Spirograph

Overview

Creates an effect simulating the geometric patterns created by a children’’s spirograph geometric drawing toy. This effect creates moving flower type effects. When setting the controls for this effect, it is helpful to understand the actual toy it is based upon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirograph

String Setup

• Orientation - Controls the orientation of the display area (matrix).

Configuration

• Speed - Controls how quickly the spirograph pattern rotates and advances over the effect duration. Inner Circle Radius: Sets the inner circle radius used to draw the spirograph shape. Smaller values create tighter, more intricate loops.

• Outer Circle Radius - Sets the outer circle radius used to draw the spirograph shape. Larger values expand the pattern outward across the display.

• InnerCircle Radius - Sets the inner circle radius used to draw the spirograph shape. Smaller values create tighter, more intricate loops.

• Spirographs - Controls how much of the spirograph path is drawn. Higher values create longer, denser patterns of the roulette curves.

• Distance - Sets how far the drawing point is from the center of the inner circle, changing the size and shape of the loops.

• Color Range - Controls how colors are spread from the center of the pattern outward. Higher values stretch the color bands over a larger area.

• Animate Distance - When enabled, the drawing distance changes as the effect plays, making the spirograph shape morph over time. Creates a sense of growth in the pattern.

Color

• Color Type - Chooses how colors are applied.
  • Standard - Standard uses the selected colors by distance from center.
  • Rainbow - Rainbow generates random rainbow colors.
  • Random - Random picks randomly from the selected colors.
• Gradients - One or more colors used to shade the effect.

Brightness

• Intensity - This is an overall brightness intensity curve over the duration of the effect. This is a legacy parameter, consider using intensity overlay layers instead.

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