lerp_line_points

Returns multiple points evenly distributed along a line, optionally including endpoints

Geometry #geometry #lerp_line_points #lerp #line #points

lerp_line_points(
    x1, 
    y1, 
    x2, 
    y2, 
    count, 
    [include=false]
) -> List of coords [x,y], count*2

Returns multiple points evenly distributed along a line, optionally including endpoints

Syntaxe

var list = lerp_line_points(x1=10, y1=10, x2=20, y2=20, amount=5, include=true)

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
`x1`	float	yes	-	x-coordinate of the first point
`y1`	float	yes	-	y-coordinate of the first point
`x2`	float	yes	-	x-coordinate of the second point
`y2`	float	yes	-	y-coordinate of the second point
`count`	float	yes	-	Number of points to generate
`include`	bool	-	false	True to include the two ends of the line (default: false)

Full example

canvas(width=400, height=120);
var col1 = "#FFC107";
var col2 = "#37474F";

for (var i = 0; i<1; i+=0.1) {
    var pt = lerp_line_point(x1=20, y1=20, x2=370, y2=40, amount=i);
    circle(x=pt[0], y=pt[1], radius=10, fill=col1);
}

var pts = lerp_line_points(x1=20, y1=60, x2=370, y2=80, count=15);
for (var i = 0; i<pts.length-1; i+=2) {
    var x = pts[i];
    var y = pts[i+1];
    circle(x=x, y=y, radius=10, fill=col2);
}

pts = lerp_line_points(x1=20, y1=80, x2=370, y2=100, count=15, include=true);
for (var i = 0; i<pts.length-1; i+=2) {
    var x = pts[i];
    var y = pts[i+1];
    circle(x=x, y=y, radius=10, fill=col1);
}

save(whoami(png=true));