Reshapers

Variations that reshape the input (for example, turn a circle into a square or other polygon).


butterfly

Reshape circles centered at the orgin into butterfly shapes.

Type: 2D
Author: Joel and Michael Faber
Date: 21 Oct 2007

Reshapers Group Variation butterfly

circlize

Reshape squares centered at the origin into circles.

Type: 2D
Author: Joel and Michael Faber
Date: 16 Sep 2007

See circlize2.

ParameterDescription
holeRadius of a hole in the center of the result; 0 for no hole

circlize2

Reshape squares centered at the origin into circles (scaled to work better with other variations).

Type: 2D
Author: Michael Faber
Date: 4 Jan 2012

Reshapers Group Variation circlize
Reshapers Group Variation circlize2

The result of circlize2 is slightly smaller than circlize, so it works better with squarize and squish.

ParameterDescription
holeRadius of a hole in the center of the result; 0 for no hole

https://www.deviantart.com/michaelfaber/art/The-Angle-Pack-277718538


ngon

Reshape circles centered at the origin into polygons, with an option for inversion.

Type: 2D
Author: Neil Slater (slobo777) and Joel Faber
Date: 16 Sep 2007

Reshapers Group Variation ngon

Same as spherical when circle=1, corners=0, and power=2.

Same as linear when circle=1, corners=0, and power=0.

ParameterDescription
circleSpecifies how the polygon should be rounded; also affects the size
1 is normal size; larger expands and smaller shrinks the result
Sides will be straight when circle=corners; larger values make sides concave, smaller values make sides convex
When 0, the convex parts touch in the middle, making a flower shape
When the sign is opposite of corners, the convex parts pass through the middle
cornersDefines the shape of the corners; shape will be normal when corners=circle, higher values make corners pointier, lower values diminish them
0 means no corners (sides makes no difference in this case)
When the sign is the opposite of circle, the corners will go in instead of out
powerThe power used when computing the factor
1 collapses the polygon to an outline
>1 everts the flame (like spherical); 2 is normal size
<1 works linearly, distorting but not everting the flame; 0 is normal size
sidesNumber of sides of the polygon; integers 3 and greater make regular polygons; integers -5 or less make regular stars; other values make intermediate shapes. Can be any value except 0

https://web.archive.org/web/20090420224756/http:/slobo777.wikispaces.com/Variation+Idea (Wayback Machine)
https://www.deviantart.com/f–l–a–r–k/art/nGon-Tutorial-96864899
https://www.deviantart.com/satania/art/Tutorial-Portals-Flames-176482429
https://www.deviantart.com/guagapunyaimel/art/Splits-Ngon-Tutorial-170779905
https://www.deviantart.com/fractaldesire/art/Tutorial-Xaos-revealed-276483388


prepost_circlize

Circlize before and uncirclize after other variations, or vice versa.

Type: 2D
Author: Rick Sidwell
Date: 17 Feb 2018

Reshapers Group Variation prepost circlize
ParameterDescription
nNumber of sides in the polygon
rotationRotation of the polygon, in degrees
reverse0: Pre-circlize and post-uncirclize
1: Pre-uncirclize and post-circlize

squarize

Reshape circles centered at the orgin into squares.

Type: 2D
Author: Michael Faber
Date: 4 Jan 2012

Reshapers Group Variation squarize

https://www.deviantart.com/michaelfaber/art/The-Angle-Pack-277718538


super_shape

Reshape (or create a shape) using the superformula.

Type: 2D (blur if rnd is 1)
Author: cyberxaos
Date: 21 Jun 2007

Reshapers Group Variation super shape
ParameterDescription
rndProportion of blur to use
0: no blur; pure reshaping
1: all blur; input is ignored (result is similar to shape)
Other values interpolate or extrapolate
mNumber of corners
n1, n2, n3Shaping variables
holesPuts a hole in the center if less than 0. (Although the default is 1, it works best to use 0 for no hole and a negative value to add a hole.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superformula

http://paulbourke.net/geometry/supershape/


xheart

Reshape circles centered at the origin into hearts.

Type: 2D
Author: Georg Kiehne (xyrus02)
Date: 10 Oct 2009

Xheart works by stretching circles into ellipses, then flipping the left half to make hearts.

Reshapers Group Variation xheart
ParameterDescription
angleThe angle of the ellipses; 0 is 45°, which makes a typical heart, higher values rotate it clockwise (making a flatter heart), and lower values rotate it counter-clockwise (making a taller heart).
ratioControls the eccentricity of the ellipses (how much they are stretched); 0 makes very rounded hearts; larger values make them more pointy.

https://web.archive.org/web/20121117024532/https://xyrus02.deviantart.com/art/XHeart-Plugin-139866412 (Wayback Machine)



This information has all been created by Rick Sidwell as a guide to the more popular variations used in fractal flames, and very generously allowed me to reproduce it here. Not all of the variations are included with JWildfire, but a great many are, so it is worthwhile learning about them.
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