[Tutorial] Simple arc movement

[mwachna]

This is a fairly easy way of moving in an arc, and it allows you to control the shape of the arc.

Remember simple math and parabolas?...well that's just an arc.

this will move a circle with centre point x,y, with a radius of 2.

code:

var y:real:=0 var: Start, End:int            %these are your starting and ending x values Start:=0                          %this will move the ball in an arc from one End:=maxx                     %end of the screen to the other. for x:Start..End         y:=-1*(x**2)+maxy     drawfilloval(x,y,2,2,red)     delay (10) drawfilloval(x,y,2,2,white) end for

This code will of course send the ball right off the top of the screen and back. So we need to adjust the limits of the 'y' value and thus controlling the width of the arc.

We are using the basic formula of a parabola known as:y=c(x+a)^2+b

'a' will control the positioning of the parabola along the X-axis

'b' will control the vertical positioning of the parabola

'c' will control the "fatness" of the parabola's arc

Originally, the parabola opens upwards in the first quadrant. By multiplying it by a negative one, we reflect the arc through the X-axis.

We have added maxy to the equation to bring the arc back into the first quadrant.
Now to have the arc widen, we will have to divide the y value. so really we make 'c' a value of less than 1 thus dividing it. To make the ball touch the top of the screen at the peak of its climb we will make 'c'=1/250.
And finally, we need to move the arc so its vortex is located at "maxx"
We do this by decreasing the value of "a" to negative "maxx div 2."
Our new equation is now: y=1/250(x-maxx/2)^2+maxy
so in code it will look like this:

code:

y := (-1 * ((x - maxx div 2) ** 2)) div 250 + maxy

and when we plug this into our program, we create a ball that moves from the lower left corner, to the top of the screen, and finishes at the bottom right corner:

code:

var y := 0 var Start, End : int          Start := 0                        End := maxx                    for x : Start .. End     y := (-1 * ((x - maxx div 2) ** 2)) div 250 + maxy     drawfilloval (x, y, 2, 2, red)     delay (10)     drawfilloval (x, y, 2, 2, white) end for

[ssr]

yes thats nice
just use a little grade 10 math and u will be amazed

btw, I thought we aklready had a post on this topis

[person]

that post was the post that asked how to do the arc thing in turing help

[mwachna]

I did see a post, but the author was explainning arc using trig. You could do either way, but this was much more simple to me.

[jamonathin]

KISS, it's the way to do it

[person]

speaking of KISS...is it the term that every teacher uses???? cuz everyone seems to kno it

[ssr]

pff
I saw it in a book
and my teachers never say it

[Andy]

wtf is KISS? for a problem like this, why not just use the winding function and simply use (cosx, sinx) to trace out the circle

[The_$hit]

How would you make the circle bounce off of an object, and continue going in its arc?

[Flikerator]

The_$hit wrote:

How would you make the circle bounce off of an object, and continue going in its arc?

You could possibly use whatdotcolour, or use a grid collision.

[person]

Quote:

How would you make the circle bounce off of an object, and continue going in its arc?

dont think it makes much sense since where an arc curves is already planned

[mwachna]

Andy wrote:

wtf is KISS? for a problem like this, why not just use the winding function and simply use (cosx, sinx) to trace out the circle

With this equation, you can easily manipulate the trajectory of the arc, and its position. As well, most arcs are not perfect half circles.

-matt
-Go T-Cats!-

[mwachna]

The_$hit wrote:

How would you make the circle bounce off of an object, and continue going in its arc?

if you want an object who is already in motion to collide with a surface, and then start a NEW arc, then you will have to use some more math calculations, calculating both angles of trajectory and gravitational effects.

Sorry, but I don't like math THAT much, you will just have to bash this one out, or hope someone already knows formulas for this.

-matt
-Go T-Cats!-

[person]

if u want something that bounces off (such as a line)..there's Zaster bunny's code where u turn positive to negative and ...(just go check it out)...

[Andy]

mwachna wrote:

Andy wrote:

wtf is KISS? for a problem like this, why not just use the winding function and simply use (cosx, sinx) to trace out the circle

With this equation, you can easily manipulate the trajectory of the arc, and its position. As well, most arcs are not perfect half circles.

-matt
-Go T-Cats!-

wtf? who said anything about half circles? and who said you manipulate the position/size of the arc with cos and sin? do you not take math or something?