//generates a mesh from a l system ruleset
public Mesh MeshFromRuleset(int idx)
{
//create L system
LSystem ls = new LSystem(_rulesets[idx]._axiom, _iterationCount, _rulesets[idx]);
string lSystemOutput = ls.Generate();
//use turtle to create mesh of L system
Turtle turtle = new Turtle(_rulesets[idx]._angle);
turtle.Decode(lSystemOutput);
turtle.CreateMesh();
Mesh mesh = turtle._finalMesh;
return(mesh);
}
//animates the step by step drawing of the mesh
public IEnumerator AnimateMesh(int objNum, View view)
{
var ruleSet = _rulesets[objNum];
LSystem ls = new LSystem(ruleSet._axiom, _iterationCount, ruleSet);
string lSystemOutput = ls.Generate();
//use turtle to create mesh of L system
Turtle turtle = new Turtle(ruleSet._angle);
turtle.Decode(lSystemOutput);
for (int i = 0; i < turtle._meshes.Count; i++)
{
turtle.PartialMesh(i);
//view.InstructionsRewrite(turtle._partialInstructions); //writes the turtle instructions to screen (used in video)
view.MeshRedraw(turtle._partialMesh); //redraws the partial mesh
yield return(new WaitForSeconds(0.01f));
}
}