Plotter Geometry
Harmonograph pen plotter drawing with the default settings

Curves

Harmonograph

Decaying pendulum swings near simple frequency ratios, drawn as one continuous line.

Pens

Color follows the pendulums as their motion decays. Starts with 3 pens and works with anywhere from 1 to 8.

Settings

X frequency, Y frequency, Detune, X phase°, Y phase°, Amplitude, Rotary pendulum, Strength, Frequency, Phase°, Duration (cycles), Damping, Damping skew, Smoothness.

The preview uses the default settings on A4. Press R in the app for random variations. The SVG export is in millimetres with one Inkscape layer per pen, so it works with the AxiDraw extension, vpype and saxi.

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