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/**
 * Copyright shapevent ( http://wonderfl.net/user/shapevent )
 * MIT License ( http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php )
 * Downloaded from: http://wonderfl.net/c/dpSCE
 */

package {
	
	import flash.display.*;
	import flash.events.*;
	import flash.geom.*;

        // more info here: http://actionsnippet.com/?p=1134

	
	[SWF(backgroundColor=0x000000)]
	dynamic public class Test extends MovieClip {
		private var canvas:BitmapData;
                private const TWO_PI:Number = Math.PI * 2;
		
		public function Test(){
		   // init
			// Superformula (equations from):
			// http://www.geniaal.be/downloads/AMJBOT.pdf
			// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superformula
			
			
			// test it out:
			canvas = new BitmapData(700,600,false, 0x000000);
			addChild(new Bitmap(canvas, "auto", true));
			superShape(1, 1, 5, 23, 23, 23, new Point(100,80), 30);
			superShape(1, 1, 5, 13, 13, 3, new Point(200,80), 30);
			superShape(1, 1, 8, 3, 13, 3, new Point(300,80), 30);
			superShape(10,8, 16, 30, 13, 3, new Point(450,80), 30);
			superShape(1,1, 1, .5, .5, .5, new Point(100,190), 100);
			for (var i:int = 0; i <150; i++){
			  superShape(1,1, 2, 1+i/800, 4, 8-i * .1, new Point(550,350), 50);
			}
			for (i = 0; i <20; i++){
			  superShape(1.1,1.2, 6, 2 + i , 4, 9 - i, new Point(200,350), 50);
			}
                        scaleX = scaleY = 500/700;

		}
		// private methods

		private function superShape(a:Number, b:Number, m:Number, n1:Number, n2:Number, n3:Number, pnt:Point, scale:Number):void{
			var r:Number = 0
			var p:Number = 0;
			var xp:Number = 0, yp:Number = 0;
			while(p <= TWO_PI){
				var ang:Number = m * p / 4;
				with(Math){
					r = pow(pow(abs(cos(ang) / a), n2) + pow(abs(sin(ang) / b), n3),-1/n1);
					xp = r * cos(p);
					yp = r * sin(p);
				}
				p += .01;
				canvas.setPixel(pnt.x + xp *scale, pnt.y + yp * scale,  0xFFFFFF);
			 }
		}
		

	}

}