Twisted

Designed to appear to have no start and end, ala Penrose.

Interesting variations:
- Twisted (variation)
- Twisted (variation)
- Twisted (variation)
- Twisted (variation)

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// LL 2021

Canvas.setpenopacity(1);

const sides = 7; // min=2 max=100 step=1
const steps = 600; // min=2 max=1000 step=1
const sections = 1.2; // min=1 max=5 step=0.1
const overlap = 1; // min=0 max=100 step=1
const offset = 30; // min=0 max=1000 step=1
const lissajous = 1; // min=1 max=3 step=1
const lissajous2 = 1; // min=1 max=5 step=1
const twist = 0; // min=0 max=100 step=1
const radius = 20; // min=5 max=30 step=1

// Global code will be evaluated once.
const turtle = new Turtle();

var done;

// The walk function will be called until it returns false.
function walk(i) {
    if (i==0) done = 0;

    const per_section = Math.min(steps-done, (steps / sections) | 0);
    const count = overlap + per_section;
    const start = done;
    
    const polygons = new Polygons();

    const d = 70;

    for (var j=0; j<count; j++) {
        const a = (j+start+offset) / steps * Math.PI * 2;
        const x = d * Math.cos(a * 1);
        const y = d * Math.sin(a * lissajous);
    
        const points = [];
        for (var ii = 0; ii < 1 - 0.5 / sides; ii += 1/sides) {
            const aa = (ii + (j+start) * twist / sides / steps) * Math.PI * 2;
            points.push([ x + Math.cos(aa*lissajous2) * radius, y + Math.sin(aa) * radius ])
        }
        
        drawPoints(polygons, points, j>=overlap);
        
        if (j >= overlap) done++;
    }
    
    return done < steps;
}

function drawPoints(polygons, points, outline=false) {
    const p1 = polygons.create();
    p1.addPoints(...points);
    if (outline) p1.addOutline();
    polygons.draw(turtle, p1, true);
}

// Random with seed
function RNG(t){return new class{constructor(t){this.m=2147483648,this.a=1103515245,this.c=12345,this.state=t||Math.floor(Math.random()*(this.m-1))}nextFloat(){return this.state=(this.a*this.state+this.c)%this.m,this.state/(this.m-1)}}(t)}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Polygon Clipping utility code - Created by Reinder Nijhoff 2019
// https://turtletoy.net/turtle/a5befa1f8d
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

function Polygons(){const t=[],s=class{constructor(){this.cp=[],this.dp=[],this.aabb=[]}addPoints(...t){let s=1e5,e=-1e5,h=1e5,i=-1e5;(this.cp=[...this.cp,...t]).forEach(t=>{s=Math.min(s,t[0]),e=Math.max(e,t[0]),h=Math.min(h,t[1]),i=Math.max(i,t[1])}),this.aabb=[(s+e)/2,(h+i)/2,(e-s)/2,(i-h)/2]}addSegments(...t){t.forEach(t=>this.dp.push(t))}addOutline(){for(let t=0,s=this.cp.length;t<s;t++)this.dp.push(this.cp[t],this.cp[(t+1)%s])}draw(t){for(let s=0,e=this.dp.length;s<e;s+=2)t.jump(this.dp[s]),t.goto(this.dp[s+1])}addHatching(t,e){const h=new s;h.cp.push([-1e5,-1e5],[1e5,-1e5],[1e5,1e5],[-1e5,1e5]);const i=Math.sin(t)*e,n=Math.cos(t)*e,a=200*Math.sin(t),p=200*Math.cos(t);for(let t=.5;t<150/e;t++)h.dp.push([i*t+p,n*t-a],[i*t-p,n*t+a]),h.dp.push([-i*t+p,-n*t-a],[-i*t-p,-n*t+a]);h.boolean(this,!1),this.dp=[...this.dp,...h.dp]}inside(t){let s=0;for(let e=0,h=this.cp.length;e<h;e++)this.segment_intersect(t,[.1,-1e3],this.cp[e],this.cp[(e+1)%h])&&s++;return 1&s}boolean(t,s=!0){if(Math.abs(this.aabb[0]-t.aabb[0])-(t.aabb[2]+this.aabb[2])>=0&&Math.abs(this.aabb[1]-t.aabb[1])-(t.aabb[3]+this.aabb[3])>=0)return this.dp.length>0;const e=[];for(let h=0,i=this.dp.length;h<i;h+=2){const i=this.dp[h],n=this.dp[h+1],a=[];for(let s=0,e=t.cp.length;s<e;s++){const h=this.segment_intersect(i,n,t.cp[s],t.cp[(s+1)%e]);!1!==h&&a.push(h)}if(0===a.length)s===!t.inside(i)&&e.push(i,n);else{a.push(i,n);const h=n[0]-i[0],p=n[1]-i[1];a.sort((t,s)=>(t[0]-i[0])*h+(t[1]-i[1])*p-(s[0]-i[0])*h-(s[1]-i[1])*p);for(let h=0;h<a.length-1;h++)(a[h][0]-a[h+1][0])**2+(a[h][1]-a[h+1][1])**2>=.001&&s===!t.inside([(a[h][0]+a[h+1][0])/2,(a[h][1]+a[h+1][1])/2])&&e.push(a[h],a[h+1])}}return(this.dp=e).length>0}segment_intersect(t,s,e,h){const i=(h[1]-e[1])*(s[0]-t[0])-(h[0]-e[0])*(s[1]-t[1]);if(0===i)return!1;const n=((h[0]-e[0])*(t[1]-e[1])-(h[1]-e[1])*(t[0]-e[0]))/i,a=((s[0]-t[0])*(t[1]-e[1])-(s[1]-t[1])*(t[0]-e[0]))/i;return n>=0&&n<=1&&a>=0&&a<=1&&[t[0]+n*(s[0]-t[0]),t[1]+n*(s[1]-t[1])]}};return{list:()=>t,create:()=>new s,draw:(s,e,h=!0)=>{for(let s=0;s<t.length&&e.boolean(t[s]);s++);e.draw(s),h&&t.push(e)}}}