. There is 1 Reply. Read action !
John, I can't help you find those programs, but if you do get ahold of them, could you either upload them here, or at least leave a message about where you found them? I think they'd be of great general interest. Thanks. Dan Read action !
#Algorithmic Plant Code?
Message #11217
Has anyone seen the source code to the 'Pfg' program mentioned in the appendix of "The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants"? Or for that matter, there are several other programs mentioned there, called 'Spiral', 'Ise', 'Mapl', 'Panel', 'L.E.G.O', 'Ifsg'. These make objects and feed them to 'rayshade' for rendering. In the…